Human Reset Project

Welcome to my carefully curated collection of clean living recommendations—based on years of trial, error, and a relentless quest to live as toxin-free, grounded, and naturally well as possible. My goal is to make this simple, practical, and doable — not overwhelming. 💚

Foundational health through Earth, Water, Fire, and Air — restoring the conditions the human body needs to heal.

Before we can transform our health — whether that’s reversing chronic illness, balancing metabolism, or reclaiming energy we thought we lost forever — we must first restore the foundational elements that biology depends on. Long before labs and complex protocols, ancient wisdom across cultures recognized that human health is inseparable from the natural world around us — the same Earth, Water, Fire, and Air that make up all life also shape the conditions for health within us.

✔ Earth gives us physical grounding, nutrient-dense food, and the electrical connection to the planet that our bodies evolved with.

✔ Water is the medium for life — hydrating our cells, carrying nutrients, and flushing waste, yet it’s easy to overlook how much quality matters.

✔ Fire, in the form of sunlight and metabolic transformation, powers our internal chemistry and synchronizes our biological rhythms with the day-night cycle.

✔ Air oxygenates our blood, feeds our cells, and supports mental clarity — something we often take for granted in modern indoor life.

These four elements aren’t just symbols; they literally drive our physiology. When we rebuild these foundations — clean water, fresh air, nourishing earth foods, and sunlight — we give the human body the biological signals and resources it needs to heal itself. Without them, no amount of supplementation, diet trends, or physician visits will fully shift the deeper patterns that cause disease.

This is why the Human Reset begins here. You start with what life depends on most — the elements that have always sustained us, that science is still rediscovering, and that modern life has quietly eroded. When Earth, Water, Fire, and Air are honored first, everything else becomes easier — clearer, stronger, more natural, and more aligned with how your body was designed to thrive.

🌊 Water

Water is the foundation of health, yet most people assume their tap water is safe simply because it’s regulated. In reality, municipal water standards are often based on outdated thresholds that prioritize feasibility over long-term health. Many public water supplies contain a complex mix of contaminants—such as arsenic, industrial chemicals, disinfection byproducts, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural runoff—that may be present at levels deemed “legal,” but not necessarily optimal for human biology.

One of the most eye-opening resources available is the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to consumer health and environmental transparency. EWG maintains a public database that allows you to look up exactly what’s in your local tap water—based on real testing data from utilities across the country. When I first searched my own area, I was shocked to see arsenic levels above health-based guidelines, along with several other contaminants I had never heard mentioned before.

Clean, mineral-rich water supports hydration, detoxification, cellular function, and overall vitality. For those unable to access natural spring water, choosing the right filtration system becomes critical—because not all filters actually remove the most harmful contaminants. In fact, many popular brands provide a false sense of security while leaving significant toxins behind.

🎥 Helpful Watch: 45 Water Filter Brands You Should NEVER Trust (and 10 that actually clean your water)

Education is the first step. Once you know what you’re working with, you can make informed choices that align with your body’s needs—without perfection or panic.

🌬️ Air

Air quality is one of the most overlooked foundations of health—largely because we can’t see it. Ironically, indoor air is often up to five times more polluted than outdoor air, due to a buildup of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), synthetic fragrances, off-gassing furniture and flooring, cleaning products, mold, and inadequate ventilation. Modern homes are designed to be energy-efficient and tightly sealed, which unfortunately means pollutants get trapped and continuously recycled.

Poor indoor air quality can quietly impact respiratory health, sleep quality, cognitive function, immune resilience, and nervous system regulation—for both humans and pets. And while air purifiers can be helpful tools, one of the most effective improvements costs absolutely nothing.

One of the simplest, free ways to improve indoor air quality is daily ventilation. Opening your windows for just a few minutes in the morning allows fresh outdoor air to dilute indoor pollutants, rebalance oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, and reset the air inside your home. Even short periods of cross-ventilation can make a meaningful difference.

Fresh air is a biological necessity—not a luxury. Before investing in technology, restoring basic airflow and reducing indoor pollutant sources can dramatically improve how your home feels and functions.

🔥 Fire

Modern humans spend over 95% of their time indoors, largely cut off from one of the most powerful biological regulators we have: natural sunlight. Sunlight is not just illumination—it is a full-spectrum signal that communicates directly with our hormones, nervous system, immune function, and circadian rhythm. When we remove ourselves from consistent exposure to natural light, we also lose access to critical wavelengths that penetrate the skin and eyes and help regulate how our bodies function.

Natural sunlight supports vitamin D production, mitochondrial health, metabolic signaling, mood regulation, sleep quality, and immune resilience. In contrast, most modern indoor lighting—particularly LEDs—emits a narrow, artificial spectrum that lacks the depth and balance of sunlight. Over time, this mismatch between our biology and our light environment can contribute to circadian disruption, poor sleep, increased stress, hormonal imbalance, and nervous system dysregulation.

Whenever possible, daily exposure to real sunlight—especially in the morning and throughout the day—is one of the most powerful, free tools for restoring biological rhythm. Simply stepping outside, opening blinds, or working near natural light can make a meaningful difference.

For times when indoor lighting is unavoidable, choosing lighting that more closely mimics the sun can help reduce the biological stress caused by artificial light. I personally use sun-mimicking bulbs from Block Blue Light, which offer different settings throughout the day to support circadian alignment and nervous system balance.

It’s also important to be aware of where lighting standards are headed. A new federal LED efficiency rule scheduled for 2028 is expected to further increase reliance on highly artificial lighting, potentially amplifying many of the issues we’re already seeing today.

Fire—like sunlight itself—is meant to restore, not overwhelm. Reconnecting with natural light, and being intentional about the light we bring indoors, is one of the simplest ways to support long-term health in a modern world.

🌍 Earth

The Earth itself is naturally electromagnetically charged. Through lightning strikes, solar activity, and constant atmospheric interactions, the planet maintains a subtle but measurable electrical field. One of the most well-known expressions of this is the Schumann resonance— a low-frequency electromagnetic rhythm that exists between the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere, and closely mirrors frequencies observed in the human brain and nervous system.

For nearly all of human history, we lived in direct contact with the Earth—walking barefoot or in natural footwear that allowed electrical exchange between the body and the ground. This contact enabled the transfer of free electrons from the Earth into the body, helping to neutralize excess positive charge that builds up from stress, inflammation, and modern electromagnetic exposure.

That connection changed rapidly with the invention of rubber-soled shoes and fully insulated living environments. While rubber provided durability and convenience, it also electrically isolated humans from the Earth for the first time in our evolutionary timeline. Today, most people spend their lives completely insulated—from the ground beneath their feet, the soil, the sand, and the natural electrical balance that once surrounded us.

Chronic inflammation is now one of the most common underlying contributors to modern disease—yet notably, inflammation does not exist in wild animals living in natural environments. While many factors contribute to human inflammation, emerging research suggests that loss of grounding may play a meaningful role in nervous system dysregulation, immune imbalance, poor sleep, and chronic pain.

Reconnecting with the Earth—through barefoot contact with grass, sand, soil, or water, or through intentional grounding practices—may help restore a missing biological input. Like sunlight and fresh air, grounding is not a trend; it’s an ancient relationship modern life quietly erased.