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If you find increasing your potassium intake does not alleviate your leg cramps, try increasing your calcium intake as well. Insufficient calcium levels will cause leg cramps, also.

If you find increasing your potassium intake does not alleviate your leg cramps, try increasing your calcium intake as well. Insufficient calcium levels will cause leg cramps, also.

Sorry, I can't be of any real help. I have only been told to increase crisp greens in my diet. I was also told by a doctor that a doctor has to prescribe a supplement (if needed) because too much potassium is deadly or at minimum can cause kidney damage. If prescribed then you have to follow up on a regular basis with lab…

For me, it vairies. I have gotten to a point that I try to only eat them if I am truly hungry. Why eat if you are not hungry? If you are hungry, you should eat even if it puts you a little over your daily goal of intake. Our bodies can go into starvation mode if it feels as though it isn't getting enough calories. However,…

If you live on city water services then you likely have water treated with chlorine. (Even some wells are treated with chlorine). Chlorine inhibits the thyroid from working properly. You may consider switching to distilled drinking water. Also, your body requires iodine which can be found in iodized salt. I have an issue…