sore joints/muscles?

Question
Arlene
Still plugging along here,but I have hit a wall.
I seem to be sore all the time.
I havent increased my exercise level.
Some research has me thinking the low carbs might be to blame?
If so I dont want to quit.
Can you recomend something?

Answer
Barry!  I am so sorry about being so late!  I was traveling and it wasn't till I got home that I could tell my email forwarding had messed up.  I really should learn this stuff better.  

For all I know your pains may have resolved by now.  But in case they haven't.  

My experience was that switching to low carb made my achy joints way better.  Mine had been demolished by weight lifting a little too aggressively (my personality).  My husband, who suffers from bad gout, said the diet didn't affect it one way or the other, even though there's stuff saying gout will get worse.  Whatever the "research" says, the important thing is how *you* feel and your ability to figure out empirically how to fix it.  I do agree with you wholeheartedly that going back to "normal" carbs is not the way to go.  

The first thing to try is adding avocados to your diet, if you like them.  They are packed with potassium and one of the things that is missing in low carbing is potassium.  Lack of potassium causes bad muscle cramps and sore muscles.  I am not sure about joint pain, but muscles and joints are pretty linked to each other.  If you don't like avocados, you will either have to take potassium pills, add potassium salt to your diet (the best is Morton salt substitute), or eat more greens like spinach and chards.  Of course, your favorite potatoes have potassium in them, which is what you have lost by cutting them back.

I hope this helps.  Let me know, Arlene

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