Saturday, December 12, 2015

Dec 9, 2015
The leg cramps tend to hurt a lot and they can cause an inevitable pain that may slow down our progress. Most of the times they happen suddenly and people that have leg cramps know that they are quite unpleasant experience. Read further to prevent them from happening and discover what causes them.
Leg Cramps
 
What causes leg cramps?
First of all it does not matter for what kind of cramp we are talking, since every cramp can be a result of different issues. These issues are not caused by outside problem. That may be the case with burns or cuts. Many cases of leg cramps mean that a person needs certain diet or more water. In many situations it may mean that a person has serious kidney disease or infection. But you should remember that every person is different and if you are experiencing more frequent leg cramps you need to consult with your doctor. People that have certain activities or do not drink enough water are simply dehydrated and could avoid them only by drinking more water. It is recommended to drink warm water since it have similar temperature as our body and our muscles can absorb the water more quickly.
However, it is important to use many electrolytes that can give results in just a few seconds. They work perfectly with warm water and they can loosen our tight muscles.
How to prevent them from happening?
A great start is the hydration and drinking more water, but sometimes only water is not enough. Our organism needs many nutrients, vitamins, minerals and water along with electrolytes can provide them. If you have leg cramps that are caused by dehydration it means that you eat a food that is high in sodium and low in potassium. Potassium is great in preventing cramps, because it can combine with the sodium in our organism and take control over the liquids. Besides that it also helps in lowering the pain form the cramps.
It you consume a food that has potassium in the moment when you are having a cramp you will be surprised by the fact that it will alleviate the pain in a few seconds.
Another mineral that you can use is the magnesium. They are important just as the electrolytes and they work perfectly together. To avoid cramps you should consume 200-250 mg. of magnesium.
Many foods that are rich with magnesium are: fish, nuts, lentils, potatoes, spinach, quinoa and dark chocolate.