The document discusses the health benefits of 'earthing', a practice proposed by Clint Ober that involves direct physical contact with the earth to absorb electrons, which may help neutralize harmful free radicals in the body. Studies cited indicate that earthing can improve sleep and reduce chronic pain and inflammation, while also promoting better blood circulation and overall health. Additionally, connections are made between grounding, prayer practices in Islam, and their combined psychological and physical benefits.

1. Earthing
The
Ultimate
Antioxidant
Dr. Fathi Neana
Chief Orthopedic surgery
Dr. Fakhry & Alrajhy Hospital
Saudi Arabia
November 28, 2016

3. The credit for the discovery goes to Clint Ober
A pioneer in the U.S. cable television industry
fatal disease in 1993, gave up his business & embarked on a
personal journey looking for a higher purpose in life.
Everybody wore synthetic soled shoes and was thus insulated
from the electrical surface charge of the Earth
He wondered if such footwear, which replaced leather after the
1960s, could have an effect on health
Old `TV screen commonly had lots of "snow" and disturbing
lines from electromagnetic interference
Solved by the Cable systems based on grounding and shielding
He was on pain killers in order to fall sleep. He tried to sleep
grounded
He repeated the experiment for a week with the same results
every night. Significant improvement of
Sleep & pain.
He was impressed to the point that he told friends about his
experiment

4. ‫ي‬‫قول‬‫هللا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ت عالى‬:
‫ت‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ُ‫ج‬ ِ‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬ُ‫ن‬ ‫هلت‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬َ‫ت و‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ُ‫د‬‫ي‬ِ‫ا‬ُ‫ن‬ ‫يهلت‬ِ‫ف‬َ‫ت و‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬‫نل‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬ ‫هلت‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬ُُ ‫ت‬ًَ‫ت علر‬
‫سورًت طه‬55
From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and
from it We will extract you another time.
Clinton Ober
In one study conducted by Ober in 2000, people
who suffered from sleep disturbances and chronic
muscle and joint pain were randomly divided to
sleep either grounded or “sham” grounded.
Most who slept grounded reported symptomatic
improvement in sleep and pain, and some also
reported significant relief from asthmatic and
respiratory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, PMS,
sleep apnea, and hypertension.
Clinton Ober started as a cable TV salesman in Billings, Montana, and
rose to become a leader in the industry

5. Dr. Stephen Sinatra
The Earth is an electrical planet and our bodies are
bioelectrical beings
When we are physically in touch with the Earth, we
absorb electrons (negatively charged) from the Earth’s
surface
that help neutralize the (positively charged) free
radicals in our body that damage our cells.
The destructive activity of free radicals in the body has
been linked with many diseases and accelerated aging.
Dr. Stephen Sinatra, cardiologist, psychotherapist, nutrition and aging specialist
‫ي‬‫قول‬‫هللا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ت عالى‬:
‫ت‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ُ‫ج‬ ِ‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬ُ‫ن‬ ‫هلت‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬َ‫ت و‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ُ‫د‬‫ي‬ِ‫ا‬ُ‫ن‬ ‫يهلت‬ِ‫ف‬َ‫ت و‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬‫نل‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬ ‫هلت‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬ُُ ‫ت‬ًَ‫ت علر‬
‫سورًت طه‬55
From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and
from it We will extract you another time.

6. ‫ي‬‫قول‬‫هللا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ت عالى‬:
‫ت‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ُ‫ج‬ ِ‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬ُ‫ن‬ ‫هلت‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬َ‫ت و‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ُ‫د‬‫ي‬ِ‫ا‬ُ‫ن‬ ‫يهلت‬ِ‫ف‬َ‫ت و‬ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬‫نل‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬ ‫هلت‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬ُُ ‫ت‬ًَ‫ت علر‬
‫سورًت طه‬55
From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and
from it We will extract you another time.
According to the Journal of Environmental
and Public Health:5
“These results indicated that
the effects of earthing go beyond
reduction of pain and improvements in
sleep.”

11. 11
A Chromosome is an organized
package of DNA found in the
nucleus of the cell
Humans have 23 pairs of
chromosomes
22 pairs of autosomal
one pair of sex, X & Y
How the free radicals works

12. 12
Free radicals (Oxidants) can severely affect the
DNA, Proteins & Cell membrane
Virus vs mRNA
Oxidants (Free radicals)
vs DNA

13. 13
The human body is composed of many
different types of cells
Cells are composed of many different
types of molecules
Molecules consist of one or more atoms
of one or more elements joined by
chemical
bonds

14. 14
Free Radicals (Oxidants)
Very unstable & react quickly with other
compounds, trying to capture the needed
electron to gain stability.
Generally, free radicals attack the nearest
stable molecule, "stealing" its electrons.
When the "attacked" molecule loses its
electron, it becomes a free radical itself,
beginning a chain reaction. “Snowballing
effect"
Once the process is started, it can cascade,
finally resulting in the disruption of a living cell.

15. “Snowballing effect"

16. Normally, the body can handle free
radicals
But if antioxidants are unavailable, or the free-radical
production becomes excessive, damage "oxidation” can
occur
It steal electrons from the proteins in our body, & badly
damages our DNA & other cell structures.
It tend to collect in cell membranes (lipid peroxidation)
-> Lipids oxidative damage. The cell membrane
becomes brittle & leaky -> Cell fall apart & die
particular importance is that free radical damage
accumulates with age.

17. 17Q`1
Free radicals can severely affect the DNA
Free radicals are linked to different
disease including
Cancer
Cataracts
Parkinson's disease
Atherosclerosis
CHD
Alzheimer's disease
Disrupt the duplication of DNA
,Interfer with DNA maintenance
Breaking or altering DNA structure by reacting with its bases

18. 18
Antioxidants are electron donors
Without turning to free radicals

19. Sources of Antioxidants
Compounds that neutralizes free radicals, and counteract the oxidation process
Endogenous Antioxidants
produced by the body
Glutathione
Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA)
CoQ10 (Ubiquinone)
Cholesterol
Exogenous Antioxidants
that cannot be manufactured inside our body, must
be obtained from antioxidant-rich foods or potent
antioxidant supplements
Resveratrol (polyphenols)
Carotenoids (carotenes – Astaxanthin)
Selenium (Selenoproteins)
Flavonoids
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Astaxanthin Glutathione

20. Grounding to the earth
( Earthing)
When you walk barefoot, free electrons are
transferred from the earth into your body
Electrons are some of the most potent
antioxidants known
Sources of Antioxidants
The Ultimate Antioxidant

21. Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? Paperback – April 9, 2010
by Clinton Ober (Author), Stephen T. Sinatra (Author), & Martin Zucker
4.6 out of 5 stars
17th editions up to March 5th 2014

22. Stephen T. Sinatra (born 1946) is a board-certified cardiologist specializing in integrative medicine.
He is also a certified bioenergetic psychotherapist.[1][non-primary source needed] He has published journal
articles on cholesterol[2][non-primary source needed] and coenzyme Q10.[3][non-primary source needed] He has
appeared on national radio and television broadcasts, including The Dr. Oz Show, The
Doctors, CNN’s “Sunday Morning News,” XM Radio’s “America’s Doctor Dr. Mehmet Oz,” and PBS’s
“Body & Soul."[4][5][6][7][8][non-primary source needed] He is also the author of the monthly
newsletter Heart, Health & Nutrition and founder of Heart MD Institute
During my nearly forty years as a practicing cardiologist
The greatest health discovery of my career
It is something totally different and more natural than
anything I could ever have imagined.

23. FIG. 3. Medical infrared images of
a 65-year-old woman with chronic
thigh and knee pain on the right side,
ankle and foot pain, and swelling of
the left foot. Top row images show
lower extremities taken before using
the earthing sleep system. Arrows denote
most significant areas of inflammation
and correspond precisely with
subject’s areas of complaint.
Bottom images taken after 4 nights sleeping
on earthing sleep system.
Note considerable reduction in inflammation and
return toward normal thermal symmetry. Patient
reported steady
continued improvement at a 40-day
follow-up.
FIG. 1. Earthing sleep system. The mattress at the foot of the
bed is covered with a pad containing conductive fibers (carbon or
silver). Conductive fibers are electrically connected to the earth via
a grounding rod.

24. FIG. 5. Medical infrared imaging results
with a 33-year-old woman who
had a gymnastics injury at the age of 15.
She had an 18-year history of chronic
right knee pain, swelling, and instability.
Top row of images taken in walking
position to show inside of both
knees. Arrow points to exact location of
patient’s pain and shows significant inflammation.
Lower images were taken
after 30 minutes of exposure to clinical
earthing using patch system shown in
Figure 4. Note significant reduction of
inflammation in knee area. After 6 days
of clinical earthing, patient reported a
50% reduction in pain. After 4 weeks of
treatment, patient was able to play soccer,
and by 12 weeks she went waterskiing

25. Dr. Sinatra
Conducted research on the effects of grounding
on the viscosity (thickness and clumping) of the
blood.
His studies found that grounding has a profound
ability to thin the blood,
Causing red blood cells to repel each other,
reduce clumping of blood cells, and improve
blood flow,
which reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Grounding (Earthing)

26. Dr. Andrew Weil
also commented on the health benefits of
grounding.
He wrote, “A handful of small studies have found
that grounding appears to provide some general
health benefits,
such as better sleep, less pain, reduced stress
and tension, and better immune function
compared to study participants who weren’t
grounded

29. James Oschman
Grounding have a number of beneficial effects on health
Improve sleep
Reduce pain
Shift the autonomic nervous system from
sympathetic toward parasympathetic
activation
Speed wound healing
Normalize the day-night cortisol rhythm
Reduce stress
Increase heart rate variability
Reduce blood viscosity

30. Fri, Nov 25, 2016 (Safar 25, 1438)
Medical Benefits of Prostration
positive effect upon a person who prostrates or does Sajdah
1- comes nearest to Allah The Almighty and hence in that condition he can
supplicate.
This is a great psychological advantage and it gives relief to the person concerned
2- Effect on muscles
3- Effect on blood circulation
4- Effect on neck muscles
5- Effect on internal organs and muscles
and
6- Grounding ( Earthing)
We should keep in mind that prayer is not meant to be an exercise. However, there are a lot of medical
advantages associated with it. Still, the best blessing is the peace of mind, which a person derives by the
accomplishment of his duty to Allah The Almighty by fulfilling an obligation.

31. Benefits of prostration and grounding
Jun 3, 2016
Grounding or earthing
Involves walking barefoot on the Earth, or sitting outside on
the grass, or being connected directly to the Earth; some of
these movements are a part of the prayer.
As for the Muslims who pray five times a day, research or not,
they have already experienced the calming, relaxing, and soothing effects of the prostration in
their prayer.
It is a combination of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing.

33. SAJDAH (PROSTRATION)