16 Natural Ways to Stop Muscle Spasms
Do you suffer from frequent muscle spasms?
Natural Ways to Stop Muscle Spasms
Everyone gets muscle spasms in their calves, neck, back, shoulders and other areas now and then, and there are some great ways to stop those gripping pains in the middle of the night.
Here are 16 Natural Remedies for Muscle Spasms
Crampbark is one of the best muscle spams relieving herbs you can find if you have muscle spasms or feel you are going to have one in the middle (have that feeling) of the night take crampbark right away. It will relax those tense cramping aching muscles in no time.
Passion Flower will help relax cramped muscles, plus sooth you to sleep at the same time. Also works well as a sleep aid and for also lowering blood pressure.
Wild Yam works wonders for inflammation, cramps, and spasms of all kinds.
Celery Seed that you probably have in your spice cabinet works great for muscle spasms. And celery seed is a great diuretic and helps with gout, inflammation in general, arthritis, and even helps lower blood pressure.
Rosemary another herb that you might have in your spice rack also works well for muscle spasms. And Rosemary is great for joint pain, indigestion, and for improving your memory too!
Goldenrod is another simple and effective herb for muscle spasms. And goldenrod also works for gout, arthritis, kidney stones, and high blood pressure.
KavaKava also works well for muscle spasms… and helps with relaxing and soothing way tension and stress too!
Chamomile Tea is a good old standby and works well for muscle spasms, plus is relaxes, and helps with stress… and helps you get a good nights rest too.
Meadow Sweet works well for muscle spasms too, just mix it into your smoothie in the morning and feel great! Skullcap is great for muscle spasms, and helps with inflammation too!
Take Minerals, a lack of minerals can cause muscle spasms so taking a supplement of calcium, magnesium, and potassium will help. And if you’re lacking potassium eat some apricots, soy, potatoes, bananas and even seaweed which is full of lots of minerals. Also, take your B complex vitamins… the B vitamins are important for stress.
Acid foods can also increase muscle spasms so start green juicing thus alkalizing your body and your spasms may disappear.
Lower your stress level, if you are stressed to the max you will have lots of spasms, and the only way to get rid of them is to learn to relax. Listen to relaxing music, take a time out and read something fun, do some meditation, and also exercising, eating right, and drinking enough water are important.
In India, they recommend soaking your feet in mustard seeds for 20 to 30 minutes… will also do the trick.
Valerian a wonderful sedating herb works well for relaxing and let go of muscle spasms related to stress… and St. Johns Wort also works well too.
Check for heavy metal toxicity… that can cause muscle cramps too! You can buy inexpensive lab kits online that can check for heavy metal poisoning. You send them a sample of your hair… and they send you back a detailed analysis of all the heavy metals you have in your body. Great!
Muscle spasms can be caused by artificial sweeteners, colors, and food additives in general, so eat naturally, eat organic, eat non-GMO foods, and stay away from all processed foods.
Arnica applied as an ointment or cream also helps sooth away muscle spasms.
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About the Author
Dr. Paul Haider is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He’s the author of many books, having created many audio programs and videos, and has appeared on radio shows and television. His books “Relax into Success” and “21 Ways to Live a Stress-Free Life in Only 21 Days” have sold countless copies.
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don’t forget magnesium/magnesium oil; very helpful