http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/03/28/cramps-and-self-experimentation/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:08:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/03/28/cramps-and-self-experimentation/#comment-144205 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:26:50 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/03/28/cramps-and-self-experimentation/#comment-144205 I thought this was established science. I take potassium supplements whenever I do something I suspect will diminish my blood levels, and I regularly include bananas in my diet for this very reason. Recently, I've added B-12 supplements too after some searching on the internet. I thought this was established science. I take potassium supplements whenever I do something I suspect will diminish my blood levels, and I regularly include bananas in my diet for this very reason. Recently, I’ve added B-12 supplements too after some searching on the internet.

]]> http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/03/28/cramps-and-self-experimentation/#comment-144184 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:18:46 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/03/28/cramps-and-self-experimentation/#comment-144184 Any pregnant woman will confirm this is true. With both of my pregnancies, I experienced horrible leg cramps/charlie horses once I hit the 3rd trimester. By that point in the pregnancy, the body is pretty much at its limit and potassium is depleted quickly. To remedy this, I ate a banana before bed every night. On the nights I did that, no cramps. The nights I skipped my banana(s), I woke up with horrible charlie horses and cramps. Proof enough for me! Any pregnant woman will confirm this is true. With both of my pregnancies, I experienced horrible leg cramps/charlie horses once I hit the 3rd trimester. By that point in the pregnancy, the body is pretty much at its limit and potassium is depleted quickly. To remedy this, I ate a banana before bed every night. On the nights I did that, no cramps. The nights I skipped my banana(s), I woke up with horrible charlie horses and cramps. Proof enough for me!

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