Here are a couple of things that I have found very helpful in dealing with restless legs, the uncomfortable vibe that keeps millions of folks up at night and makes them crazy.  First of all, taking Veglife  Vegan Iron Chewables every day seems to help.  And here’s an exercise that is also beneficial:

Get in a comfortable position on your side in the bed.  You want to be able to have contact with the sheet on your lower leg below the knee.  Gently move your legs in an arc for about five seconds.  Now (and this is the important part) count to 10 or 15 and do it again.  The idea is to interrupt the RLS cycle.  The discomfort seems to come in waves of increasing intensity so we want to interrupt this.  If the vibes reoccur before you get to 10 or 15 then count to 5 or 6.

The good news is that by moving your legs prior to having these uncomfortable feelings we prevent them for awhile.  And by doing this exercise ten or fifteen times we take control of the situation in a relaxed position.  The vibes won’t intensify.  Will they go away for the rest of the night?

Maybe.  Or maybe not.  Medication may be needed.  Repeats may be required.  But I cannot tell you how important it is to take control of the situation.  Just laying there (or lying there, which is it?)  waiting for the the next round is not an option!  And too many people do this.  I used to do it.

 So let’s take control of this beast.  RLS “victims” are called night walkers.  My suggestion is that we learn to walk during the day and sleep at night.  Walk miles every day and lose weight.  You will feel better, sleep better at night and possibly even lessen the RLS situation.

And it will seem less of a drill to do this exercise.  Carry on!