Excruciating night leg cramps page 6

[Neckhammer]

I've seen most peoples resolve by getting enough magnesium, some potassium, and being sure to get enough sodium. Particularly if your low carb your kidneys process sodium differently and clings to it much less tightly. Thats why all the low carb experts say to add bouillon....but many paleo dieters are scared to death (unnecessarily so) of adding some salt. I'd suggest salted bone broth myself. And I get potassium and magnesium through my foods. Nuts and seeds are great sources for magnesium. Dark leafy greens, avocados, mushrooms, salmon.....are all very good for potassium...heck bananas are actually fairly low on this list. Or you could just supplement 400mg of magnesium and a couple hundred of potassium if you like. No reason you can't get it all from food though.

[MouthDR]

Check your vitamin D. I adjusted mine accordingly (6000 IU daily) and the cramps almost stopped immediately. But you need to know your blood levels. Don't follow what I did based on my results - I knew my levels at 4000 IU and adjusted them.

[Neptunebch]

Wow just found these responses and I really appreciate them and will do super reading again when I come home from Christmas Eve party tonight. I eat an incredible diet of beef, seafood, chicken, all vegetables, winter squash, blueberries and raspberries. Love avocados (too much) and try to eat a sweet potato once a week. Pretty much Primal all the way now. I just have not gone for the wild game and organ meats. When I wrote this last night I was eating my pickles and then topped it off with a banana - NO cramps this morning. I have hypothyroidism now and take 88mg of Levothyroxin. I have my blood work done regularly so will now pay attention to your suggestions on B-12 etc. TTYL