The Surprising Cause Of Nighttime Leg Cramps With Patrick Sullivan

The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Patrick Sullivan

• My experience with leg cramps, especially during pregnancy
• Patrick’s experience with leg cramps
• The two different types of leg cramps and the root cause of each
• What is the difference between leg cramps during exercise and at other times, and why is this different
• Is potassium deficiency the root problem? Why it sometimes isn’t
• How calcium and magnesium work in tandem with each other and why the right balance is important
• Why the modern lifestyle has led to so much magnesium deficiency
• Most of us don’t get close to the minimum daily requirement of magnesium
• The easiest way to know if you might be deficient in magnesium
• Why it’s tough to fix magnesium deficiency with food in the modern world
• The thousands of reasons that the body needs magnesium: at least 3,751, to be exact!
• How magnesium is needed for ATP production
• The richest dietary sources of magnesium
• Minimum vs optimal intake of magnesium per day
• Lifestyle factors and drugs that deplete the body of magnesium
• Understanding vitamin D, sunshine, and magnesium
• Magnesium and pregnancy and why magnesium is extra helpful

Resources We Mention

• Jigsaw Health MagSRT - Use code wellness10 for a discount
• Jigsaw Health MagSoothe - Use code wellness10 for a discount
• Drug Muggers by Suzy Cohen
• Dminder app