DOWN TO HEALTH

Earthing (also known as grounding) is a burgeoning wellness movement, with glowing celebrity endorsement from the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomie Harris and Miranda Kerr. The practice is simple but its resulting benefits are seemingly endless: place bare feet on the earth for just a few minutes a day and, according to earthing devotees, you can wave goodbye to jetlag, depression, chronic pain, stress, premature ageing, menopausal symptoms, PMS, arthritis, indigestion, psoriasis, insomnia and more.

Leading the charge is the movement’s quietly charismatic leader, Clint Ober. Prior to becoming a wellness guru, Ober worked as a cable TV executive. It was his experience working with electrical equipment