Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Eat This, Heal... Muscle Cramps

The most common cause of cramping is dehydration. Muscle twitches often indicate low potassium.

Your body needs: Fluid; plus electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, and chloride to maintain a balance in your muscles.

You should eat: Lots of melon. Try a quick salad made with 1 cup of chopped watermelon mixed with 1 cup of chopped cantaloupe.

(Personally, I like to drizzle a little balsamic on my watermelon. Also, I keep bananas handy in case of muscle twitches.)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Bananas are rich in potassium too and you should have at least 8 to 10 glasses of water a day. Stretching your muscle help too. Those were just few, I know that really help in preventing muscle cramps.

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