Potassium is one of the most essential minerals in your body. Its high intracellular concentration is regulated by the cell membrane through what is known as the sodium - potassium pump. A chronic potassium deficiency most surely can cause many types of degenerative diseases, including diseases that you would not normally associate with a deficit with like Rheumatoid Arthritis. Most low fat foods contain some form of potassium. The best food sources are fruits, vegetables and juices, dairy products, fish, lean meats and poultry (bananas, cantaloupes, orange juice, baked potatoes and low-fat yogurt are the best sources).

There are many reasons why a potassium deficiency might occur, some of them are:
- Chronic diarrhea
- Processed food
- Reliance totally on grains
- Fatty foods
- Psychic/physical stress
- Stimulation of aldosterone
- Stress stimulation of cortisol
- Use of diuretics
- Excessive vomiting
- Eating sodium bicarbonate
- Laxative use

Potassium works with sodium to regulate the body's waste balance and normalize heart rhythms. It gives us the ability to think clearly because it sends oxygen to the brain; it also helps to maintain the proper pH of our bodily fluids. Potassium is very important in its involvement as a systemic detoxifier because it stimulates the kidneys to eliminate poisonous body wastes; it also acts as a mild diuretic which helps to lower the blood pressure. There is one other benefit of taking Potassium that most people do not think about, and that is that it has been shown to promote healthy skin!

Deficiency symptoms might include cardiac failure, poor reflexes, nervous disorders, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, muscle damage, anxiousness, drowsiness, weakness, nausea, irrational behavior and an irregular heartbeat even cardiac failure! Low potassium levels can result in a protein wasting condition called Hypokalemia which reduces the total cell mass in the body. Many people experience this to a lesser degree when they diet, they experience what is known as 'water weight loss'. This occurs mostly because the muscle tissue is wasting away.

So you can see that nutrient deficiencies, even small ones can cycle into a traumatic event that throws the body into a state of chaos. We offer Potassium as a dietary supplement that can be taken with meals to help maintain the delicate balance that helps us to stay healthy!