Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) - improve condition without medication

Restless Leg Syndrome: A Simple Solution
By Michael E. Platt, M.D.

The purpose of this article is to reach out to people with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), to let them know that they have the option of improving their condition without having to resort to medications that may create some serious side effects.

The most satisfying approach to treating this condition is to deal with its cause, which can actually result in the elimination of the problem. Giving band-aids such as magnesium, or anti-Parkinson drugs such as Requip or Mirapex, allow the disorder to persist.

I am a board-certified internist, and health book author, specializing in wellness and natural hormone replacement. I have found that RLS is caused by an imbalance of certain hormones.

The hormone creating the restlessness is adrenaline; also know as the fight – or – flight hormone. Characteristically, RLS patients have an excess of adrenaline, may toss and turn all night, be quick to anger, might be workaholics, will usually have fibromyalgia (aches and pains – low back, side of the hips, and grind their teeth), they might drink too much, and will be hypoglycemic (sleepy between 3-4 p.m. or when in a car), and so on. There is an associated over-production of insulin and an under-production of progesterone.

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Please note that the utilization of natural bio-identical hormones to treat illnesses is not generally accepted by the medical establishment. Unfortunately, doctors receive no training in medical school about natural hormones. For people to get well, they must become proactive and take responsibility for their health.

Getting rid of RLS with natural hormones that are identical to what the body produces will have additional benefits. Patients feel more relaxed, they can sleep at night, road rage disappears, and they can focus more easily.

Please keep in mind that hormones control every system in the body – they have the power to make us well and the power to make us ill. I have had 100% success with eliminating RLS by getting hormones into balance, often within the first week.