Do you recognize the feeling of relaxation and connection to nature when walking barefoot on hot summer days? As research shows, contact with the Earth is grounding, literally. A talk about the advantages of grounding (also known as earthing).

In the US, the Earthing Institute was established to investigate this phenomenon. There are two Polish names among its employees – or rather one, because two Polish doctors, a father and son, are members of the institute’s board. Jakub Bas caught up with one of these doctors, Paweł Sokal.

Each day we are exposed to free radicals. This can be a positive thing, but it does not have to be, and unfortunately, most often it is harmful. Free radicals can damage the walls of blood vessels and oxidize fats that deposit in the arteries, causing atherosclerosis. Free radicals are also responsible for heart attacks and strokes, and contribute to the development of tumours. Still, our body needs them in moderate amounts. In the right amount, they can be our allies in the fight against viruses – they absorb the virus’s electrons, killing it. How does that work? Free radicals are