Earthing (Grounding) the human body reduces blood viscosity-a major factor in cardiovascular disease

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-110

  Chevalier, Gaétan ^a   Sinatra, Stephen T ^b   Oschman, James L ^c   Delany, Richard M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nature's Own Research Association   (United States)

^d Personalized Preventive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL COUNT; CELL MOTILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRICITY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84874095203     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0820     Document Type: Article

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