Restless Legs No More: Natural Relief That Really Works - AI Podcast
Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Briana Mercola
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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- Restless leg syndrome (RLS) causes an irresistible urge to move your legs, with symptoms worsening at night. The sensations are described as crawling, pulling, aching, and throbbing
- RLS is often linked to underlying conditions such as iron deficiency, kidney failure, peripheral neuropathy, spinal cord conditions, or Parkinson's disease
- Nutritional approaches like increasing iron, magnesium with B6, and vitamin D intake help manage RLS symptoms without the side effects of pharmaceutical medications
- Traditional herbal remedies like Dangguijakyak-san (DS) and Shihogyeji-tang (ST) also help treat RLS by balancing blood flow and dopamine activity
- Exercise, stretching, acupuncture, and other holistic approaches like pneumatic compression devices and near-infrared light therapy effectively reduce RLS symptom severity and improve sleep quality
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen |
| 0:06.1 | summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. No reading required. |
| 0:10.5 | Subscribe for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights. Do you ever settle into your |
| 0:16.7 | couch at night only to feel an overpowering, crawling tension inside your calves that insists |
| 0:22.3 | you get up and walk, even though all you really want is restful sleep. That sensation could be |
| 0:27.6 | restless leg syndrome. Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster, guiding |
| 0:33.9 | tonight's discussion and joining me is Alara Sky. Together we'll explore safe nutritional |
| 0:39.4 | strategies, herbal remedies, movement, and holistic therapies that relieve RLS without the drug-related |
| 0:46.3 | drawbacks. Clinicians describe RLS as an irresistible urge to move your legs to ease |
| 0:52.4 | internal discomfort that flares during rest and intensifies |
| 0:56.2 | after sunset. |
| 0:57.9 | People report sensations that feel crawling, creeping, pulling, throbbing, aching, itching, |
| 1:04.5 | or even electric, always deep inside the limbs. |
| 1:08.5 | Doctors confirm RLS when five criteria align. The urge arises with unpleasant |
| 1:13.6 | leg sensations. Symptoms appear or worsen while you're still. Movement brings partial or full relief. |
| 1:19.6 | Evenings are consistently worse, and no other diagnosed condition fully explains your experience. |
| 1:25.6 | Often RLS points to deeper issues. Peripheral |
| 1:29.6 | neuropathy from diabetes or alcohol misuse damages nerves and sparks the symptoms. Iron |
| 1:34.9 | deficiency, kidney failure that lowers iron, spinal cord injuries, and Parkinson's disease, |
| 1:41.2 | all heighten your risk and should be evaluated. |
| 1:44.5 | Many also battle periodic limb movement of sleep, meaning your legs kick throughout the night, |
| 1:49.6 | shattering deep rest. Traditional prescriptions, dopamine agonists, anti-seizure drugs, |
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