Grounding the Human Body during Yoga Exercise with a Grounded Yoga Mat Reduces Blood Viscosity
Grounding the Human Body during Yoga Exercise with a Grounded Yoga Mat Reduces Blood Viscosity作者机构：Human Physiology Department University of Oregon Eugene USA Developmental and Cell Biology Department University of California at Irvine Irvine USA
出 版 物：《Open Journal of Preventive Medicine》 (预防医学期刊（英文）)
年 卷 期：2015年第5卷第4期
页 面：159-168页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Earthing Grounding Yoga Yoga Mats Blood Viscosity
摘 要：Objective: Research continues to show that being connected to the earth can increase the potential of the body to scavenge free radicals. This study examined the effect of just one hour of grounding on blood viscosity while subjects participated in gentle yoga exercises designed to initiate minor inflammation. Design: In this double blind model, twenty-eight (28) subjects met at the Bowerman Sports Medicine Clinic on the campus of the University of Oregon and were grounded to the earth via contact with a grounded yoga mat or were sham-grounded. Ten yoga exercises were repeated five times over a one-hour period. Blood was taken pre and post exercise and analyzed for blood viscosity using a scanning capillary viscometer. Results: Subjects connected to the earth significantly reduced their post exercise systolic blood viscosity (p = 0.03) and diastolic blood viscosity (p = 0.03). Conclusion: Grounding has the ability to affect exercise induced inflammation, thereby reducing blood viscosity.
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