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There is a very important vitamin to correct this, but there are two other minerals you need to get from your diet. The obvious one is potassium. The problem with potassium is that it’s not easy to get from the diet because we need so much. An average person needs 4700 milligrams. Think about what that means: if you were to eat one banana, that’s like 300 milligrams. So how many times does 300 go into 4700? You’d have to consume 15.6 bananas every day just to get your potassium, but that’s hard and a lot of sugar.
Instead, you might be better off eating avocados, more salads, and even more fruits like berries. You can get a lot of potassium from these sources. The other mineral, magnesium, is behind something called ATP, which is the energy currency of the body. Yes, you’ll get cramps if you have magnesium problems, but you’ll also have a lack of energy.
Sources of Magnesium
To get magnesium, you probably need to consume more pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds, as well as leafy greens. You don’t need 4700 milligrams like potassium; you need about 420 milligrams of magnesium. You can also get both of these from a good electrolyte powder, but make sure the electrolyte powder is high quality and doesn’t have hidden sugars.
The Importance of Vitamin B1
So, that will fix the pump, but the very reason why the pump went bad is what we want to talk about next: a deficiency of vitamin B1. When you eat sugar in the body, it has to be broken down into a smaller sugar molecule called glucose. Then it has to enter the mitochondria to be turned into energy. In order for it to go from this step to this step, this one little enzyme, transketolase, requires vitamin B1. If you don’t have enough, you will not be able to use that as energy.
The number one cause of a B1 deficiency is consuming too many carbohydrates in the refined form. For example, if you eat all this refined sugar without B1, the body has to pull from its reserves—from different tissues, organs, and glands. Eventually, you’ll be deficient. B1 is also very important as an antioxidant to protect the nerves. This is why, when you run out of B1, you get peripheral neuropathy, which is tingling, numbness, and burning on the bottom of your feet.
The point is that B1 is so important in carbohydrate metabolism and protecting you against a lot of carbohydrates. When I say protection, I’m talking about protection against glycation—this sugar connecting to the protein. B1 keeps these apart so you don’t destroy your blood cells and you have good circulation. As soon as that sugar connects to the protein, it’s permanent; it’s not coming off.
Conclusion
Magnesium, potassium, and B1 are the solutions to swollen ankles. But you also have to get the sugar out of your diet because as soon as you go back to eating refined carbohydrates, the swelling comes back.
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