Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Foot pain and magnesium

My foot pain returned last night. I still can't pinpoint what triggers it. However, eating a banana does the trick in getting rid of the pain.

Last Friday, I had a phone call appointment with my doctor. I asked what would be an better alternative to eating a banana for this foot pain. She recommended anything green and leafy. She thinks it's the magnesium that is helping me out.

Interesting. It makes sense why I have supplemented potassium and my foot pain occurred regularly. Eating a banana a day has helped reduce the occurrence to once every 1.5 to 2 months.

I do drink a green smoothie daily, except that it's mainly avocado, celery, protein powder, and cucumbers. Last week, I had spinach in it. Perhaps I should keep that up.

I will need to look at magnesium and see if that helps. I love eating bananas, but they get sugary when they get ripe. She says that eating a banana a day is okay and that maybe breaking it up so that I eat half in the morning and half in the afternoon will help.

5 comments:

  1. I thought this might be of interest. The orange one has potassium and the lemon one has magnesium. Zero sugar etc. In the meantime I hope the pain has receded.

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  2. It would help if I included the link.

    https://www.readyrefresh.com/en/brands/nestle-pure-life-purified-water-delivery/c/NestlePureLife?sort=&q=%3Arelevance%3Acategory%3AEnhancedWater&gclid=CjwKCAjw19z6BRAYEiwAmo64LfyxRCHpx9XyIfgeKaedTHLJ-PYb33psrqO63jmCqzQ2nhjbWk8J3hoCtq0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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    1. Thanks for the product recommendations! I'll need to see if these items are available at my local grocery store. I've never seen the Nestle enhanced line.

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  3. You are welcome - I buy them on Amazon where they are cheaper than buying directly from Nestle. I hope your foot is getting better. Take care.

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    1. I'll check Amazon and see. The foot is much better now. Thanks!

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