Experts Restless Legs That's how natural medicine can help sufferers

Chinese medicine helps against "itching from the deep"
They feel numb, sometimes hot or cold, it tears, itches and burns - restless legs, the syndrome of restless legs, is widespread in Germany. About five to ten percent suffer from it. But not only the sensations in the depth of the leg muscles make life to agony. Added to this is a pronounced urge to move, which always sets in when those affected come to rest.

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• Exercise the immune system
• Rubbing with essential oils
• Evening fast relieves
• Herbal tea with nettle and green oat
• Waiver of hormonal contraception

Many patients with restless legs describe their symptoms as "deep itching". The Chinese medicine is therefore oriented in the treatment of the model of atopic dermatitis. Again, the unruly itching in the foreground of the disease, which can be alleviated, in which by scratching lymph and blood escape from the skin. For the restless legs, however, the itching is in the interior and therefore not accessible. "Inflammatory residual activities from infections, allergies and other sources have not deposited in the RLS as in atopic dermatitis in the skin, but in the deep layers of the legs," said the chief physician of the Clinic at Steigerwald. Christian Schmincke. This substance, also known as Tan, often derives Chinese medicine with cooling drug formulations. These must be prepared after thorough diagnosis by an experienced doctor of Chinese medicine and are not suitable for self-treatment. In about 80 percent of cases, this treatment leads to success. Afflicted with restless legs can also do a lot for themselves. Dr. Christian Schmincke has put together five helpful self-care tips:

Rub with essential oils. Image: Floydine - fotolia

Exercise the immune system

Train your immune system when challenged by an infection. Let the cold run wild! To do without antibiotics, nasal spray and other symptom killer and prefer to go to bed and cure yourself. Look forward to fever. Supportive: heat, teas, some fasting, rest and herbal home remedies. Expressly desired after Chinese medicine is a lush mucus production, then the infection is on a good way.

Rubbing with essential oils

At least temporary relief provide skin care oils. They promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Depending on the patient's condition, there are warming or cooling oil blends. During use, the oil is rubbed rhythmically. To do this, start at the inside of the legs starting at the feet starting from the knees up to the knees. Then on the outside alternating from the knees back down to the feet. Repeat several times. Cooling St. John's wort oil: 50 ml St. John's wort oil, 5 drops of rosemary or juniper oil, 5 drops of peppermint oil and 5 drops of lemon oil.

Evening fast relieves

People with restless legs also enjoy evening fasting, because digestive organs only work at low speed during the night. In addition, the intestine should be able to dedicate its important task of detoxification at night and not be disturbed by the uptake and digestive function. For dinner, take the last meal at noon and then drink only water or herbal teas. It is best to abstain from coffee or black tea altogether.

Gentle treatment of the feet.

Herbal tea with nettle and green oat

"Blood purification tea" from the trade or stinging nettle tea can assist with the help of a diet to dissipate inflammatory substances. The best is nettle tea in combination with green oat straw (good quality). To do this, simmer a tablespoon of green oat tea for 10 minutes, remove the pot from the heat, add a tablespoon of nettle tea and leave for another 10 minutes.

Waiver of hormonal contraception

Restless legs also meet many young people. Young women should refrain from taking hormone supplements for contraception - at least until health stabilizes. Reason: The menstrual period relieves the body and should, of course, run without the cycle-changing drugs.