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I was going to say potassium as well right on target
Deb! :) 
--- Debbie Feder <deborahfederlmt@...> wrote:
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> --- In , Richard Spears
> <lokityrus@y...> 
> wrote:
> Ariel,If you've a bathtub istead of a shower at
> your place get some 
> Epsom salts, they are pretty cheap i sparred alot
> when i was younger 
> and i swear by epsom salt to relieve soreness.
> 
> ....Let the sparring begin!
> Hey Richard, I wonder what makes them work? I think
> the main 
> ingredient in Epsom Salt is Magnesium...
> Well, I do know that the correct balance of calcium,
> potassium and 
> magnesium are crucial to proper muscle contraction
> and relaxation... 
> and without the right balance one can get loads of
> cramps...
> I will suggest to you Ariel and of course everyone
> else that you 
> take a suppliment which provides you with the right
> amount..
> It's possible that the epsom salts are getting in
> through osmosis?
> I'm gonna look that up soon. Whenever I do any
> exercise I always 
> have some source of potassium... a bite or two of
> banana will do the 
> trick... If the soreness goes away within a day or
> two, then it's 
> just good ol exercise doing the job and a good sign
> Ariel...
> If you are getting strong cramping, a very different
> sensation, 
> which is very sharp and really more uncomfortable,
> then it's 
> possible you don't have enough dietary calcium and
> potassium...
> I drink two glasses of Emergen-C every day for the
> potassium and 
> vitamins... Tastes like unsweetend Gatorade and the
> main thing we 
> lose during sweating is sodium and potassium... I
> hope this helps :)
> Have a good one all!
> Love
> Deb
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