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a couple of nights ago i had a really bad night with restless leg,and my doctor had changed the tablets,so at 1 am i went on my p/c and found a website about r/l,so the long and short of it i have been off salt and boy did i use it after two days what a difference last night i slept without waking and my leg muscles are not as tight much looser and it also says magnesium

citrate and b6 vits so i will keep you all posted as to how it all goes,i have loca

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Keep us informed :-)

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Hi JOHN-H ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT OF SLEEP AND MY LEGS ARE EVEN BETTER AND MY BACK I CANT BELIEVE IT I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT SALT IF YOU HAD TO MUCH OF IT IT GAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SO IT SEEMS SALT IS QUITE TOXIC AND I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER TO BEST £24.00 I HAVE EVER SPENT

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P/S AND I HAVENT STARTED ON THE CITRATE MAGNESIUM YET AND B6 VITS SO TODAY ME AND MY DOG MOLLY WILL BE GOING FOR A LONG WALK WHICH I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO SO THAT WILL BE A TEST OF SORTS

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Zhez

A banana a day helps with leg cramps too :)

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To reduce my Pain and discomfort I eat as healthily as I can i.e. 75% of my 1 plate per day is dark green, i snack on fruit, I eat 100% whole grains and drink or consume as many super foods as possible ie pomegranate, acai, dark green veg ... Also figs or anything that's good for stomach health. Stomach health seems to be the key to pretty much everything, apart from your hardware.

I know changing your diet is a pain in the ass lifestyle change, but its preferrable to pain and misery. ALL YOU CAN DO IS BE ALL YOU CAN BE !

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HI WW,THIS NO SALT JOBBIE IS A SORT OF DIET ALSO LOTS OF PROTEAN IE EGGS MEAT FISH CHICKEN BUT NO SALT AND IN 4 DAYS I FEEL BRAND NEW

I miss my fry-ups - the doc` asked `why not grill everything?`

I do doctor, but it makes a heck of a mess of the egg :-)

I like Weetabix, toast, yoghurt for breakfast. Lovely-Jubbly.

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dollydippy

Hi Modem1 about salt; just a thought; do you get your potassium levels checked?

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never as far as i know but thats doctors for you ie why did i have to find out this salt stuff on the net and boy am i glad i did i have not felt better for so long i slept over 8hrs last night

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grumpygranny

Yes I remember when in Kuwait (v. hot!) - we had to take salt tabs every day to counteract dehydration and so as not to get cramps.....

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this less salt jobbie means my cramps have stopped completely so it seems that salt is very

toxic so im off it for good

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