Medical News: Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Cardiovascular Disease - in Neurology, General Neurology from MedPage Today

Medical News: Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Cardiovascular Disease - in Neurology, General Neurology from MedPage Today

Just because the two health issues appear linked, doesn't mean that one causes the other.

Restless leg syndrome is most likely caused by a combination of poor diet and nutritional plan and inadequate exercise - the same risk factors for many diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoporosis etc.

The trick to preventing leg cramps, running calf cramps and perhaps many other unrelated diseases is to focus on healthy living - plenty of fresh food, daily low impact exercise, eliminate most of the 'bad things' (caffeine, alcohol, sugar to name a few).