womens shoes are designed by people frustrated that Chinese Foot Binding is no longer practiced.

Haha, I nearly sprayed my water all over the screen just now!!

I'd note that paleo does provide all the nutrients that you're looking for; it's just hard to get all the way to 100% of the RDA on all of them.

That's true, nothing is terribly low, like it would be in a vegan diet. The nutrients that are low tend to still be around 75%.

I wonder about the mineral water because maybe the added minerals are forcing fluids through your system faster than if it were plain water (or minerals as a solid food) putting a heavier load on your kidneys…losing fluid too fast can cause cramping. 

I wonder about this too....I'll try giving up the mineral water for a while to see if that helps.

So, it's not Paleo but Blackstrap Molasses is one of the best sources for potassium according to my limited understanding of nutrition and foods...

Cantaloupe is high in potassium also.

Wow, how interesting that eating cheese would cause cramping!  There is so much I have to learn about nutrition!

Some sensitivities are different for different people.  I just remember that Marika spent months on and off trying to figure out the leg cramps, and they finally went away for good when she cut the dairy completely, and I thought I'd mention it since she started this thread.

Hey guys, I found this study related to potassium and thought it was interesting. Found it through mark's daily apple:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/plants-preserve-muscle-mass/

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/87/3/662
Alkaline diets favor lean tissue mass in older adults
Bess Dawson-Hughes, Susan S Harris and Lisa Ceglia
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 3, 662-665, March 2008

not paleo,but K+ supplements are cheap via "drugstore" types. can't belive you guys have low K+. might try getting blood level labs from your doc. to see where you really are. bear in mind that serum K+ levels are a snapshot and not an indicator of ongoing/steady state status of any electrolyte. excess water intake in the setting of a normal pituitary and kidneys will put any electrolyte out of balance. similar to that seen with all of the "loop" diuretics used to treat CHF. most  "medical" K+ supplements are KCL. some,probably better in this setting, are K gluconate. i belive cordain's objection to legumes is based on excess CL- issues. and acid/base balance issues that that raises. also,excess  water intake will play hell with CA++/MG++/K+ balance. if i were REALLY,rationally concerned about any electrolyte levels,i would access that thru conventional lab studies,not chase some nebulous RDA intake recommendations. bearing in mind,that is,that serum electrolye levels do not,necessisarily,reflect total body stores/status.   

plantain chips (if you can find them) rule!

I'm eventually going to find a way to make them at home. I've already made parsnip chips in coconut oil once or twice, and they are awesome in their own right.