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Summer Leads To Potassium Deficiency

Sunday, May 24, 2009 | By Hutch Report

As the weather heats up outside, many people will find their blood levels of potassium start to decline. While most people will easily replace that lost potassium the next time they eat a full meal, there are some people that either don't eat enough...

Maintaining The Proper Balance Of Blood Potassium Is Challenging For Some

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 | By Hutch Report

Most people go about their daily lives and never give a second thought to the mineral potassium. However, without potassium running through their blood stream - they would fall over and die a quick death from a heart attack. Not enough potassium in a...

The Potassium Deficiency Myth

Monday, October 26, 2009 | By Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin

Sports drink promoters have convinced many athletes that they need special drinks to replace potassium during exercise. A recent study of female soccer players confirms that this is a myth ( International Journal of Sports Medicine, June 2009). When body...

Foods High In Potassium

Sunday, August 23, 2009 | By Hutch Report

From time to time I receive emails from people who have read previous blog posts I have written about the little reported problem of low potassium in some people. Many of those emails asked me what foods are highest in potassium content, so I decided to...

Hydrate & Recover With Potassium

Friday, October 12, 2007 | By NL RUNNING

Potatoes, milk, yogurt and bananas are among many great sources of potassium. See THIS Runner's World story on how potassium helps balance fluid and electrolyte levels in your body.

Blog Guelph: boooooooooooooooots.

Monday, March 01, 2010 | By Blog Guelph (photoblog)

boooooooooooooooots., originally uploaded by sami k (the k stands for potassium!).

Increase Daily Potassium

Friday, July 24, 2009 | By Hutch Report

For years I have studied the importance of potassium in the diet and finally some people in the medical community are starting to give proper credit to a mineral that is so important that the heart itself could not beat without it. Potassium is found in...

Exploding Potassium

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | By Hacked Gadgets

  I haven’t done much playing with different elements of the periodic table but Potassium seems like fun. Why were there no learning environments like the Periodic Table of Videos when I was growing up? This interweb thing is making learning...

Blog Guelph: take pills.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010 | By Blog Guelph (photoblog)

take pills., originally uploaded by sami k (the k stands for potassium!).

How to Eat For Your Daily Dose of Potassium

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | By FitSugar - Healthy, happy you.

Bananas are great sources of potassium, but eating one of these yellow fruits won't be enough to supply your body with the recommended daily intake (RDI) of this important mineral. Every day, you need to make sure to get 4,200 mg of potassium for...

Limes Are A Great Source Of Potassium

Monday, June 01, 2009 | By Hutch Report

Like many fruits, limes are a great source of not only Vitamin C - but they are loaded with potassium, as well. I write often about potassium related issues, because from time to time I find myself low on this much needed mineral - so I am always...

Mandate Potassium Content On Food Labels

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | By Hutch Report

Like millions of other people around the world, I read the labels on the food that I buy to check for things like vitamins and minerals before I purchase them. However, current law in the United States does not mandate the posting of the amount of...

Potassium Required For Life, But Too Much Of It Is Deadly

Sunday, April 05, 2009 | By Hutch Report

Most people never give the time of day to even think about one of the most important minerals in their bodies. That mineral is Potassium and without it your heart would stop beating, but with too much of it the exact same outcome would occur. It's the...

Potassium Retention Hard For Some

Sunday, April 26, 2009 | By Hutch Report

For years I found myself suffering from severe muscle pain late in the day. At first, I thought these aches and pains were just part of getting older. However, not that long ago I discovered that for some reason my body does not hold onto potassium that...

Consume More Potassium for a Healthy Heart

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 | By Diets In Review Diet Column

What is Potassium? It’s an element and an electrolyte.  Your body needs potassium for proper growth and maintenance; it helps keep water balance between cells and body fluids, plays an essential role in response of nerves to stimulation and...

Summer Increases The Need For Potassium

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 | By Hutch Report

As summer weather starts to make temperatures rise across the country, the need for potassium goes up as well - because we all lose large amounts of this important mineral when we sweat. While some people that work outside most of the day will lose the...

Potassium from Food may Control Blood Pressure

Monday, November 10, 2008 | By Grab Some Health News - Kathleen Blanchard, RN

A new study shows that increasing dietary potassium might keep blood pressure in check - especially in African Americans. Controlling salt intake has been the mainstay recommendation for blood pressure control. The study, from the American Society of...

What’s in the “K” – Vitamin K or Potassium?

Thursday, January 01, 2009 | By The Medical Quack

This is a good observation of perhaps how medications could be confused and not administered properly if mixed up, and instructions not read properly.  The Happy Hospitalist analyzes the two after hearing a patient discharge conversation and it...

Potassium loss from blood pressure drugs may explain higher risk of adult diabetes

Monday, November 24, 2008 | By Science Codex

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood pressure could be the reason why people on those drugs are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The drugs helpfully...

Low Potassium Causes Severe Muscle Pain/Aching

Saturday, May 10, 2008 | By Hutch Report

The past few days, I have been a little bit sick to my stomach which caused my potassium blood level to drop. I have known since I was a young boy that any time the food we eat is not allowed to digest fully either because of an upset stomach or diarrhea...

You Are Smart, a Hard Worker and …

Friday, April 03, 2009 | By Small Business Trends

This one actually came from my Mom. Not the joke, not the idea for the joke, but what I call a “germ” for a joke. Some little thing that speaks to me as something that has potential to be made fun of. For whatever reason, my mother is...

Cutting salt isn't the only way to reduce blood pressure

Monday, January 26, 2009 | By Science Codex

MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Most people know that too much sodium from foods can increase blood pressure. A new study suggests that people trying to lower their blood pressure should also boost their intake of potassium, which has the opposite effect to sodium...

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