Earth & Water: Grounding for Health & Athletic Performance with TheGroundedAthlete

Welcome to the 41st episode of the Back to Human Podcast.

On this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Robert Iron Shell, aka The Grounded Athlete, aka Earthpapi. I wanted to have Rob on after reading his book Earth & Water, volumes I & II. This book in my opinion should be required reading and covers everything you would need to know about grounding, also known as earthing. He does a great job at dumbing down complex mechanisms and the books also have great visual art with captions that make it a very digestible read.

Rob also makes grounded footwear so you can ground on conductive surfaces while protecting your feet. His footwear along with his research can be found at his website:

https://www.thegroundedathletellc.com

On this episode we discuss:

• Rob's upbringing and Native American background
• How Rob got introduced to grounding and how it impacted his performance as a track athlete
• Running barefoot and modern day footwear
• Rob's experience training indoors vs. outdoors
• How grounding helps with athletic performance
• What surfaces are conductive?
• Do you need direct contact while using a grounding mat or sheet?
• How grounding is a subjective experience and everyone may experience something different
• Could grounding potentially be bad for you?
• How grounding influences blood flow and blood pressure
• Does having a purpose allow people to live longer despite not having healthy lifestyle practices?
• The Big 3: (Charges the water protein matrix battery of your body, attenuates excessive inflammatory oxidative stress response, it increases density of negative charge in your body which helps you achieve electrical homeostasis)
• What impact grounding has on HRV (heart rate variability) and stress
• Conductive antioxidants vs. chemical antioxidants and the antioxidant paradox
• Has grounding brought Rob closer to God?
• What is EZ water and how does grounding help build structured, coherent water?
• Do we need to eat and drink less when we ground?
• Rob's nutritional philosophy
• How grounding mitigates EMF exposure
• What does the future of grounding look like in healthcare settings?

Thank you for listening to the show! Earthing has changed my life and I am positive it will significantly improve your quality of life. I would love to hear your experience with grounding and would greatly appreciate you sharing this episode with....everyone! Grounding is essential for health!

Make sure to follow Rob on Instagram for all things regarding earthing and awesome memes:

• https://www.instagram.com/thegroundedathlete/

If you are interested in purchasing Earth & Water you can find both volumes at Barnes & Noble:

• https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/earth-water-robert-iron-shell/1145186031

For earthing mats I use:

•https://www.earthing.com/?rfsn=7219712.8d50a1

For fitted earthing sheets I use (Code Sixkiller will save 15%):
• https://www.mitolife.co/?afmc=3ml

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