The benefits of "earthing" are absolutely amazing!

I did a presentation on this about 6 months ago at the office and during my research, this is what I discovered about the benefits of actually getting your body connected with the earth:

1.  Anti-Oxidants!  That's right…when your body is exposed to toxins,gets rid of toxins, makes energy, fights off viruses, or makes hormones, it is breaking your body down and leaving behind an unpaired electron called a "free radical".

The free electrons that flood your body when you connect yourself to the earth go to work to neutralize those suckers and keep you from rotting like an apple (also known as AGING!)

2.  Helps ground you and protect you from all the electromagnetic pollution you're exposed to everyday like cell phones, wireless internet, powerlines, etc. 

3.  When you're barefoot on the earth, you are also flooding your nervous system with "afferance" or input that does three things 1. blocks pain  2. relaxes tight muscles 3. increases coordination to the brain!

When you wear shoes, this crucial input is GONE!  And paradoxically, you end up with more ankle sprains, hip and knee problems, and a greater likelihood of falling (and sometimes NOT being able to get back up!).

So take your shoes off, soak up some electrons from all those lightning strikes, improve your balance, and get back in tune with the NATURAL WAY!

Until next time…

Think good thoughts, eat good food, and STAY VERTICAL!

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I am absolutely tickled to bring you this new video I created from the photos and video we took during our "Garden Classroom" experience this fall at our sons' school, Community Montessori.

As you'll see, the kids got to help prepare the soil while we talked about how the compost we used is considered "vitamins for the plants" and that greens are special because they can grow in the fall and even far into winter! (because of high omega 3 content in their cell walls, but we didn't quite sink that one in!)

Also, we talked about biology in that plants need water, sun, and healthy soil to grow.

The compost feeding taught them that you don't have to use chemical fertilizers and also the importance of recycling plant matter!

A LOT of lessons here, eh?

They watched it grow for about 6 weeks and I returned for the harvest.  They were anxiously anticipating this day when they could EAT A SALAD from their OWN garden that THEY participated in!

(I brought some raw sunflower seeds to sprinkle and Annie's Goddess Dressing was a big hit!)

THIS is learning and this is what education should be all about…LIFE SKILLS.  You won't find any of this on standardized tests but this lesson will stick FOREVER because it was a big EVENT and they all had EMOTIONAL connection to the process.  

Now it's hard wired into the neural circuits of their brain.

I can't wait to do more of this…I have certainly found a new passion!!

Enjoy the video and please share it with as many people as possible to spread the good word and teach the world how you can really get kids to eat their greens!!

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