what can potassium do for you?

Answer 1

it balances the salts in your body therefore regulates the heart function and blood circulation...

Answer 2

Potassium is a vital part of your body's proper metabolic functioning, and should never be taken as a supplement unless under a physician's care.

Potassium deficiencies can do everything from cause fatigue, muscle cramps, mood swings, sleep irregularity, dry skin, acne, irregular heartbeat, and death. Normal amounts of potassium will help your body regulate your endocrine system (kidneys, bladder, urine, etc.), nervous system (brain and nerves), muscular system (all muscles, including cardiac and respiratory muscles), and constricting of the stomach and bowels in digestion. Excessive amounts of potassium are rare due to the body's ability to rapidly expel the excess, which is why nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are normal symptoms of potassium toxicity. Rare cases of potassium toxicity result in confusion, coma, paralysis (muscles and/or lungs), and death.

Potassium is found in virtually any food (especially red meats, colorful fruits, and leafy green vegetables). Higher concentrations are found in citrus fruits, and bananas. The single highest concentration of potassium is found in watermelon.

Oh yeah, did i already say:
YOU SHOULD NEVER SUPPLEMENT POTASSIUM UNLESS UNDER THE CARE OF A MEDICAL PHYSICIAN!!!

Answer 3

Potassium is an electrolyte (a substance that maintains your body's fluid levels), this mineral helps regulate blood pressure and heart function. Research shows that increasing your potassium intake can lower your blood pressure. Those individuals with existing hypertension, as well as those just looking to keep their blood pressure in check, can benefit from potassium.

A Harvard study showed that men who took a potassium supplement with a diuretic decreased their incidence of stroke by 60 percent, compared to men who did not. Potassium neutralizes acids and restores alkaline salts to the bloodstream. Potassium works with sodium in all cells including at nerve synapses to maintain or restore membrane potentials and to assist in metabolic processes. Potassium is critical to our cardiovascular and nerve functioning, regulating the transfer of nutrients into cells and facilitating muscle energy.

Potassium also regulates water balance and assists recuperative powers. Potassium aids rheumatic or arthritic conditions (causing acids to leave the joints and ease stiffness). Potassium is crucial for the elimination of wastes. Potassium is a natural pain desensitizer. Potassium helps control convulsions, headaches and migraines, promotes faster healing of cuts, bruises and other injuries and generally contributes to a sense of well being. Potassium is stored in the muscles. Body builders use a “potassium load” to give their muscles more energy but there is no scientific proof of its effectiveness.

Some Symptoms of Potassium Deficiency include poor circulation, bluish tint to skin, Chronic-Fatigue Syndrome, diabetes, earaches, edema, headaches, heart palpitations, hypertension, insomnia, intestinal pain, muscle weakness, oppressive breathing, pain in the eyes, prolapsed uterus, swollen glands, tissue anemia, and water retention.

Answer 4

please be careful it can kill you, it causes heart problems