THEN A MIRACLE HAPPENED. I noticed that I had an abundance of cramping while staying with some vegetarian friends. My diet while I was with them was overrun with cranberries, strawberries, grapes and cherries, which I had a penchant for. Stuffing myself on their fruits, I suffered miserably while I stayed with them. The day after my return I noticed a decrease in my cramping. Then I drank some mixed berry tea. Immediately my feet started cramping up, and it finally clicked. I had always loved fresh fruit, especially berries and grapes of all kinds. Researching the subject I found that this type of produce is generally sprayed with a pesticide that has been known to cause seizures in some cases. In my case it only caused the cramps. Also, many tea leaves are sprayed with a similar substance.
I immediately stopped ingesting any of these items unless they were organic in origin. My cramping went down to almost nothing. I did have the Spiritual Healer clear me again, but basically I have had almost no cramps since I took this course of action.
Apparently this also applies to some nuts, and some syrups that come from trees that are exposed to this substance.
You have nothing to lose. If you currently eat any of these foods, or drink non-organic teas (even green or white teas) you could be reacting to the pesticide. Try stopping and see if you are successful too.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. It has been suggested to me that coffee bean might also be sprayed in some places, which might be the real reason that cutting down on coffee helps. If you drink coffee, try the organic ones and see if it makes a difference for you.

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Possible reasons for leg/foot cramps may be: poor circulation, lack of enough salt, dehydration, abnormal mineral or hormone levels, pinched nerves, alcohol or tobacco use, partially-obstructed flow of blood to the legs, nutritional deficiency, environmental toxicity or chemical sensitivity. Read more

THE FACTS

Leg cramps are especially jarring at night, when they can literally mean a rude awakening. They can strike suddenly, and they tend to become more common with age.

A popular remedy is quinine, which produces the bitter flavor in tonic water. But there are a couple of problems with that approach.

Quinine may be helpful. A large analysis in the journal BMJ combined data from several studies and found that people who regularly suffered nocturnal leg cramps experienced significantly fewer symptoms after taking quinine than did those who had a placebo.

But even if quinine prevents leg cramps, most types of tonic contain less than 1 percent of the amount found in a typical therapeutic dose.

Another problem, according to medical reports, is that in some people quinine causes allergic reactions, fever and even death. Since 2007, the Food and Drug Administration has recommended that it be prescribed only for the prevention and treatment of malaria.

Better to rely instead on stretching exercises to flex the legs before bedtime, according to the Mayo Clinic, which also recommends drinking plenty of fluids and eating foods high in potassium.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Some studies suggest quinine can ease leg cramps, but the side effects may outweigh any benefits.

ANAHAD O’CONNOR scitimes@nytimes.com