Does anyone out there suffer from restless legs syndrome. I have it and so does my 13 year old daughter. was on tablets but they started to cause side effects after a while. With all the technology there must be a simple natural remedy for this instead of people on the internt wanting to charge you fr their cure. You have to buy the book etc. Isn't there anyone out there who will give the remedy for free if they have one.

Hi Mouse. Medical research indicates that iron deficiency and/or magnesium deficiency can cause RLS. Both of these deficiencies are very common. Folate (folic acid - a b-vitamin) may also play a role.

Below are links to several scientific papers that discuss these issues.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17557494?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17604457?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=4&log$=relatedreviews&logdbfrom=pubmed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17984624?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=3&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9703590?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

As a Chiropractor it saddens me that many medical doctors are so quick to jump to the prescription pad and the use of drugs to mask symptoms, rather than doing the hard work of determining and treating the underlying CAUSE of their patient's symptoms. Note in the paper below, the large emphasis on drugs, and the relative downplaying of nutrients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18925578?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

With a diagnosis of RLS, your serum ferritin levels (ferritin is the storage form of iron and the blood level needs to be in the highest third of the "normal" range) and RBC or WBC magnesium levels should be measured - or at least put the patient on a trial treatment with these basic nutrients.

I hope you find something useful here in your pursuit of relief from this challenging condition.

Best wishes and good luck.

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