Q. I read your column faithfully and have tried all the various remedies for leg cramps. Quite by accident, I discovered that drinking diet Lipton's green tea with citrus at bedtime ended the nightly painful leg cramps for me.
I don't know what it contains that has caused the leg cramps to cease, but it has been a Godsend for me. I wanted to share this with others, hoping they will find the relief that I did.
A. We always appreciate readers sharing their findings. We too are not clear about what might be helping your leg cramps. The beverage has a long list of ingredients: water, citric acid, green tea, natural flavors, plus preservatives, ascorbic acid, artificial sweeteners and coloring agents.
Green tea contains caffeine, so it may keep some people awake if drunk at bedtime. We take our green tea plain, with no sweetening, but we haven’t noticed that it banishes leg cramps. Perhaps it is one of the natural flavors or other ingredients that has helped you.
