The Wellness Mama Podcast
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Katie Wells
The Surprising Cause Of Nighttime Leg Cramps With Patrick Sullivan
48 minutes Posted Oct 9, 2024 at 9:00 am.
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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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