I am reading this thread for the first time and I would like to go back to the discussion of cramps. I found an amazing quick cure for leg cramps. It is called Dr. Barbara Hendel's Magnesium Oil. Is not "oil " but rather a magnesium chloride brine. A quick spritz on the cramping muscle and I get almost immediate relief! If anyone tries it I would be happy to know it is helping other people, too. Oh, and I ordered it from Swanson but it's probably available from other vendors, too.