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Do you ever get foot or leg cramps?

12 Thursday Apr 2018

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They’re intensely painful. So here’s why we get them – and how to make them stop. This comes from physical therapist Pamela Cole.

First, contrary to popular belief, they’re not caused by exercise – but exercise can exacerbate the reason why we get them… Which is nutritional deficiencies. More often that not, they’re caused by an imbalance of water and electrolytes in your body, like potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium. When that happens, your muscles can contract on their own.

So here’s how to stop a foot cramp fast:
Pull your toes toward you, using your hands. That stretches the muscles that are cramping and helps them relax. You can also massage the cramping muscle… or try a warm compress on your foot. Both pressure and warmth help boost circulation to the area, and that can help restore nutritional balance and stop your nerves from misfiring.

Then, after your cramp stops, physical therapist Cole says: Put two pinches of salt into 12 ounces of water and drink it. That’ll balance your water-electrolyte levels. You can also eat half of a banana, which provides potassium and magnesium.

And to stop foot cramps before they start, make sure you stay hydrated. Also, get more magnesium from foods like bananas, dark leafy green veggies, nuts, fish, beans, avocados, and dark chocolate.

Finally: Give yourself regular foot massages to improve circulation.

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You know those leg cramps you get right as you’re falling asleep?

07 Friday Oct 2016

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Experts say they’re usually caused from sitting or standing in one position for too long during the day. That can strain muscles in the calves, or lead to an electrolyte imbalance, which can cause muscle spasms. The solution is to eat things high in magnesium, potassium and calcium – all of which help relax muscles and nerves. So try foods that contain all 3, like sweet corn, summer squash, cherries, navy beans and oranges.

Wait 30 minutes before you go swimming – or not…

16 Friday Sep 2016

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Let’s put this old wives’ tale to rest once and for all. No, you don’t have to wait 30 minutes after eating to swim. The theory was that, after eating, the process of digestion would divert blood flow away from extremities – causing leg cramps, which could lead to drowning. But the truth is: Eating lunch and then jumping in the pool won’t cause any problems.

Let’s bust some summertime myths…

20 Monday Jul 2015

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• How about this one: You can’t swim after eating. That’s false. Years ago, medical experts thought it was dangerous to swim within an hour of eating… Because they believed digestion diverted blood away from muscles, and could lead to dangerous leg cramps. But today, even the American Red Cross says it’s OK to swim after eating.
• One more summer myth: Mayonnaise causes picnic poisoning. Again, that’s False. Mayo earned its bad rep back when people ate mayo they made at home… Because it contained raw eggs, which can be full of harmful bacteria. But today’s store-bought mayonnaise is pasteurized and sterile, so that’s not an issue. In fact, a recent study in the Journal of Food Protection found that professionally-made mayonnaise actually slows the growth of salmonella and other bacteria on food… Just keep in mind that all perishable food can spoil if it sits out for more than two hours.

Sleep better at night…

29 Friday May 2015

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start taking magnesium during the day. It’s a mineral that’s responsible for more than 300 different chemical reactions in the body. It de-stresses you, so you can sleep better. Plus, it can relieve leg cramps, which can keep you up at night. So, try eating more magnesium-rich foods, like broccoli, kale, almonds, pumpkin seeds, and beans. Or take a bath with Epsom salts, which allows magnesium to soak into your skin. If you go the supplement route, look for chelated magnesium. That means the magnesium is bound to an amino acid. It’s like putting a letter in an envelope – it makes it easier to be delivered to your body to be absorbed.

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