potassium supplement

[ENGLISHTEA]

Good afternoon

I was wonder if somebody could share a good place to purchase a good quality potassium supplement please?

I've looked on Cytoplan and they don't sell them, I have ordered from another company and I can't remember the name.

Thank you.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

List of potassium rich foods

hey.nhs.uk/patient-leaflet/...

[ENGLISHTEA in reply to SlowDragon]

He's already eating foods on the list

[Yostie]

Hi, NOW Potassium citrate, Bio care Potassium citrate. Health Leads potassium gluconate. I buy when on offer for my dog who has purine issues, they are the cleanest I have found to date. Citrate vs. gluconate....depends on what you are trying to achieve. .thisvsthat.io/potassium-cit...

[Tina_Maria]

Has the reason for your low potassium been properly investigated and how low is your potassium that would warrant supplementation?

The reason I say this is that if you take excess potassium, this could upset your electrolyte balance. In addition, your kidneys might have problems removing the excess from your system, so just be careful. The recommendation is not to take more than 3,700mg of potassium (RDA) per day to be on the safe side. Have you tried to increase the amount of potassium rich foods first?

[ENGLISHTEA in reply to Tina_Maria]

Thank you for replying 🙂

It's my husband who has the low potassium his level is 3 and the range is (3.5-5.0) he already eats lots of foods on the list daily starting off with 3 bananas a day including apples and oranges etc. He cycles to and from work everyday he runs and we go to the gym as well as pilates and yoga the dr thinks he's just good at burning it all off. he is going to press to find out why but in the mean time he needs to raise his levels then he can go back to the dr and say look I've done this but I still feel the same.

[Tina_Maria in reply to ENGLISHTEA]

Okay no worries then, still worth finding out what the underlying problem is, have his kidneys been checked? Hypokalemia can occur when the kidneys are not functioning as they should, as they play a crucial role in regulating potassium levels in the body.

In the meantime though, have a look on Amazon, they do have 1500mg supplements, potassium citrate or chloride are bioavailable forms that should be fairly well tolerated as well. Look for a supplements that has no other fillers or additives in as well.

[Brightness14]

Bananas and dried apricots.

[ENGLISHTEA in reply to Brightness14]

He already eats foods high in potassium

[Litatamon in reply to ENGLISHTEA]

People are mentioning food, because it is a very delicate balance that can affect the heart and the kidneys. So it is never advised to take potassium supplements for this reason (Unless there is an underlying condition that a doctor is prescribing)

Here's an example - I take electrolyte supplements at times which contain potassium. I don't monitor my cycling in real time but a couple of times a week I do have a look simply to make sure I didn't push too hard. Twice I noticed some extreme heart rates out of the blue, as I like to keep it below 145 or so. I realized that these high heart rates (192 & 202) were corresponding to me being a bit irresponsible with the electrolyte supplements those days. I did not feel out of breath, dizzy or a racing heart during the exercise but that can not be good for the heart. Plus I have one kidney so even for me this thread is a good reminder.

[Brightness14 in reply to ENGLISHTEA]

OK just wondering.

[humanbean]

Some useful links :

drmalcolmkendrick.org/2013/...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypok...

webmd.com/diet/foods-rich-i...

health-boundaries.com/what-...

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK5...

According the the above link :

Aldosterone increases potassium secretion

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldos...

From the above link :

Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex in the adrenal gland.[4][5] It is essential for sodium conservation in the kidney, salivary glands, sweat glands, and colon.[6] It plays a central role in the homeostatic regulation of blood pressure, plasma sodium (Na+), and potassium (K+) levels.

It might be worth getting aldosterone measured. And also check the health of the adrenal glands and possibly the kidneys.

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b12patch.com/blog/why-vitam...

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I have read that people who suffer from Vitamin B12 deficiency will often have poor levels of red blood cells (RBCs). If they then start to supplement Vitamin B12 the body goes into a frenzy of red blood cell making. There are far more ingredients required for making RBCs than just B12 and one of those required ingredients is potassium, and so while the red blood cells are being made at a high rate the levels of potassium will eventually fall. So, despite the title of the last link I gave, I think that taking B12 when levels of RBCs are low it is a good idea to supplement potassium as well, at least until the levels of RBCs and B12 are healthy again.