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Linda Deck wrote:
> "Kathleen S. Moroney" <[log in to unmask]> recently wrote about leg
> cramps, and attributed it to not enough calcium.
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> It's been my experience that it is a lack of potassium that might be the
> culprit. A 99 mg suppliment could be tried to see if that stops the cramps.
> These are cheap and readily available. Or find a good natural source --
> potassium hides in many foods. There was just a huge discussion of it on
> the lc-diabetes list, and searching their archives would give you lots of
> info and a list of foods. I'm certain many of them were paleo-compatible.
Another trick is to be sure to have enough magnesium to balance calcium, and get
a high-quality calcium-magnesium supplement. Dolomite (a low-quality
supplement),
for example, just runs right through you without being absorbed.
Some supplements have cofactors that help with calcium absorption: boron, Vit D,
and
zinc, and this certainly helps me. Magnesium:calcium ratio in your daily intake
should be at least 1:2 and could be as high as 1:1.
Lynnet
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