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    How Does A Teaspoon of Mustard Cure Muscle Cramps?

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    An Explanation For Mustard vs. Cramps

    Now we have an ingenious explanation for why mustard or pickle juice works to relax muscle cramps. For decades physicians and athletic trainers assumed that muscle cramps origi… See more

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    Strong Flavors and Relief from Muscle Cramps!

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    Does mustard cause muscle cramps?
    A. Yellow mustard likely stimulates TRP (transient receptor potential) channels in the mouth. We suspect this is how mustard reverses muscle cramps. Whether the action is due to the mustard, the vinegar or the turmeric that gives mustard its yellow color, we don’t know. It might be all three.
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    If It Might Help and Won’T Hurt and Is Affordable
    An Explanation For Mustard vs. Cramps
    Strong Flavors and Relief from Muscle Cramps!
    Lessons to Be Learned from The Mustard Cure
    Does mustard cause muscle cramps?
     

  1. What is in mustard that helps with hand or leg cramps?

    Answered by verified global health professionals
    María F. CarzonBachelor degree in Human Nutrition · 4 years of exp

    There isn't much scientific evidence to explain why mustard might help with cramps. However, studies show that the only mustard that works is yellow. Some studies suggest that it is your electrolytes that help prevent cramps.

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