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The Surprising Cause Of Nighttime Leg Cramps With Patrick Sullivan

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Episode Highlights With Patrick Sullivan

  • My experience with leg cramps, especially during pregnancy
  • Patrick’s experience with leg cramps
  • The two different types of leg cramps and the root cause of each
  • What is the difference between leg cramps during exercise and at other times, and why is this different
  • Is potassium deficiency the root problem? Why it sometimes isn’t
  • How calcium and magnesium work in tandem with each other and why the right balance is important
  • Why the modern lifestyle has led to so much magnesium deficiency
  • Most of us don’t get close to the minimum daily requirement of magnesium
  • The easiest way to know if you might be deficient in magnesium
  • Why it’s tough to fix magnesium deficiency with food in the modern world
  • The thousands of reasons that the body needs magnesium: at least 3,751, to be exact!
  • How magnesium is needed for ATP production
  • The richest dietary sources of magnesium
  • Minimum vs optimal intake of magnesium per day
  • Lifestyle factors and drugs that deplete the body of magnesium
  • Understanding vitamin D, sunshine, and magnesium
  • Magnesium and pregnancy and why magnesium is extra helpful

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Manage episode 444320475 series 3404006
Content provided by Katie Wells. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Katie Wells or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Episode Highlights With Patrick Sullivan

  • My experience with leg cramps, especially during pregnancy
  • Patrick’s experience with leg cramps
  • The two different types of leg cramps and the root cause of each
  • What is the difference between leg cramps during exercise and at other times, and why is this different
  • Is potassium deficiency the root problem? Why it sometimes isn’t
  • How calcium and magnesium work in tandem with each other and why the right balance is important
  • Why the modern lifestyle has led to so much magnesium deficiency
  • Most of us don’t get close to the minimum daily requirement of magnesium
  • The easiest way to know if you might be deficient in magnesium
  • Why it’s tough to fix magnesium deficiency with food in the modern world
  • The thousands of reasons that the body needs magnesium: at least 3,751, to be exact!
  • How magnesium is needed for ATP production
  • The richest dietary sources of magnesium
  • Minimum vs optimal intake of magnesium per day
  • Lifestyle factors and drugs that deplete the body of magnesium
  • Understanding vitamin D, sunshine, and magnesium
  • Magnesium and pregnancy and why magnesium is extra helpful

Resources We Mention

  continue reading

875 episodes

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