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Restless Leg Syndrome
I’ve had Restless Leg Syndrome all my life. My grandmother also had it. As a child I couldn’t go to sleep, or return to sleep, without wiggling my right leg, taking turns between wiggling my ankle and thigh back and forth, until they were exhausted. I had what the pharmaceutical commercials call creepy-crawly sensations. As an adult I discovered how to treat it successfully without medication. In my experience, it’s an issue of low blood sugar combined with stress and circulation challenges. I’ve found that consuming protein and complex carbohydrates raises my blood sugar level and allows me to sleep. As long as my blood sugar is up, I sleep well. When it drops for whatever reason, I’m back to wiggling my leg until I wake up. Regular exercise also helps. Walking and swimming are good, as are aerobics, biking, dancing, and other forms of exercise that engage the legs and reduce stress. But you have to make sure that when you exercise, you consume enough protein before bed to keep your blood sugar up. I think a big problem is the myth that you shouldn’t eat before bed. I’ve discussed this with doctors over the years and they were very supportive of eating before bed and during the night if it helped me sleep. Granted, most Western doctors are not trained nutritionists, but they saw no advantage to going to bed hungry. If you are trying to lose weight, the last thing you want is to become sleep deprived. Stress causes you to gain weight. A good night’s sleep is the only chance nature has to restore your delicate biochemical balances and your blood sugar. That’s why I turned to good quality protein, especially vegetable protein and greens in the form of powder that mixes with soy, almond or rice milk. Animal protein is acidifying and toxic for those who are trying to reduce cholesterol, high blood pressure, and prevent cancer. In a nutshell, when I exercise, eat vegetable protein and complex carbohydrates before bed, and have a shake or bar if I wake up in the night, my RLS becomes a non-issue. Unsweetened cranberry juice blends and an oatmeal cookie or granola bar also help relieve RLS. The cranberry juice has the added bonus of antioxidants and preventing urinary tract conditions (if you drink it on a regular basis), and the oatmeal helps reduce cholesterol. Just make sure that you are not eating a lot of sugar because that just makes the problem worse. The point is to balance your blood sugar, not give it a ride, or your legs will take you for a ride!
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