Potassium: Crucial to Good Health and Weight Loss
Potassium is a crucial element vital to good health and of great importance to people trying to lose weight. Potassium imbalance can result in serious health problems.
Potassium plays many important roles.
For example, it regulates blood pressure, thus it is advisable for people who suffer from hypertension to add more potassium to their diet.
Potassium also helps maintain healthy cell functioning, as well as ensuring that the proper balance of water is provided in muscle and fat tissues. Proper consumption of potassium ensures that normal blood sugar levels are maintaned between meals a function essential to weight loss.
There are even more benefits. Potassium is a pain desensitizer and helps promote faster healing of bruises, cuts, and injuries. It helps the body eliminate wastes and also aids arthritic or rheumatic ailments by eliminating acid from stiff joints.
What are some of the best potassium food sources?
The best choices include citrus fruit, bananas, dried dates, apricots, vegetables, grains, fish and meat.
What is the daily recommended amount?
Be sure to consume 3.5 grams of potassium every day.
Should you take potassium supplements?
If you have been put on a strict diet or weight loss regime potassium supplements might be a great choice for you. Great volumes of water are lost during extensive exercise and sweating, thus, potassium levels often drop rapidly. Be sure to always consult your physician if you are unsure about trying a new dietary supplement.
Classic signs of potassium deficiency
If you experience mood changes, irregular heartbeat, fatigue and muscle weakness it is possible you are suffering from potassium deficiency.
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Teves | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for the information Liane…
Jenny Heart | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Well done!
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Comprehensive and well written article as usual. Thanks.
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diamondpoet | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Thanks this is great information and the article was well written.
Sourav | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Good one!
lindalulu | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Really informative article Liane.
Poetic Enigma | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Great article, very informative.
Thanks for sharing!
Judy Sheldon | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Potassium is essential to our health. Too much can also stop your heart. I wrote about it also a few months back. Great information, Liane.
Chris Stonecipher | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Hi Liane,
I knew a guy that had to be careful to reduce his potassium levels because he had dangerously high levels. Your article is interesting, informative and well written as always my friend.
Bless you,
Chris
Eunice Tan | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Short, but effective article.
CA Johnson | Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
Your article was really good. I didn’t know that potassium helped with weight loss. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Patrick Regoniel | Nov 9, 2009 | Reply
That’s useful information. Thanks!
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Interesting read!
Phill Senters | Nov 13, 2009 | Reply
Thank you for this very interesting and useful information.
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A very effective article with so many good tips.
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Nice one. Very interesting.