Hi everyone this is Monica Reinagel and you're listening to the nutrition

Divas quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous. We're talking about restless leg syndrome today and

nutrients that might help. Restless leg syndrome RLS, might sound like a goofy made-up disorder, but for one in ten people in the U.S. it's maddeningly real.

It's a neurological condition characterized by an unpleasant sensation or

an overwhelming urge to move your legs and it's usually most noticeable when you're trying to relax and fall asleep, and it can actually

keep you from getting a good night's sleep.

As our own house call doctor explains, the causes are poorly understood and various.

RLS sometimes accompanies other neurological diseases.

It can also be exacerbated by certain prescription medications or nutrient deficiencies, and sometimes it just runs in families

with no obvious cause.

If you do struggle with RLS, take heart in the knowledge that it also sometimes disappears as

mysteriously as it starts. Now stretching before bed can sometimes reduce the

symptoms and Get- Fit Guy has some great stretching routines that target the leg and calf muscles.

If your RLS is really interfering with your sleep and therefore your ability to function,

your doctor may be able to prescribe medication that will help. and therefore your ability to function,

your doctor may be able to prescribe medication that will help.

But what about nutrition?

Are there foods or supplements that can help with RLS?

If you go to your local Vitamin store and ask the sales clerk for advice, he or she is

likely to send you out with an arm load of supplements, magnesium, horse chestnut, follic

acid, or any other herb or vitamin that's ever been vaguely associated

with legs, muscles, or nerves. And that's why we don't ask Vitamin Store sales clerks

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