A method to speed recovery from acute injury and/or reduce and prevent chronic inflammationin an animal or human is disclosed. The method includes providing a grounded plane,conductively coupling said animal or human to the grounded plane to conduct theearth's mobile negative surface charge of free electrons from the earthto said animal or human in order to provide the body with an abundant supply of freeelectrons to reduce residual immune system produced reactive oxygen speciefree radicals and prevent the same from oxidizing healthy tissue and exhibitingchronic inflammation in said animal or man.
