RESTLESS LEG SYNDROM - (RLS)

Anyone who suffers from RLS knows exactly how life disturbing it is. It can cause insomnia, fatigue, anxiety to just name the few. I have lived with RLS for at least 20 years and tried most everything to cure it and… nothing was 100% working, until recently.

 After about ten years of living with RLS I finally realized that life is becoming more and more difficult and I have to do something about it. By design I do not take any medications. Side effects of those can cause more new problems then it is worth. With that said, my first attempt was to find what is actually causing RLS. For long periods of time I have made daily notes of what I ate, trying to come up with a list of foods that may cause RLS. I learned that there are few foods that may contribute to it. My non-scientific study showed that the sugar was the biggest culprit. Well, sugar is in most all foods… I do enjoy a glass of wine occasionally too, but alcohol also contributes to the RLS symptoms, so… what to do?? I thought, there has got to be a cure!

I did some research. I have tried vitamin B12 and folic acid therapy for about two months and that was very helpful. The symptoms diminished by about 50%. That was a huge relief. After two months I took 2-3 week break from B12 and folic acid and then started again. I did it for about 2 years. There were still the other 50% of times when RLS symptoms affected my life. I almost gave up on trying.
 

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The RLS Cure

 

Several years passed and recently I had an idea. RLS is the nerve problem; the nerves need electrolyte to function properly. I decided to try plain kitchen salt. In the evening, when the RLS symptoms escalate, I dissolved a pinch of salt in 1-2 oz of water and drank it s-l-o-w-l-y, holding the liquid under my tongue for a minute or so before swallowing. To my great relief and highest gratitude, the symptoms completely disappeared in just few minutes. It took a drink of water with a pinch of salt to 100% cure my RLS problem.

 

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Right now, except sometimes, I don’t even drink water with salt at night. I realized that all those past 20 years I didn’t take enough salt in with my food. It was simply the mineral deficiency that resulted with RLS. If you listen to most all sources out there, low sodium diet is the most recommended thing to do. Well… the nerves need salt to function. If the nerves don’t work – nothing else does. It’s important to not overdo the salt intake. A pinch is all that’s needed.

Today I simply use more salt in food during the day and the RLS is GONE. Now I know it is gone for good, and if by chance it shows up again… I’ll have the cure; a pinch of salt... it can't get more simple than that, and how effective!

In my readings I ran across the information that connected the RLS with Parkinson's disease. I really wonder if Parkinson's is also a manifestation of mineral deficiency...

~Josephine

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None of the information contained here is meant to be a medical advice. I'm not a doctor; the posts in this blog are a mere record of my own experiences with medical issues and the journey to find simple cures for them. If you decide to try any of the methods presented here, it is strongly recommended that you consult with your physician prior to doing so.

~ Josephine