Cramps

Involuntary, intense, painful and transient contraction of the striated muscle

Multiple causes - identify them clearly:

• cramps linked to the accumulation of lactic acid during <b>too prolonged</b> or intense effort,
• cramps due to <b>arteritis</b>of the legs,
• cramps due to an <b>insufficiency in potassium or calcium levels </b>in the blood,
• nocturnal cramps which accompany <b>venous and arterial problems</b>and are linked to insufficient hydration or a disorder of the balance of mineral salts or a lack of vitamin B,
• cramps due to <b>food causes</b> (excess of sweets, white wine, carbonated drinks)
• cramps which appear <b>at rest</b>: generally due to a lack of Mg
• cramps which appear <b>on exercise</b>: generally due to a lack of Ca

Drink abundantly to prevent cramps

Ortho-bone (AOR), bone meal, 4 to 6 caps/day with meals - Lithothamne - Oil of pumpkin seeds

Almond, wheat germ, nutritional yeast, pineapple, banana, peach, lettuce

Cress, parsley, chervil, pine nuts - Gomasio: 1 tbsp. teaspoon X 3 / day

Grape seed extract - OPC (Proanthocyanidin Oligomers), 100 mg teaspoon in a glass of vegetable juice. - ConcenTrace (Trace Minerals), 10 drops x 2 / day

Avoid coffee abuse which promotes cramps, as well as sugar, confectionery, carbonated drinks, acidifying foods, rhubarb, spinach, tomato, ketchup, sorrel

Eliminate sterilized, homogenized milk, fried foods, breadings, wheat, glutinous cereals, white wine, cold meats

Identify allergenic foods

Wearing high-heeled shoes can cause cramps in the calves

Wet and warm wrapping of the limbs with compresses soaked in chamomile infusion

Baths with algae and E.O. of Roman chamomile

Practice of physical exercises

Foot baths with yarrow, chamomile, sage

Protect yourself from the negative effects of electromagnetic waves environmental issues using CMO devices.

E.O. of Marjoram (Origanum majorana), Roman Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis), Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) and sweet almond oil in massage

Other possibility: E.O. Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) + Black spruce (Picea mariana) + Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) + Lavender (Lavandula officinalis), all mixed in sesame oil for massage, to apply as a hot compress.

E.O. of Wintergreen (Gaultheria fragrandissima), in massage at the site of the cramp