100% approve! 5-6 years of cramping in my hamstrings while taking magnesium daily. After seeing one of your videos I added boron and IMMEDIATELY got relief. I can’t thank you enough for that little nugget of information. Many people say, "If I help only one person it was worth it…" well, you did and that person was me! Thank you!!!!!!
It is suggested that chronic intake of boron can lead to health issues. For peeps on carnivore diet be aware that boron is naturally found in eggs (10 times as much in the white as the yolk.) and milk..
Yes, I had experienced this early on in my Carnivore journey. I was taking electrolytes - potassium, sodium and magnesium - but oddly was still getting cramps. I then learned that boron helps with the absorption. I now rarely experience these cramps.
Ideally not no you are 100% correct. But for those not adding fruit (main source of boron), supplementing may be useful. We also need to remember soil depletion probably plays a large role here. Here in Australia we have almost no boron in the soil at all.
@@borispetkau1246exactly. With the way our earth is changing it isn’t even natural anymore. Our lakes used to have magnesium and we would bathe in those. Now it’s different, so we have to do different things to align with that
@@ArthurShelby-PB that depends where your meat comes from and the knowledge of the farmer raising it. There is a section of the upper midwest known as the goiter belt because the soil is and always has been so iodine deficient. If the iodine isn’t in the soil then it isn’t in the plants. Not in the plants then it isn’t in the animals. We aren’t even in that area yet our local farmer has to supplement iodine in his cattle due to health issues they were having. Most people today are iodine deficient along with many other nutrients because modern farming has stripped the soil or they just weren’t in the soil to begin with. Supplementation today is pretty much necessary for certain nutrients.
I love the carnivore diet for so many reasons, health wise and, simple lifestyle choices ..Frankly i've never felt better and may I add that i don't have any pertinent health issues or have ever taken medication on a regular basis and I'm 71 years old. One should not start a sentence with a preposition ,but .... if the carnivore diet is as ancestral as some influencers say it is and.... if according to this video muscle cramps are quite common on carnivore then why should anyone need boron. The cramps i experienced while doing carnivore , despite spending a small fortune on meat and electrolyte supplementation and having my sleep cycle so interrupted by leg cramps that I literally became fearful and extremely apprehensive about whether I'd ever get a sound nights sleep again, were so severe that i really question the benefits longterm or the validity of the "ancestral " nature of this diet despite some really sound anthropological evidence to the affirmative.When I introduced varying amounts of almost any vegies and some carbs the issue resolved immediately and there's somewhat of an anomaly with eating an ancestral diet and ducking out to the health food shop for supplements of any kind, don't you think? Doubtless many will have sundry reasons and explanations but that doesn't explain the absolutism that many influencers proclaim loudly about this diets relevance. Think for yourself, supplements of any kind should not be necessary on a natural human diet and this applies to vegans and vegetarians equally. Any thoughts?
Same experiece. Added back at 12.30 an orange and a banana and at 17.30 2 apples after eating eggs and meat and no more cramps! Dr Saladino had the same story.
I've had cramps in my calves since I was about 20 (now 66). It was due to poor absorption (gut issues), which I got diagnosed at age 22, and I was lacking in potassium in particular. So I ate a banana every day. After I started eating ancestral diet (no sugar or processed food, and 70-90% meat/eggs/fat), and realizing that salt is essential for life, I listened to the doctors, and salt my food to taste. Also, after decades of eating stuff that's bad for our guts, we may take a long time to heal. Drinking a tablespoon of vinegar and teaspoon of potassium bicarbonate dissolved in a glass of water (mornings and evenings if you like; I just take it in the morning) will encourage better digestion by increasing the acidity of your stomach, whilst giving you much needed potassium. Remember that our food may not have the nutrients it did when WE were young! You can always take a magnesium supplement, which will help with sleep and any constipation issues (just in case that's helpful :) I've had zero leg cramps, and it's been 2 1/2 years. I hope that was helpful, where we are similar age, and probably did lots of gut damage before we found ancestral diet. It's really helped me heal post-virus issues. Take care!
Oh, and I eat plain high-fat yogurt and wild blueberries almost every day; occasionally an apple to break my fast instead. No other sweet/fruit. I've tried adding back, but the sugar content makes my gut pain. Same with greens. A stew with potato and turnip, no problem.
@@jennifermarlow. Thank you Jennifer, I think your right about the gut issues mine were caused by bacterial infections from many trips to India. I'll try the apple cider and bi carb all the best P
I am having electrolytes HEYLO “Magnesium Recovery” made by a Brisbane company and available at my local Health Food Store. I also take a magnesium tablet and also a quarter of a teaspoon of salt in water every day. This is all in a bid to stop the muscle cramps. It does work most of the time but I have been puzzling over this for quite some time. I really do hope that Boron is the answer for me with regard to the muscle cramping. I am getting some asap. I have also subscribed to the channel and signed up for the newsletter. Right from the beginning I instinctively felt that zero carbs would not be a good idea. I eat mainly meat but have been having roughly 20 carbs a day and it is a huge relief to find that you do recommend some carbs. Thank you Thank you Thank you
The secret to body health. It takes little or only one. Man is a mammal therefore his bodily development begins with the suckling of his mother's milk. This is the model food for man for his entire life. It is generally known that breast milk contains: water, protein, fat, some carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Everyone focuses on protein, fat and carbohydrates as the main components of energy. These are all necessary but no one asks the question of what is needed to provide electrical impulses to muscles. It is calcium. Smooth muscle fibers are found in the walls of hollow visceral organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines. The heart is one big muscle. Skeletal muscle fibers are found in muscles that are attached to the skeleton. Calcium enables muscles to function properly, including contraction and diastole, which is necessary for every movement, every heartbeat, every movement of the intestines, pancreas and liver. As we know, the muscle that can never stop is the heart. So the brain will always consider it a priority to get calcium ions to the heart muscle. There is a widespread belief that calcium is mainly needed for building bones. And this is the biggest lie that is publicly presented. It is enough to ask a basic question: if calcium is used mainly for bone building, why does the body prefer to endure bone and joint pain due to osteoporosis, why can it even allow bone fractures due to weakening of bones so that a person cannot move to look for food? Why does it prefer to suck all the calcium out of the teeth exposing a person to digestive problems due to lack of chewing food (for the organism the artificial jaw does not exist). Now that we know that this is a fact, the second question is: where is the calcium so important if the body robs the bones and joints of it? Well, the priority is precisely the continuous work of the heart. Then the work of the limbs and organs that have muscles. The conclusion is clear that bones are an iron reservoir of calcium, which must always be on hand. That bones are a storehouse is evidenced by the fact that they can knit together, that is, rebuild their structure with calcium. It is a storehouse for issuing and receiving calcium. Daily standards for calcium intake: women aged 19-50 years - 1000 mg, women aged >51 years - 1200 mg, men aged 19-65 years - 1000 mg, men aged >66 years - 1200 mg, pregnancy and lactation 50 years of age - 2000 mg/day. These are, of course, averaged values but are quite authoritative. Thus, any lower supply of calcium to the body means tapping into reserves in the bones. That's why many elderly people already have depleted calcium stores and suffer from a variety of bone disorders: fractures, back pain, joint pain, dental cavities. It also has a great impact on the psyche. I would argue that addiction to all stimulants such as coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, addiction to emotional sensations, sports, sex are masking low access to energy. We consume energy in abundance yet our transmission network is inefficient. Therefore, the body seeks moments when it is not at such low energy levels. For example, how does coffee work? When it is in the blood it has the property of abundantly pulling calcium out of the muscles and letting it circulate through the circulatory system. Then one feels arousal because the main internal organs have temporary full access to energy while some muscles do not, and that is why they may tremble, for example, hands or eyelids because there are disruptions in the contraction and diastole of muscles that lack calcium. Some say that coffee leaches magnesium and that's why there are these tremors. Nothing could be further from the truth. Coffee per balance provides more magnesium than it excretes due to its diuretic nature. So homeostasis or energy balance must be restored in the body so that it begins to function properly. When the human body is saturated with calcium it will not seek more sensations. It will not throw itself into carbohydrates - a source of quick energy. The need for energy in general will decrease and stimulants will become unattractive. Then you can even risk saying: take care of your calcium levels and eat what you want. This is because nature enters its proper rotation and selects for itself what it needs in the right amounts. That's when you get back to the right weight and proper fitness. And what are the best sources of calcium? Dairy products are known for their high amounts of calcium, however, consuming them is associated with more or less of a problem of mucus formation in the body as an immune response so they should not be the main source of calcium. In my opinion, the best source of calcium is eggshell. One whole eggshell weighing 6g contains 2g of calcium, which is exactly the maximum tolerable intake of calcium for adults over 50 years of age, and half a shell provides the total daily calcium requirement. Shells are best eaten raw and with the peel in which there is collagen to preserve all the biological values of the shell, ground or crushed for better absorption (wash off or avoid the paint from the stamp marking the origin of the egg). If you cannot tolerate eggshell, you can supplement calcium with calcium citrate, which is a relatively inexpensive supplement. This citrate does not cause constipation and is well absorbed. You can start with a dose of 500mg of calcium per dose. Time of consumption indifferent. It is best mixed with food. Its taste is indifferent and does not affect the taste of food. In this way you can withdraw any bone pain, back pain, joint pain. If short-lived pains appear somewhere in the body, it is a sign that the body is beginning to rebuild damaged tissues. Why should a person supplement vitamin D3? To pull calcium out of the bones faster. The prevalence of osteoporosis by continent ranges from 8% in Oceania to 26.9% in Africa. Depending on the country: from 4.1% in the Netherlands (most of the country lies below sea level and is crisscrossed by a network of rivers, lakes and canals . All this means that the air is relatively humid throughout the year. Fog and mist are often experienced, especially in late autumn and early spring) to 52% in Turkey If you're concerned about vitamin D3 then the issue is simple. I began to wonder why the mainstreaneria together with LC-friendly nutritionists are collectively blowing the same bagpipes “More vitamin D3” well, and it dawned on me. The wrong question gives the wrong answers. The thinking is: when there is vitamin D saturation there is immunity and well-being. The conclusion: vitamin D3 is a boon. And this is the thinking that pharma expects. As is known, vitamin D3 is produced by the body under the influence of the sun, but not to have additional benefits from sunlight, but to counteract the oxidative stress that the sun's rays cause in the body. For this, calcium is needed to shield cells from oxidation. That's why vitamin D3 taps into the body's largest stores of calcium, and why so many relax in the sun and some find the sun very stimulating. The reason is simple: strong calcium saturation of the body at the expense of the bones. This is why there is such a plague of osteoporosis in Africa. Arabs are smarter covered from head to toe. It is known that before the Flood the earth was covered with a mantle of steam, which is why such a Matusalem could live 969 years. Calcium is so important for two reasons: neural conduction and protection. E.g., we have calcification of the pineal gland and many blame it on calcium. The truth is that calcium binds fluoride, which destroys the pineal gland by inactivating it. The second thing: atherosclerotic plaque. She is formed because of damage to the walls of blood vessels. The body then sends a dressing consisting of calcium along with cholesterol. When the dressing arrives at the site it is applied to the wound, dries and a scab is formed - an atherosclerotic plaque. By the way, the cause of these wounds is the consumption of rapeseed, sunflower and other oils, which oxidize quickly. I saw a study done over 50 years where they correlated carbohydrate, protein and fat intake and their effect on disease. It turned out that carbohydrate intake increased by a few percent, protein the same but seed fat intake increased by as far as I remember several hundred percent and here was a sharp increase in vascular and neurodegenerative diseases. And then there is the allegation that calcium causes kidney stones. The kidneys damage oxalates and the body sees this. It then sends calcium to bind the oxalates and so kidney stones form. That is, calcium saves the kidneys from total destruction and prevents becoming a lifelong patient of external dialysis. IMHO if a person took care of calcium saturation such diseases as parkinson's (shaking hands), alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis, reflux (malfunctioning esophageal foramen muscle) would disappear. These are all diseases that are a symptom of nerves dying, from a lack of signals reaching them from the brain to stimulate them.
I take the lot.. magnesium glycinate, potassium, salt, water, and boron. I still get horrible leg cramps in the morning when I stretch my legs out. If I sleep on my back with my legs straight all night there’s much less cramping .. but I really want to sleep on my side. Gargh!
All my leg cramps and bone pains are gone after 8 months of carnivore . I don’t take magnesium anymore. But I noticed B1 (benfothiamine) help a lot to cure fibromyalgia and cramps.
How many grams of sodium are you taking each day? Not salt because that also includes chloride, but sodium. Some people need 3-4 grams (3,000-4,000 mg) or more per day. Spread throughout the day.
Glad that you are on the PHD and for so long!!! I did the Adkins for a year back about '85 but family pressured me to stop.I wish I had continued but now am carnivore for almost 2.5 years. I suffer cramps but with minerals and salt they are infrequent.
I tried adding Boron for cramps but it didn't change anything. Turns out I was drinking slightly too much water, thus diluting my electrolytes. Also stopped taking potassium as that counteracts salt intake - you need to find the balance. So for me, it was making sure my salt level was always high enough. Especially as I'm very active outdoors in the African sun.
I'm going to try an avocado a day for a few days to see if this gives me boron and improves my really bad night time leg cramps. I mean bad like my hamstring completely locks up sometime in a way that is very different from other common cramps like a calf muscle cramp. I'd be over the moon if I could stop the cramps.
My hamstring cramps were specific to caffiene. Since cutting out coffee and chocolate I no longer get hamstring cramps. FYI when I used to get them I'd drink a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in about 12 oz of water.
I had cramping issues early on carnivore and tried all kinds of electrolytes, more water, adding a few carb etc etc. What I found worked was drinking LESS water but adding salt to it, and more salt to my OMAD carnivore meal and cut out coffee, problem solved.
Australian soils are low in Boron and so whether you eat carnivore or vegan there is little boron. Also, What is the right form of Boron to take ? Is the one in the pill the right form ?
I've been suffering with leg cramps for over a decade, as soon as I started avoiding grains. I've only been on carnivore for 4 months, but the cramps are still the same. I can't take magnesium (even glycinate), so I'm hoping that trying boron that will help!
I only get ctamps if I 'break' my ketovore diet with carbs. Ive always thought it was due to the sudden fluid retention/shifts after eating unaccustomed carbs
Its heart palpitations i had problems with everything else great been told electrolytes is answer so going to try that,also you do get boran in carnivore as its in eggs and milk
I was taking electrolytes, getting cramps was doing everything Wright so was scratching my head, then on Professor Bat Kay explained more protein is required, so took slightly more protein and not had cramps again.
@briangallagher6624 By adding 3 eggs to my 1st meal of the day, mine is a pound of ground beef, so adding 3 eggs during cooking pluss my usual Celtic sea salt sorted my cramps out.
This is very interesting, as I am eating a carnivore diet and I find I need to consume fairly significant amounts of salt (I use Redmond's) otherwise I get muscle cramps (usually calves or anterior tibialis). If I have a fast day where I don't eat, I have to be very deliberate about having extra electrolytes in my water or I will cramp very predictably. I also supplement magnesium and potassium (Keto Chow that contains both, with some sodium). I wonder if I am low in boron. I normally don't have cramps if I stay on top of electrolyte supplementing. However it does occasionally still happen. Just this morning I had cramps. They literally go away in about 5 minutes if I eat some salt directly. I pour some Redmond's into my hand (a fairly small amount) and consume it. I may try adding boron. Question: given that boron also is described in the study you linked to promote osteogenesis as well as wound healing (via tissue mineralization), would this actually be a concern for people who have heart disease and thus, anything that would promote atherosclerosis would be a concern? If there are vulnerable new lesions in the coronary endothelium, might boron promote plaque formation via tissue calcification? (However, would this be bad or good, since, as I understand it, when plaques calcify, this is the latest stage in the healing process and stabilizes the plaque so it is very unlikely to throw off a clot.) Bottom line, is there any reason for concern here in regards to coronary artery disease? (i.e. atherosclerosis)
I’ve been carnivore for 12 mths. Hydration and electrolytes good. But just the past two weeks I’ve been craving fruits and other foods again out of the blue plus getting muscle cramps?!? Might be showing me deficiencies 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
zero carb people tend to get cramps and supplement with salt like crazy. a tiny bit of carbs (like I do, e.g. 20g) those issues mostly seem to go away.
@ interesting. I’m hoping I don’t have to supplement because I’m not full carnivore, I also eat salad and nuts and avocado, so hopefully I’m getting enough boron.
Depends on the type of magnesium too. Standard magnesium oxide supplements are the worst because the body absorbs it so poorly. I suggest Magnesium glycinate is a better option than oxide.
I read that the soil in Australia is depleted of Boron. Could this be why you needed to supplement? I tried it about a year ago and really it seemed to do nothing for me.
I never had cramp until i tried carnivore! As soon as i added back in some carbs it went away i got debilitating cramps all over my body so you cannot speak for everyone everyone is different.
What do you think about BORAX? I am 5 days into full carnivore diet feeling great, however I am getting tingling in my calf muscles and at night when lying down my muscles in my lower legs star twitching and they feel like the muscles are going to cramp. Thank you for this information. I am going to start taking the BORAX again.
Borax and boron are not the same thing. Borax is a cleaning agent and has been used as a pesticide (ant killer) and is not a food grade product. In one state in Australia it is banned in any food products as it violates Australian Poisons Standards. Use boron, yes it’s more $$$ but in the recommended dosage in the video, it’s not just useful but safe.
I'd not use borax, as it's not sold for human consumption. I'd use the tablet form of boron. it's worth a try, loads of people already in the comments here and on my other videos say it really helped them. Again, get the tablet Boron, not borax.
According to Walter Last, a retired biochemist, research chemist, nutritionist and natural therapist based in Australia, borax is safe. He wrote an article "the Borax Conspiracy" which appeared in the Nexus Magazine.
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If you're on The Carnivore Diet and getting cramps, consider adding in some Boron - it massively helped me! I buy this one 👉 amzn.to/40E8aUX
100% approve! 5-6 years of cramping in my hamstrings while taking magnesium daily. After seeing one of your videos I added boron and IMMEDIATELY got relief. I can’t thank you enough for that little nugget of information.
Many people say, "If I help only one person it was worth it…" well, you did and that person was me! Thank you!!!!!!
I’m so happy that helped you!
It is suggested that chronic intake of boron can lead to health issues.
For peeps on carnivore diet be aware that boron is naturally found in eggs (10 times as much in the white as the yolk.)
and milk..
Yes, I had experienced this early on in my Carnivore journey. I was taking electrolytes - potassium, sodium and magnesium - but oddly was still getting cramps. I then learned that boron helps with the absorption. I now rarely experience these cramps.
You shouldn't have to take any form of pills or supplements to thrive
Ideally not no you are 100% correct. But for those not adding fruit (main source of boron), supplementing may be useful. We also need to remember soil depletion probably plays a large role here. Here in Australia we have almost no boron in the soil at all.
Through the agriculture our soil is depleted from minerals, now we have to supplement those.
@@borispetkau1246exactly. With the way our earth is changing it isn’t even natural anymore. Our lakes used to have magnesium and we would bathe in those. Now it’s different, so we have to do different things to align with that
@@ArthurShelby-PB that depends where your meat comes from and the knowledge of the farmer raising it. There is a section of the upper midwest known as the goiter belt because the soil is and always has been so iodine deficient. If the iodine isn’t in the soil then it isn’t in the plants. Not in the plants then it isn’t in the animals. We aren’t even in that area yet our local farmer has to supplement iodine in his cattle due to health issues they were having. Most people today are iodine deficient along with many other nutrients because modern farming has stripped the soil or they just weren’t in the soil to begin with. Supplementation today is pretty much necessary for certain nutrients.
I've known for years that boron is a keylate for Mg and CA absorption. I get cramps too This video makes so much sense so excited to test it.
That's it, I now consider the NIH a reputable source. ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Boron-Consumer/
Coffee and beer are good sources of boron.
I hope it works for you
I love the carnivore diet for so many reasons, health wise and, simple lifestyle choices ..Frankly i've never felt better and may I add that i don't have any pertinent health issues or have ever taken medication on a regular basis and I'm 71 years old. One should not start a sentence with a preposition ,but .... if the carnivore diet is as ancestral as some influencers say it is and.... if according to this video muscle cramps are quite common on carnivore then why should anyone need boron. The cramps i experienced while doing carnivore , despite spending a small fortune on meat and electrolyte supplementation and having my sleep cycle so interrupted by leg cramps that I literally became fearful and extremely apprehensive about whether I'd ever get a sound nights sleep again, were so severe that i really question the benefits longterm or the validity of the "ancestral " nature of this diet despite some really sound anthropological evidence to the affirmative.When I introduced varying amounts of almost any vegies and some carbs the issue resolved immediately and there's somewhat of an anomaly with eating an ancestral diet and ducking out to the health food shop for supplements of any kind, don't you think? Doubtless many will have sundry reasons and explanations but that doesn't explain the absolutism that many influencers proclaim loudly about this diets relevance. Think for yourself, supplements of any kind should not be necessary on a natural human diet and this applies to vegans and vegetarians equally. Any thoughts?
Same experiece. Added back at 12.30 an orange and a banana and at 17.30 2 apples after eating eggs and meat and no more cramps!
Dr Saladino had the same story.
I've had cramps in my calves since I was about 20 (now 66). It was due to poor absorption (gut issues), which I got diagnosed at age 22, and I was lacking in potassium in particular. So I ate a banana every day. After I started eating ancestral diet (no sugar or processed food, and 70-90% meat/eggs/fat), and realizing that salt is essential for life, I listened to the doctors, and salt my food to taste.
Also, after decades of eating stuff that's bad for our guts, we may take a long time to heal. Drinking a tablespoon of vinegar and teaspoon of potassium bicarbonate dissolved in a glass of water (mornings and evenings if you like; I just take it in the morning) will encourage better digestion by increasing the acidity of your stomach, whilst giving you much needed potassium.
Remember that our food may not have the nutrients it did when WE were young! You can always take a magnesium supplement, which will help with sleep and any constipation issues (just in case that's helpful :) I've had zero leg cramps, and it's been 2 1/2 years.
I hope that was helpful, where we are similar age, and probably did lots of gut damage before we found ancestral diet. It's really helped me heal post-virus issues. Take care!
Oh, and I eat plain high-fat yogurt and wild blueberries almost every day; occasionally an apple to break my fast instead. No other sweet/fruit. I've tried adding back, but the sugar content makes my gut pain. Same with greens. A stew with potato and turnip, no problem.
@@jennifermarlow. Thank you Jennifer, I think your right about the gut issues mine were caused by bacterial infections from many trips to India. I'll try the apple cider and bi carb all the best P
@@arthurschuler8906 Thanks Arthur for the reply . I guess 100% carnivore isn't the go for a lot of people Regards P
Water 💦. I wasn’t drinking enough. No more cramping and I was having intense leg cramps every night. I was dehydrated.
Timely video. First thing this morning my calf cramped when I stretched out upon waking. I have boron sitting around and will give it a try.
Hope it works
thx, I will give a try.
I struggle with those "mineral imbalance" in keto diet, it's really annoying.
I am having electrolytes HEYLO “Magnesium Recovery” made by a Brisbane company and available at my local Health Food Store. I also take a magnesium tablet and also a quarter of a teaspoon of salt in water every day. This is all in a bid to stop the muscle cramps. It does work most of the time but I have been puzzling over this for quite some time.
I really do hope that Boron is the answer for me with regard to the muscle cramping. I am getting some asap.
I have also subscribed to the channel and signed up for the newsletter.
Right from the beginning I instinctively felt that zero carbs would not be a good idea. I eat mainly meat but have been having roughly 20 carbs a day and it is a huge relief to find that you do recommend some carbs.
Thank you
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The secret to body health. It takes little or only one. Man is a mammal therefore his bodily development begins with the suckling of his mother's milk. This is the model food for man for his entire life. It is generally known that breast milk contains: water, protein, fat, some carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Everyone focuses on protein, fat and carbohydrates as the main components of energy. These are all necessary but no one asks the question of what is needed to provide electrical impulses to muscles. It is calcium. Smooth muscle fibers are found in the walls of hollow visceral organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines. The heart is one big muscle. Skeletal muscle fibers are found in muscles that are attached to the skeleton. Calcium enables muscles to function properly, including contraction and diastole, which is necessary for every movement, every heartbeat, every movement of the intestines, pancreas and liver. As we know, the muscle that can never stop is the heart. So the brain will always consider it a priority to get calcium ions to the heart muscle. There is a widespread belief that calcium is mainly needed for building bones. And this is the biggest lie that is publicly presented. It is enough to ask a basic question: if calcium is used mainly for bone building, why does the body prefer to endure bone and joint pain due to osteoporosis, why can it even allow bone fractures due to weakening of bones so that a person cannot move to look for food? Why does it prefer to suck all the calcium out of the teeth exposing a person to digestive problems due to lack of chewing food (for the organism the artificial jaw does not exist). Now that we know that this is a fact, the second question is: where is the calcium so important if the body robs the bones and joints of it? Well, the priority is precisely the continuous work of the heart. Then the work of the limbs and organs that have muscles. The conclusion is clear that bones are an iron reservoir of calcium, which must always be on hand. That bones are a storehouse is evidenced by the fact that they can knit together, that is, rebuild their structure with calcium. It is a storehouse for issuing and receiving calcium. Daily standards for calcium intake: women aged 19-50 years - 1000 mg, women aged >51 years - 1200 mg, men aged 19-65 years - 1000 mg, men aged >66 years - 1200 mg, pregnancy and lactation 50 years of age - 2000 mg/day. These are, of course, averaged values but are quite authoritative. Thus, any lower supply of calcium to the body means tapping into reserves in the bones. That's why many elderly people already have depleted calcium stores and suffer from a variety of bone disorders: fractures, back pain, joint pain, dental cavities. It also has a great impact on the psyche. I would argue that addiction to all stimulants such as coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, addiction to emotional sensations, sports, sex are masking low access to energy. We consume energy in abundance yet our transmission network is inefficient. Therefore, the body seeks moments when it is not at such low energy levels. For example, how does coffee work? When it is in the blood it has the property of abundantly pulling calcium out of the muscles and letting it circulate through the circulatory system. Then one feels arousal because the main internal organs have temporary full access to energy while some muscles do not, and that is why they may tremble, for example, hands or eyelids because there are disruptions in the contraction and diastole of muscles that lack calcium. Some say that coffee leaches magnesium and that's why there are these tremors. Nothing could be further from the truth. Coffee per balance provides more magnesium than it excretes due to its diuretic nature. So homeostasis or energy balance must be restored in the body so that it begins to function properly. When the human body is saturated with calcium it will not seek more sensations. It will not throw itself into carbohydrates - a source of quick energy. The need for energy in general will decrease and stimulants will become unattractive. Then you can even risk saying: take care of your calcium levels and eat what you want. This is because nature enters its proper rotation and selects for itself what it needs in the right amounts. That's when you get back to the right weight and proper fitness. And what are the best sources of calcium? Dairy products are known for their high amounts of calcium, however, consuming them is associated with more or less of a problem of mucus formation in the body as an immune response so they should not be the main source of calcium. In my opinion, the best source of calcium is eggshell. One whole eggshell weighing 6g contains 2g of calcium, which is exactly the maximum tolerable intake of calcium for adults over 50 years of age, and half a shell provides the total daily calcium requirement. Shells are best eaten raw and with the peel in which there is collagen to preserve all the biological values of the shell, ground or crushed for better absorption (wash off or avoid the paint from the stamp marking the origin of the egg). If you cannot tolerate eggshell, you can supplement calcium with calcium citrate, which is a relatively inexpensive supplement. This citrate does not cause constipation and is well absorbed. You can start with a dose of 500mg of calcium per dose. Time of consumption indifferent. It is best mixed with food. Its taste is indifferent and does not affect the taste of food. In this way you can withdraw any bone pain, back pain, joint pain. If short-lived pains appear somewhere in the body, it is a sign that the body is beginning to rebuild damaged tissues. Why should a person supplement vitamin D3? To pull calcium out of the bones faster. The prevalence of osteoporosis by continent ranges from 8% in Oceania to 26.9% in Africa. Depending on the country: from 4.1% in the Netherlands (most of the country lies below sea level and is crisscrossed by a network of rivers, lakes and canals . All this means that the air is relatively humid throughout the year. Fog and mist are often experienced, especially in late autumn and early spring) to 52% in Turkey
If you're concerned about vitamin D3 then the issue is simple. I began to wonder why the mainstreaneria together with LC-friendly nutritionists are collectively blowing the same bagpipes “More vitamin D3” well, and it dawned on me. The wrong question gives the wrong answers. The thinking is: when there is vitamin D saturation there is immunity and well-being. The conclusion: vitamin D3 is a boon. And this is the thinking that pharma expects. As is known, vitamin D3 is produced by the body under the influence of the sun, but not to have additional benefits from sunlight, but to counteract the oxidative stress that the sun's rays cause in the body. For this, calcium is needed to shield cells from oxidation. That's why vitamin D3 taps into the body's largest stores of calcium, and why so many relax in the sun and some find the sun very stimulating. The reason is simple: strong calcium saturation of the body at the expense of the bones. This is why there is such a plague of osteoporosis in Africa. Arabs are smarter covered from head to toe. It is known that before the Flood the earth was covered with a mantle of steam, which is why such a Matusalem could live 969 years. Calcium is so important for two reasons: neural conduction and protection. E.g., we have calcification of the pineal gland and many blame it on calcium. The truth is that calcium binds fluoride, which destroys the pineal gland by inactivating it. The second thing: atherosclerotic plaque. She is formed because of damage to the walls of blood vessels. The body then sends a dressing consisting of calcium along with cholesterol. When the dressing arrives at the site it is applied to the wound, dries and a scab is formed - an atherosclerotic plaque. By the way, the cause of these wounds is the consumption of rapeseed, sunflower and other oils, which oxidize quickly. I saw a study done over 50 years where they correlated carbohydrate, protein and fat intake and their effect on disease. It turned out that carbohydrate intake increased by a few percent, protein the same but seed fat intake increased by as far as I remember several hundred percent and here was a sharp increase in vascular and neurodegenerative diseases. And then there is the allegation that calcium causes kidney stones. The kidneys damage oxalates and the body sees this. It then sends calcium to bind the oxalates and so kidney stones form. That is, calcium saves the kidneys from total destruction and prevents becoming a lifelong patient of external dialysis. IMHO if a person took care of calcium saturation such diseases as parkinson's (shaking hands), alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis, reflux (malfunctioning esophageal foramen muscle) would disappear. These are all diseases that are a symptom of nerves dying, from a lack of signals reaching them from the brain to stimulate them.
Copper helped me massively.
interesting! did it cause issues with iron though or other problems? copper can be a problem if too high
@@Themeatmedic Here in the UK the leading iron supplement also contains added copper.
I take the lot.. magnesium glycinate, potassium, salt, water, and boron. I still get horrible leg cramps in the morning when I stretch my legs out. If I sleep on my back with my legs straight all night there’s much less cramping .. but I really want to sleep on my side. Gargh!
All my leg cramps and bone pains are gone after 8 months of carnivore . I don’t take magnesium anymore. But I noticed B1 (benfothiamine) help a lot to cure fibromyalgia and cramps.
welcome to the leg cramp club
How many grams of sodium are you taking each day? Not salt because that also includes chloride, but sodium. Some people need 3-4 grams (3,000-4,000 mg) or more per day. Spread throughout the day.
Since I went on keto-carnivore diet my bad leg crams disappeared and so did the restless leg syndrome.
I have never had cramps in my whole life, and have been on the carnivore diet since 1983.
Glad that you are on the PHD and for so long!!! I did the Adkins for a year back about '85 but family pressured me to stop.I wish I had continued but now am carnivore for almost 2.5 years. I suffer cramps but with minerals and salt they are infrequent.
I tried adding Boron for cramps but it didn't change anything. Turns out I was drinking slightly too much water, thus diluting my electrolytes. Also stopped taking potassium as that counteracts salt intake - you need to find the balance. So for me, it was making sure my salt level was always high enough. Especially as I'm very active outdoors in the African sun.
At least you found the solution!
@@Themeatmedic yes thanks. I still continue to take Boron ocassionally.
I'm going to try an avocado a day for a few days to see if this gives me boron and improves my really bad night time leg cramps.
I mean bad like my hamstring completely locks up sometime in a way that is very different from other common cramps like a calf muscle cramp.
I'd be over the moon if I could stop the cramps.
My hamstring cramps were specific to caffiene. Since cutting out coffee and chocolate I no longer get hamstring cramps. FYI when I used to get them I'd drink a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in about 12 oz of water.
Drinking salt water corrected my issues
I had cramping issues early on carnivore and tried all kinds of electrolytes, more water, adding a few carb etc etc. What I found worked was drinking LESS water but adding salt to it, and more salt to my OMAD carnivore meal and cut out coffee, problem solved.
Australian soils are low in Boron and so whether you eat carnivore or vegan there is little boron.
Also, What is the right form of Boron to take ? Is the one in the pill the right form ?
yeah I think the tablet one is best.
I've been suffering with leg cramps for over a decade, as soon as I started avoiding grains. I've only been on carnivore for 4 months, but the cramps are still the same. I can't take magnesium (even glycinate), so I'm hoping that trying boron that will help!
My leg cramps went away when i stopped adding magnesium to my electrolyte mix 🤷
That's great to know!! I suffered from leg cramps. Not fun! I'll try boron!
potassium will help with leg cramps too.
sodium, potassium, magnesium etc all benefit.
I have been carnivore for 20 months. I had cramps at beginning of I just took on more salt the good kind called redmonds and I’m fine.
I only get ctamps if I 'break' my ketovore diet with carbs. Ive always thought it was due to the sudden fluid retention/shifts after eating unaccustomed carbs
Its heart palpitations i had problems with everything else great been told electrolytes is answer so going to try that,also you do get boran in carnivore as its in eggs and milk
Only trace amount in both unfortunalely
@briangallagher6624 it's enough though as having to much boran can cause problems of own
When is the best time of day to take boron? Should you take it with meals, empty stomach, morning, mid day, evening, before bed?
I have cramps no matter WHAT my diet is! I have tried many many different cures
I use brand "trace minerals" ionic boron 6 mg 2 oz. (liquid drops)
I dont have cramps, i do have a dry throat a lot.. usually comes up after having eaten some beef. Any ideas?
Same here. After eating meat, I drink water or green tea for dry throat.
I use boron daily but ketovore h as really increased my muscle cramping even with electrolytes daily.
interesting. trial and error so important here
Newish to carnivore and I found the opposite with my nocturnal leg cramps; 98 percent less.
I tried Boron it didnt really help.
What did help was Magnesium glycinate,
and a lot more daily water
I was taking electrolytes, getting cramps was doing everything Wright so was scratching my head, then on Professor Bat Kay explained more protein is required, so took slightly more protein and not had cramps again.
Took how?
@briangallagher6624 By adding 3 eggs to my 1st meal of the day, mine is a pound of ground beef, so adding 3 eggs during cooking pluss my usual Celtic sea salt sorted my cramps out.
This is very interesting, as I am eating a carnivore diet and I find I need to consume fairly significant amounts of salt (I use Redmond's) otherwise I get muscle cramps (usually calves or anterior tibialis). If I have a fast day where I don't eat, I have to be very deliberate about having extra electrolytes in my water or I will cramp very predictably. I also supplement magnesium and potassium (Keto Chow that contains both, with some sodium). I wonder if I am low in boron. I normally don't have cramps if I stay on top of electrolyte supplementing. However it does occasionally still happen. Just this morning I had cramps. They literally go away in about 5 minutes if I eat some salt directly. I pour some Redmond's into my hand (a fairly small amount) and consume it. I may try adding boron.
Question: given that boron also is described in the study you linked to promote osteogenesis as well as wound healing (via tissue mineralization), would this actually be a concern for people who have heart disease and thus, anything that would promote atherosclerosis would be a concern? If there are vulnerable new lesions in the coronary endothelium, might boron promote plaque formation via tissue calcification? (However, would this be bad or good, since, as I understand it, when plaques calcify, this is the latest stage in the healing process and stabilizes the plaque so it is very unlikely to throw off a clot.)
Bottom line, is there any reason for concern here in regards to coronary artery disease? (i.e. atherosclerosis)
I’ve been carnivore for 12 mths. Hydration and electrolytes good. But just the past two weeks I’ve been craving fruits and other foods again out of the blue plus getting muscle cramps?!? Might be showing me deficiencies 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Im having foot cramps and having had them n awhile- maybe I'm not drinking enough water since it's not as insanely hot here in Florida🤔
Boron has not helped, magnesium, calcium, potassium neither. Cutting down on salt intake and drinking more water finally stopped my nightly cramps.
My feet cramp at night after I take magnesium. What’s up with that?
How is it most effective diet if everybody getting cramps and having to supplement with salt?
zero carb people tend to get cramps and supplement with salt like crazy. a tiny bit of carbs (like I do, e.g. 20g) those issues mostly seem to go away.
I find a pinch of salt under the tongue usually gives relief within a minute or two.
interesting, I'll have to try that next time, though I don't really find salt helps me that much to prevent them
Magnesium!
didn't work for me, it was boron in the end! boron helps magnesium levels though.
@ interesting. I’m hoping I don’t have to supplement because I’m not full carnivore, I also eat salad and nuts and avocado, so hopefully I’m getting enough boron.
Depends on the type of magnesium too. Standard magnesium oxide supplements are the worst because the body absorbs it so poorly. I suggest Magnesium glycinate is a better option than oxide.
@@doctormarazanvose4373 I tried various forms of mag over months and months, they all did the same.
I read that the soil in Australia is depleted of Boron. Could this be why you needed to supplement? I tried it about a year ago and really it seemed to do nothing for me.
yeah probably is.
I’be never even heard of boron.
The cramps aren't caused by carnivore, you get cramps on any diet.
true, but it's particularly bad on a strict carnivore diet
I never had cramp until i tried carnivore! As soon as i added back in some carbs it went away i got debilitating cramps all over my body so you cannot speak for everyone everyone is different.
What is boron
Boron is a trace mineral, that's almost entirely lacking on a Carnivore Diet. I found it incredibly helpful for cramps, as well as other issues.
What do you think about BORAX?
I am 5 days into full carnivore diet feeling great, however I am getting tingling in my calf muscles and at night when lying down my muscles in my lower legs star twitching and they feel like the muscles are going to cramp.
Thank you for this information. I am going to start taking the BORAX again.
Borax and boron are not the same thing. Borax is a cleaning agent and has been used as a pesticide (ant killer) and is not a food grade product. In one state in Australia it is banned in any food products as it violates Australian Poisons Standards. Use boron, yes it’s more $$$ but in the recommended dosage in the video, it’s not just useful but safe.
Just to clarify, I think you mean Boron - BORAX is not a substance to be consumed and is considered toxic.
I'd not use borax, as it's not sold for human consumption. I'd use the tablet form of boron. it's worth a try, loads of people already in the comments here and on my other videos say it really helped them. Again, get the tablet Boron, not borax.
They are the same things. Read the label.on borox.
According to Walter Last, a retired biochemist, research chemist, nutritionist and natural therapist based in Australia, borax is safe. He wrote an article "the Borax Conspiracy" which appeared in the Nexus Magazine.
Borax is not the same as boron...
@@EggplantOven okay sure whatever you say, but science says otherwise. Your choice.
@@EggplantOvenborax is the same i know people that take it.
I suppose if you want boron you could just take a little borax.
Boron made my cramps worse.
If you have and drink well water, you are probably getting enough boron.