Hello my name is Dr. Susan Jewell and on behalf of Expert Village today I am going to talk to you about how to recognize and treat a syndrome called Restless Leg Syndrome or jumping legs. Now in this clip we are going to talk about diet and nutrition and even though we don't know the cause of restless leg syndrome, there are certain things that you can change in your diet and in your lifestyle that will help to decrease the frequency and also the duration for restless leg syndrome. Now of course deficiency in iron and folate particularly has strong correlation for people with this particular syndrome. If you look at your diet, there are certain vegetables and fruits you can choose that can help increase that intake besides taking supplements and brussel sprouts besides having anti-cancer properties also have a lot of folate in the greenery and in the iron as well but you get the minerals in the brussel sprouts and broccoli as well. A lot of the green vegetables have a lot of folate in them. Green peppers as well are a good way. These are just some of the examples. We have lots of green leafy spinach and lettuce that you can add to your salads and to your food. All of this is very important in making sure that you have an adequate daily recommended amount of these minerals in your diet and that will in turn help you to deal with the syndrome of restless leg condition and to decrease the duration of the symptom.
How to Treat Restless Legs Syndrome iet Tips for Treating Restless Leg Syndrome
Hello my name is Dr. Susan Jewell and on behalf of Expert Village today I am going to talk to you about how to recognize and treat a syndrome called Restless Leg Syndrome or jumping legs. Now in this clip we are going to talk about diet and nutrition and even though we don't know the cause of restless leg syndrome, there are certain things that you can change in your diet and in your lifestyle that will help to decrease the frequency and also the duration for restless leg syndrome. Now of course deficiency in iron and folate particularly has strong correlation for people with this particular syndrome. If you look at your diet, there are certain vegetables and fruits you can choose that can help increase that intake besides taking supplements and brussel sprouts besides having anti-cancer properties also have a lot of folate in the greenery and in the iron as well but you get the minerals in the brussel sprouts and broccoli as well. A lot of the green vegetables have a lot of folate in them. Green peppers as well are a good way. These are just some of the examples. We have lots of green leafy spinach and lettuce that you can add to your salads and to your food. All of this is very important in making sure that you have an adequate daily recommended amount of these minerals in your diet and that will in turn help you to deal with the syndrome of restless leg condition and to decrease the duration of the symptom.