What could one do if one suffers from leg cramps at night?

Answer 1

== == Leg cramps may be a sign that you are not eating enough of a certain mineral. Ask your Doctor about this problem. This is generally indicative of a lack of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), or potassium (K) in the diet. You can distract these electrolytes best from whole foods/vegetables, rather than trying to get them from synthetic, isolated vitamins. Also, watch the amount of sugars in your diet, especially simple sugars/junk food. This junk keeps your body's insulin levels very high. A prolonged internal environment such as this causes insulin resistance. If your body starts becoming resistant to insulin, it loses the ability to store both calcium and magnesium. (It is a little known fact that insulin not only moves glucose into cells, but it is an anabolic hormone which stores Ca and Mg.)

Answer 2

There can be a few different issues, but most commonly, leg cramps are a classic sign of low tissue calcium. Vitamin D allows you to absorb calcium in the gut and pull it into the blood stream. Essential fatty acids push the calcium from the blood to the tissues. Cramping in the legs can be due to low calcium intake, low vitamin D, low essential fatty acids or an imbalance between vitamin D and EFA's. If there is too much D it will pull the calcium out of the tissue and the muscles will cramp. The same mechanism applies to sun burn. Calcium protects your skin from burning. When you are out in the sun too long you can produce too much vitamin D which when unopposed by the essential fatty acids will leave the skin vulnerable for burning. Bottom line, if you take vitamin D, take it in the morning. If you get cramps take calcium lactate (first choice) or calcium citrate (second choice) and don't waste your time with the carbonate form. Then add some essential fatty acids like fish oil, butter, olive oil or the best one is a supplement from a company called Standard Process called Cataplex F. It is a dry essential fatty acid that is already metabolized and will very quickly drive calcium into the tissues and will stop cramps usually within 10-15 minutes. Taking calcium and an essential fatty acid before bed each night will usually stop the cramps from happening to begin with. One other note, the same mechanism applies for all of you that get cold sores. The virus only becomes active when tissue levels of calcium get low . . . and . . . don't confuse blood levels of calcium with tissue levels of calcium . . . two different things!

Answer 3

Leg cramps can be relieved by vigorously rubbing the affected area. If the leg cramp is in the shin, slowly flexing and releasing the ankle help a lot. Leg cramps are often a symptom of low potassium and can be reduced over the next few days simply by eating some extra bananas.

Answer 4

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