About This Site

I'm Tyson Gaylord. I build clear, honest guides on health and recovery topics that are usually drowning in hype. EarthingProtocol.com is one of them, and it also runs under GroundingProtocol.com, since earthing and grounding are the same thing under two names.

I started this site because grounding content online is almost all sales copy. Nearly every page that ranks for "grounding mat" is trying to convince you it cures inflammation and fix your sleep, and almost none of them will admit the obvious truth: the research is thin, mostly small studies, and a lot of it was run by the people selling the products. That is not a reason to dismiss grounding. It is a reason to be honest about it.

So that is the whole editorial stance here. I tell you plainly what the evidence does and does not show on the does grounding actually work page. I show you how to prove your setup is really grounded, because most people who "feel nothing" were never actually connected. And I keep the gear cheap on purpose, because the smart way to test an unproven, low-risk idea is to spend as little as possible finding out if it does anything for you.

I make money when you buy through the gear links, and I would rather earn less by pointing you at a $30 mat than more by pushing a $700 one you do not need. If a recommendation ever reads like it is chasing a commission, call it out.

How to reach me

Questions, corrections, or a product I should look at: tysongaylord@gmail.com.

The rest of what I build

Grounding is one of four cheap recovery experiments I write about. The others are cold, heat, and light: cold plunge, sauna, and red light. Grounding is the cheapest of the four to try, which is the best reason to start with it.