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>It's been my experience that it is a lack of potassium that might be the
>culprit.
Because i don't secrete mineral corticoids (aldosterone) i have a tendancy
to loose sodium and by consequent retain potassium (they are antagonists
salts) and i get cramps as a symptom of lack of sodium. It contradicts with
the above affirmation or we have to be carefull about singling out minerals
for specifics symptoms . Minerals unbalance is certainly responsible for
cramps but in my case taking potassium will agravate symptoms .
i resolve my cramps thru drinking sea water (i might be one of the rare
persons enjoying to do so ,not recomendable to person having functionning
adrenals), breathing deeply , oxygenation, walking, and my best tool , not
resisting the direction where the muscles are going but going with it
(pulling the muscle back in it's normal place work for a short term release
but will come back, relaxing in the direction of the action works for good .
jean-claude
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.
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>But don't take additional potassium if you take an ACE-inhibitor. It is a
>potassium potentiator and could cause an overabundance in your system.
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>Linda
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