Restless Legs and Alcohol

I sometimes hear from fellow sufferers that alcohol is a trigger for restless legs for them. I can’t really comment on this because I don’t drink. When you look at what triggers are in diseases and disorders, alcohol is often one of them. Other ‘frequent offenders’ are, for example, smoking, coffee, sugar and chocolate. Apparently … Read more

Sesame Seed and Restless Legs

A while ago I read that eating sesame seeds could help with restless legs. I found that an intriguing statement. I had never made the link between sesame seeds before. Once I heard a fellow sufferer about the use of sesame seed oil. My curiosity leads me to investigate further. In this blog I look … Read more

Histamine and Restless Legs

A fellow sufferer pointed out to me a while ago that an allergy or intolerance to histamine can play a role in restless legs. I did not know that. Apart from RLS, she herself also has to deal with irritable bowel syndrome. When she told about her complaints, she had been cutting gluten in her … Read more

Is Glutamate a Trigger for RLS?

A fellow sufferer emailed me an article about glutamate related to restless legs. Actually, the article is about all kinds of conditions on which glutamate has an effect. Glutamate is found in foods I had never really delved into this topic before. I did read more than once about the neurotransmitter GABA. This neurotransmitter is … Read more

Orthomolecular Medicine and Restless Legs

In my previous blogs I mentioned orthomolecular medicine several times. On various topics related to the treatment of restless legs, it takes an alternative view. If you read about the orthomolecular view, you will see a number of things. Sometimes it is described as therapy, sometimes as medicine or cure. The practitioner is sometimes called … Read more