Muscle cramps--can you help? 
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Hi Shelley--You seem to be so popular on the forum list, thanks for all your help!
I was hoping you might be able to advise me on this problem. I've been on the candida diet on and off for about 6 months now, but I am so active (working out 8-10 hours/week) that I try to eat meat regularly. I'm an O, and I really feel like it is necessary for me.
But lately I've been getting really bad cramps in my calf muscle while working out--like it totally siezes up, i think it's called a Charlie horse..?? Not fun : ( Usually this happens when I have been eating just grains and veggies for a day or 2. I figure I need to eat more meat, maybe red more often, but I've also heard that this can be sign of mineral deficiency.. Do you know anything about this? Any recommended mineral complex that might help? Or should I just try to take a multi-vitamin or mineral supplement anyway? I also get lock-jaw at night sometimes. maybe these are signs that I still have parasites?
Thanks for your help, I imagine that it is probably hard on the body for me to be working out so much, especially as I am trying to heal candida, but this is a very important part of my life right now. Also, I have always felt like I had high energy and endurance for intensive workouts in the past, and have mainly experienced this problems since I began being really strict with my diet.
Jessie
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- Re: Muscle cramps--can you help? shelleycat
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Google AdvertisementThis is a reply to # 380,715Hiya Jessie! I have those things happent o me too, MAN they hurt. I bite my down comforter to keep from screaming! :(
The problem isn't protein, it's the precarious calcium/ magnesium/potassium/phosphorous balance, the essential salts/ electrolytes / minerals that we use so much of when we exercise and eat high-protein diets. Exercise causes lactic acid, which has to be balanced with a base (mineral+oxygen) in order to flush out.
I noticed an increase in this problem when my thyroid was out of whack, probably because it slows down energy exchanges. Have you ever had your thyroid checked?
The problem is figuring out which you are deficient on. If you're on an anti-candida diet, chances are it's calcium. If you don't eat much whole grain, it's phosphorous, altho meat and fish have tons of phosphorous. If you tend to get lots of placque on your teeth, it's phosphorous. If you tend to get cavities (not enough calcium to build strong teeth) it's calcium. For women it's usually calcium because calcium absorbtion is so linked with estrogen.
I like CalMagFizz for my calcium needs, it's very easy to mix and drink and you can really adjust the dosage as you like since it's a powder.
Some people like to sip Epsom Salts for the magnesium.
Very few people need to supplemnet with potassium, it's in EVERYthing we eat. One banana alone gets you your RDA of potassium practically.
Definitely use natural Sea Salt and even be sure to drink at least 1 teaspoon in pint or quart of water on the days you work out.
Jaw grinding (bruxism) is linked to parasites. Not sure about lock jaw, that can be the same deficiency coupled with muscle strain - we often clench our teeth while weight lifting, concentrating, etc., wtihout noticing.
Hope that helps! :)
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You might think that this sounds strange but it works...
When you get a muscle cramp in your calf or foot just place your index finger across the upper lip right under your nose and rub back and forth quickly, pressing against your top teeth. It seems to take the edge off of the pain...some kind of accupressure, I think. I read it in a magazine a few years ago and have used it when my husband or I get a charlie horse.
If anyone on the CureZone is familar with accupressure, maybe you could explain why this would work.
Hope it helps,
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Hi Shelley,
thanks for your info! So, I would guess that my deficiency is in calcium, since I eat whole grains pretty regularly and meat and fish fairly often. My teeth seem ok, but I have some fillings/cavities... I have a calcium supplement at home (actually oyster shell) so I will try that. I take it once in a great while for insomnia ; ) I've thought about the Cal-Mag Fizz before too--do you take that often, or just once in a while?
I'm not sure about my thyroid--how could I get that checked? I was thinking of going to a naturopathic doctor here locally who does "blood testing"--maybe it would be part of that..?
I will also definitely get some Sea Salt in my water in the future, I usually use some in the future.
Anyway, thanks for the post. yea, those cramps kill!! I got one yesterday and can still feel it!
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This is a reply to # 380,719There is a point there!!! But I just have a chart and no good acupressure books at the moment, so I don't know what it's called darnit!- Re: Muscle cramps--can you help? Anne H.
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I found this website that explains accupressure and what to do for various ailments
http://www.healthphone.com/consump_english/a_energy_train/first_aid/first_aid.htm
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Hi Shelley,
thanks for your info! So, I would guess that my deficiency is in calcium, since I eat whole grains pretty regularly and meat and fish fairly often. My teeth seem ok, but I have some fillings/cavities... I have a calcium supplement at home (actually oyster shell) so I will try that. I take it once in a great while for insomnia ; ) I've thought about the Cal-Mag Fizz before too--do you take that often, or just once in a while?
I'm not sure about my thyroid--how could I get that checked? I was thinking of going to a naturopathic doctor here locally who does "blood testing"--maybe it would be part of that..?
I will also definitely get some Sea Salt in my water in the future, I usually use some in the future.
Anyway, thanks for the post. yea, those cramps kill!! I got one yesterday and can still feel it!
Jessie- Re: Muscle cramps--can you help? shelleycat
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This is a reply to # 380,720thyroid blood tests are from regular MDs only, it's called TSH and should be part of the regular physical panel if the lab is decent.
I don't think a naturopath can test for actual thyroid levels. Some healers know applied kinesiology and other bio-feedback methods that oculd tell you the strength of your thyroid, tho. Chances are the blood testing the naturopath does is the live blood test, which I had done and it's great fun! :)
I take CalMagFizz about every-other day. :)- calmagfizz hanna
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Shelley,
I looked into the calmag a while back. For some reason I did not know if it was good. It also other had ingredients in it.
I did not know if I needed them.
My MD told me to use tums :), I do it because it is easy. But I really feel I should look for something else.
Your opinion?
Johanna
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This is a reply to # 380,729Where do we get calmagfizz? I take coral calcium right now. I have TERRIBLE muscle and nerve pain. And my fingernails are a MESS. I think the finger nail thing is calcium deficiency right? I also have bottle of calmag citrate. Is that hard to absorb?
Johanna, I have heard tums is bad because it neutralizes the acid in your stomach, so you cant digest the calcium.
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This is a reply to # 380,732Check your local health food stores, it should be there! :) And it's definitely sold online and the vitaminshoppe, Ebay etc.
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This is a reply to # 380,729Hiya Hanna!
I am vehemently opposed to all antacids,e ven if they happen to have calcium as their base. Turning down the power of digestion works against you every time.
CalMagFizz has b vitamins. They are water-soluble vitamins so it's very very difficult to OD on them, so no worries there. :)
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This is a reply to # 380,715Hiya jessie?
Personally I had a lot of troubles with cramps sometimes not far from panick, in the morning upon awakening mainly.
I used to breathe in and out very rapidly, it stops the process immediately .
It can helps in emergency
Georgio
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