Can the simple act of touching the Earth improve your complexion? Can it make you.. sessy? Recent thermography research (see the Earth & Heart Series) suggests it might. In a 2015 pilot study, researchers had volunteers spend one hour grounded (in contact with the Earth via conductive mats) and measured their skin with thermal imaging.

All objects with a temperature above absolute zero radiate heat. The human body, with an average surface temperature close to 33°C, emits infrared waves that can be captured by a specialized camera. Doctors often rely on these temperature maps to identify areas of abnormal heat or coolness. Such patterns can indicate problems like inflammation, poor circulation, or early-stage infections.

Andddddd we are back for part 2 of Earth & Heart. Last time we talked about zeta potential, which is tied to blood pressure. One of the biggest ailments plaguing modern society is high blood pressure.

A question has come up many, many times. I realized that I went over it in Earth & Water but never in an article or social post. So here we are.

It’s time.. for a new series, >:) . A three-parter on once of the coolest aspects of grounding - it'‘s impact on the cardiovascular system.

Our first stop in Earth & Heart series is the blood. We usually think of blood as just a liquid moving through our bodies, but it is far more complex than most realize. Blood carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste. It contains cells like red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells, and platelets, all suspended in plasma. This plasma is mostly water but also includes proteins, electrolytes, and other substances.

Heart rate variability (HRV) is the beat-to-beat change in heart rate. It reflects the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which governs heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and other vital functions. The higher the HRV, the more flexible and adaptive the body is. The lower the HRV, the more stress or imbalance the body may be experiencing.

It's been a while, but we are back with some more grounding stuff :) This time we’re going into the brain..

EEG measures the electrical waveforms produced by neural activity. EMG measures the electrical activity in muscles. Together, they reveal changes in overall stress and balance in our physiology. Here we’ll quickly finish out our exploration of Earth & Mind and look at how EEG and EMG have been used to evaluate grounding and its influence on human brain and muscle function.

I won’t spend too much time here discussing semiconduction because I’ve gone over it quite a bit in the past and quite extensively in my book series. I do think it’s worth touching on again though. Dr. Robert O. Becker led some groundbreaking research on biological semiconduction. His work in bioelectromagnetics revolutionized our view of how electrical properties govern healing and growth. Documented in books such as The Body Electric, along with his various publications, his experiments revealed that tissues (especially bone) exhibit semiconductive behaviors. These natural electrical currents guide cellular processes during injury repair and mechanical stress adaptation.

I usually avoid topics like consciousness because it can get metaphysical and hazy very quickly. It also involves (at least in this framework) some quantum mechanical principles which can also get hazy.. but as a fan of the great Roger Penrose, I figured it’d be worth writing about. So here we are.. Understanding consciousness has tested the boundaries of science. It has also challenged philosophy and metaphysics for centuries. One bold approach to this puzzle is Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR), introduced in the 1990s by physicist Sir Roger Penrose + anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff.

Biological relativity is about seeing life as a network of processes, each operating at its own scale and timeline, without one being inherently more important than another. It integrates ideas from relativity, epigenetics, and systems biology to show how cellular decision-making and environmental interactions drive evolution, aging, and adaptation.

Organisms maintain coherence across vast spatial and temporal scales. One way to view this phenomenon is through the lens of the laser. In conventional lasers, excited atoms or molecules synchronize and emit coherent light at a single frequency. The system reaches a state where all possible modes condense into one dominant mode. Living systems appear to do something similar but with multiple energy domains spanning the quantum to the classical.

Organism continuum mechanics examines how living systems behave as continuous media. What’s important here is how forces, stresses, and fluxes distribute themselves in cells, tissues, and organs. From a physics perspective these systems do not exist in equilibrium. They require constant energy input to sustain life processes. Thermodynamically this places them in a far-from-equilibrium state where fluxes, gradients, and entropy balance to maintain order. Information theory sees this as a process of exporting disorder to the environment while retaining internal organization. Biophysics refines that view by showing how energy is harnessed in cyclic reactions that perpetuate metabolic and structural integrity.

I remember when Shannon first introduced to me the idea that states cannot overlap. In data transmission messages must stay distinct. Spheres in high dimensional space cannot touch (channel capacity formula). You work the same way. Molecular states driving reactions / decisions must be distinct for survival. He probably never would’ve dreamed his communications mathematics would be utilized like this.

Space and time are often treated as immutable absolutes in classical physics. In many traditional models, living processes unfold within a passive stage that remains unaffected by biology. However, space and time emerge from, or are at least modified by, the presence and activities of living systems. Ideas such as biological relativity and biological production of spacetime argue that organisms are not merely embedded in a static fabric. Instead, their metabolic and organizational patterns help define the geometry and evolution of that fabric.

Was going through one of my textbooks today and realized I’ve never talked much about this before. This is a short post but I thought it deserved a place in the articles tab since we’ve been discussing biological thermodynamics, order, emergence, design, etc..

Myself, being Christian and a physics geek, I always try and bridge the gap between modern scientific theory and my faith. I have done this with various physical theories thus far (QED, Statistical Mechanics, etc), and of course this would eventually lead me to intelligent design. And now here we are.

Think back to the first time you heard about evolution in a classroom. Chances are it was explained as the primary answer for how life changes over time. Yet the fact that it remains a theory signals there is still room for questions and debate. While many accept that natural selection and random mutations drive biological change, some believe these mechanisms do not fully explain the sophisticated structures and complex information found in living organisms.

I member listening to Joe Rogan's podcast some time ago when the concept of Assembly Theory came up. It caught my interest as a fascinating idea. Intrigued, I dove into researching it further, and that journey has brought us to this post today!

Operating near a chaotic boundary can be.. advantageous. Systems in this state can explore a broad range of configurations. When the brain approaches such a boundary, it shows increased neural complexity. This complexity can support richer information processing. Such effects may explain why states near epileptic thresholds sometimes correlate with enhanced cognitive abilities.

In scripture, time is more than a human experience. It is a creation of God that carries divine purpose and meaning. The Bible begins with God establishing time. “And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day” (Genesis 1:5). From that initial division of light and darkness, time became woven into creation’s fabric. It was crafted to mark the rhythms of work, rest, and renewal.

Sleep is essential for the maintenance of bodily functions that include immune defense, tissue repair, and cellular homeostasis, yet many individuals find their rest disrupted and seek non-pharmacological solutions that are safer and more sustainable than conventional medications. Grounding has attracted increasing interest because it can influence electron exchange and alter the energetic balance within tissues and cells. Recent research in Sprague Dawley rats now provides some cool evidence that grounding can reshape sleep architecture and influence neural and biochemical parameters. I’ve discussed how grounding has influenced anxiety-like behavior in rats previously in Earth & Water.