Grounding: Fact or Fiction?

The popular new wellness trend that everyone is trying; does 'grounding' really have any value?

When I was growing up, I used to watch my mom walking around barefoot. In an effort to be like her, I too, would attempt to walk barefoot  through the grass and on the black, scorching, hot pavement of our driveway. At the time, the skin on the bottom of my feet was still young and weak,  and I never lasted more than a minute on the hot ground.

I spent a…