Do you suffer from restless leg syndrome? I’ve received possible solutions from different sources over the years. A recent source says, “Up to 1000 mg per day of Vitamin B1 stops restless leg syndrome.” Some years ago in Oregon a person told me that smoking marijuana and eating lots of garlic was their solution. Just the other day I saw research that said 400 I.U. per day of vitamin D was effective for muscle aches, spasms and joint pain. The research also showed a 40% decrease in MS, reduced incidence of rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, heart disease and positive results with all autoimmune diseases when there was sufficient vitamin D. Is there an underlying cause with restless leg syndrome, possibly an immune system problem or digestive deficiency resulting in inefficient assimilation of nutrients? In order to find a cure we have to find the cause.
If we choose the vitamin B1 treatment it’s essential to take a supplemental complex B vitamin. When individual B vitamins are taken they leach other B vitamins from the system. If we opt for the second remedy we might want to wear lots of patchouli like hippies used to. Like a host of other ailments the problem could be from constipation or lack of exercise. If I sit at the computer too long I can get sciatica, and exercise is my remedy. Vitamin D can come from an interaction with sunlight, as little as 10 minutes a day on bare skin can supply sufficient amounts. According to the research, if we don’t get sufficient sunlight it’s necessary to use supplements. Also according to the research, supplements worked but food didn’t, even cold water fish. Like my grandmother used to say, “Well now wait a minute!”
We need to ask some questions. Who funded the research and what exactly is their definition of food? Were the researchers using highly processed foods as their benchmark or were they using whole foods? If they were using whole foods one might want to throw all the findings in the Dumpster. Eskimos, who live way further north than most of us would ever want to go, have virtually no sun 6 months of the year. Part of the year the sun is up 24 hours a day but doesn’t have the same intensity as in southern latitudes. Eskimos who eat the same diet as their ancestors have little or no incidence of the mentioned diseases and that’s the way it was for millennia, whole food, no supplements, mostly raw. The Eskimos who eat the same diet as we do suffer from the same diseases we do, even when taking supplements.
Eskimos and indigenous people further south ate the heart, liver and other organ meats and fed the muscle meats to their dogs, unless times were tight and food was scarce. Another reason to question the research is I read information from SFSU that stated, 58% of all medical guideline information written, is funded by pharmaceutical companies. Does the research seem a little (anti-)fishy? Personally, I question that supplements are the irrefutable solution. Many would like to have us believe the assembly line is the answer. It may be for cars and coffeepots, but not when it comes to health.
The incidence of MS, and other degenerative diseases, has steadily risen since the early 1900’s. Fluorescent lighting is known to deplete vitamins from the human body. During the last 80+ years we’ve progressively spent more and more time under artificial lighting. Sometimes we can’t change the cause but if we know what it is, we have a better idea of how to work with it.
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