In the last article of The Minis, we talked about how grounding influences our thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormones like T3 and T4 govern vital metabolic and energy processes. They also influence bone growth, development, and remodeling. Excess thyroid hormone can accelerate bone breakdown which can elevate fracture risk. Insufficient thyroid hormone slows bone formation and compromises skeletal integrity. Proper thyroid function therefore has a direct bearing on mineral equilibrium and bone health. In this article we’ll quickly go over how grounding affects the mineral balance in our body which directly implicates skeletal health.

In this video I talk about one of the most important things to accept with the quantum mechanical framework - uncertainty. As well as what The Uncertainty Principle stems directly from - The Canonical Commutation Relation.

One particularly intriguing discovery is its impact on the thyroid gland, the small organ in your neck that acts as a master regulator of metabolism. In 2011, Dr. Karol Sokal and Dr. Pawel Sokal set out to test whether being electrically grounded to the Earth could alter thyroid function.

The Principle of Least Action was one of my favorite things to learn about on my physics journey, and still is. How does nature “know” the best bath to take? Let’s take a little dive into this principle, which is universally applicable throughout all physical theories. Now Available in The Lectures in Club Olympus.

“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’
‘Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’

This article will be nice and morbid. We’ll be discussing.. death. Or at least the process leading up to that ultimate goodnight.

Can the simple act of touching the Earth improve your complexion? Can it make you.. sessy? Recent thermography research (see the Earth & Heart Series) suggests it might. In a 2015 pilot study, researchers had volunteers spend one hour grounded (in contact with the Earth via conductive mats) and measured their skin with thermal imaging.

All objects with a temperature above absolute zero radiate heat. The human body, with an average surface temperature close to 33°C, emits infrared waves that can be captured by a specialized camera. Doctors often rely on these temperature maps to identify areas of abnormal heat or coolness. Such patterns can indicate problems like inflammation, poor circulation, or early-stage infections.

Andddddd we are back for part 2 of Earth & Heart. Last time we talked about zeta potential, which is tied to blood pressure. One of the biggest ailments plaguing modern society is high blood pressure.

A question has come up many, many times. I realized that I went over it in Earth & Water but never in an article or social post. So here we are.

It’s time.. for a new series, >:) . A three-parter on once of the coolest aspects of grounding - it'‘s impact on the cardiovascular system.

Our first stop in Earth & Heart series is the blood. We usually think of blood as just a liquid moving through our bodies, but it is far more complex than most realize. Blood carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste. It contains cells like red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells, and platelets, all suspended in plasma. This plasma is mostly water but also includes proteins, electrolytes, and other substances.

Heart rate variability (HRV) is the beat-to-beat change in heart rate. It reflects the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which governs heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and other vital functions. The higher the HRV, the more flexible and adaptive the body is. The lower the HRV, the more stress or imbalance the body may be experiencing.

It's been a while, but we are back with some more grounding stuff :) This time we’re going into the brain..

EEG measures the electrical waveforms produced by neural activity. EMG measures the electrical activity in muscles. Together, they reveal changes in overall stress and balance in our physiology. Here we’ll quickly finish out our exploration of Earth & Mind and look at how EEG and EMG have been used to evaluate grounding and its influence on human brain and muscle function.

I won’t spend too much time here discussing semiconduction because I’ve gone over it quite a bit in the past and quite extensively in my book series. I do think it’s worth touching on again though. Dr. Robert O. Becker led some groundbreaking research on biological semiconduction. His work in bioelectromagnetics revolutionized our view of how electrical properties govern healing and growth. Documented in books such as The Body Electric, along with his various publications, his experiments revealed that tissues (especially bone) exhibit semiconductive behaviors. These natural electrical currents guide cellular processes during injury repair and mechanical stress adaptation.

I usually avoid topics like consciousness because it can get metaphysical and hazy very quickly. It also involves (at least in this framework) some quantum mechanical principles which can also get hazy.. but as a fan of the great Roger Penrose, I figured it’d be worth writing about. So here we are.. Understanding consciousness has tested the boundaries of science. It has also challenged philosophy and metaphysics for centuries. One bold approach to this puzzle is Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR), introduced in the 1990s by physicist Sir Roger Penrose + anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff.

Biological relativity is about seeing life as a network of processes, each operating at its own scale and timeline, without one being inherently more important than another. It integrates ideas from relativity, epigenetics, and systems biology to show how cellular decision-making and environmental interactions drive evolution, aging, and adaptation.

Organisms maintain coherence across vast spatial and temporal scales. One way to view this phenomenon is through the lens of the laser. In conventional lasers, excited atoms or molecules synchronize and emit coherent light at a single frequency. The system reaches a state where all possible modes condense into one dominant mode. Living systems appear to do something similar but with multiple energy domains spanning the quantum to the classical.

Organism continuum mechanics examines how living systems behave as continuous media. What’s important here is how forces, stresses, and fluxes distribute themselves in cells, tissues, and organs. From a physics perspective these systems do not exist in equilibrium. They require constant energy input to sustain life processes. Thermodynamically this places them in a far-from-equilibrium state where fluxes, gradients, and entropy balance to maintain order. Information theory sees this as a process of exporting disorder to the environment while retaining internal organization. Biophysics refines that view by showing how energy is harnessed in cyclic reactions that perpetuate metabolic and structural integrity.

I remember when Shannon first introduced to me the idea that states cannot overlap. In data transmission messages must stay distinct. Spheres in high dimensional space cannot touch (channel capacity formula). You work the same way. Molecular states driving reactions / decisions must be distinct for survival. He probably never would’ve dreamed his communications mathematics would be utilized like this.

Space and time are often treated as immutable absolutes in classical physics. In many traditional models, living processes unfold within a passive stage that remains unaffected by biology. However, space and time emerge from, or are at least modified by, the presence and activities of living systems. Ideas such as biological relativity and biological production of spacetime argue that organisms are not merely embedded in a static fabric. Instead, their metabolic and organizational patterns help define the geometry and evolution of that fabric.