Re: Permax and other thoughts

December 17, 1998

Muriel wrote:

>

> I was recently at a non-smokers retreat to stop smoking and we watched this

> video which said that

> when we become addicted to nicotine, alchol, drugs, it effects the level of

> doparmine in our brain.

> This made me wonder about the effects of Permax which works on the levels of

> dopermaine. Since I was

> once addicted to alchol, and also nicotine, could Permax be harmful to me or

> to anyone who has been

> an addict. I think Sinemet works on the dopermain levels also, so that

> might also be harmful.

> I also spent a lot of time trying out alternative therapies

> including yoga and acupuncture.

> I am planning to find out about a Chinese herb mixture which is suppose to

> work for restless legs. As

> soon as I find it and try it, I will give everyone a report. Are there any

> paticular foods that

> are bad for rls besides caffiene.?

>

Muriel: I don't know of any foods that are especially bad for RLS in themselves.

However, as I understand it, if you take something acidic like orange juice, and

don't follow it up soon with a food or supplement containing Calcium, that

mineral will be pulled out of your system to deal with that acidity. I believe

that is one of the reasons that some orange juice comes with Calcium added to

it. But more importantly, I think that the food combinations contained in the

" standard American diet " , which tends to emphasize acid foods (as in all meats,

poultry, most grains, sugar, and Pasturized milk products) are not good for RLS.

As stated by Dr. Ralph Golan in his book " Optimal Wellness " , " if alkalizing

dietary minerals (as supplied by most fruits and most vegetables) are

insufficient, chronic acidity will contribute to the demineralization of your

body's tissues, teeth and bones.....Consequently, as minerals leave the nervous

system, you can develop nervous and emotional disorders " . It seems to me that

this can occur to some extent even on a short time basis, based on personal

observations that it has recently only been the times when I ate more than my

usual quota of 3-4 oz of meat or chicken with dinner that my RLS has acted badly

later in the evening.

> Don in Albuquerque, NM

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