Whether they hit in the middle of the night or during a workout, leg cramps can stop you in your tracks with sharp, unexpected pain. Stretching your leg, massaging it, or applying heat may provide quick relief, but what you'd really like is for it never to happen again. How can you get to the root cause and prevent leg cramps ?

According to Rupa Health , leg cramps may be a sign that you are low in the electrolyte magnesium (learn about the biggest warning signs of magnesium deficiency ). They explain that calcium causes muscles to contract. On the other hand, magnesium is a calcium channel blocker. When it blocks calcium from binding with receptor sites, this helps muscles to relax. However, without enough magnesium, muscles can't relax, leading to cramps. Because of this, when pai

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