I was extremely low on potassium a few years ago and everyone thought I was using drugs or something because I was always sweating, very tired like nodding, and muscle pain. I was taking a medication that caused this side effect. I haven’t stopped taking it but now I added supplements and the symptoms lasted for months before I found out. After taking the supplements it was amazing how fast I recovered and immediately felt much better.
@@Ms.Anne26 potassium, magnesium, and B12 all separate pills. I started with the potassium by itself per doctors orders until I could get regular blood results back. But it made me feel better right away with only the potassium, I added the others later on for energy and nerve pain. I also started to eat more foods like spinach, broccoli, and bananas.
@@aquaseahorselove3939 i got a shot from the doctor, but he told me to take over the counter supplements daily until my next blood work. Was told to get a high potency supplement, 1020 Mg and I got the brand “life enhancement”. Some of the cheaper brands are only 99mg so you need to find the more pure organic ones that are a bit more expensive.
@@aquaseahorselove3939 It seems everyone struggling with low potassium is then faced with how to ingest enough to meet the very high recommended RDA amount of 4700 MG since supplements are only allowed to include 99 mg Max. I wasted a lot of time and money .... and had to ingest a lot of high caloric foods to try and reach the 4700 mg - UNTIL I discovered that salt substitute carried by most grocery stores ... most SALT SUBSTITUTES are made of granular POTASSIUM chloride - AND JUST 1/4 TEASPOON, IS A WHOOPING 690 MG OF POTASSIUM. I started by mixing it with tomato juice or V8 that are both high in Potassium and when POTASSIUM chloride is added it can climb to 1500 mg or more with just a small serving. I also will mix the salt substitute with lemon water for a boost - however, if in a hurry and don't want to add a bunch of extra calories, you can just mix it with water. Those are quick easy ways of getting a lot of Potassium without a lot of calories, time or expense. I just wish I had known that a granular salt substitute, was loaded with Potassium when I first started to supplement Potassium - as I could have achieved high levels so much faster.
6:41 States that a lack of Potassium can cause a condition called "Hyperkalemia'... it's actually HYPOKalemia which means low levels of Potassium. HYPERKalemia would indicate too much potassium in the blood. Rmemeber HYPO means low and HYPER means high.
In the video after it stated low potassium, it said it was called Hyperkalemia which actually is high potassium levels. It should have instead said low potassium levels is called Hypokalemia. It should have mentioned that kidney patients may have a problem with high levels but in any case should consult their nephrologist physician.
Low potassium nearly killed me in 2013. I was hospitalized for a month, then in a rehab facility for another month. I had lost 60 lbs. and became delusional. The reason for this problem was a bout of depression that caused loss of appetite. This spiraled until my husband decided enough was enough and literally forced me to the Drs office. She admitted me to the hospital immediately.
I lost my husband in 2019, just before Covid hit. Thank goddess for my cats, the Internet, and my terrific doctor. I could easily have spiralled down again, but internet friends were supportive 24/7, cats were cuddly & loving, and my dr. checked with me often. I feel blessed.
😢 thank god ur feeling better dear .in lost my husband too its so depressing for me and my kids no one to even talk to .omg it took a toll on us so bad iv lost so much weight do not feel to eat feels lost sometimes I don't no where I am .my kids says mom you have to live for us .you is all we have mom .who going to take care of us all out family's leaves us .thanks ill start taking those supplements god bless you so much from my heart love Lexi
Had a buddy that couldn't move his body when he woke up. My guy literally was banging his head on the floor to get someone up to help him all cause of no potassium. Crazy stuff
Yes This is a very IMPORTANT VIDEO! LOW POTASSIUM levels can be deadly and it' can be very painful when it attacks the muscles and tendons I have this issues most everyday and night! ALSO B12 B6 Magnesium Plenty water always pulls me outta this, also my DR gave me this advice! Take care of yourself and God bless you and yours! ✝️🛐
Cream of tartar is a cheap easy way to supplement potassium. It has about 500mg per teaspoon and doesn't jack up your stomach the way the supplement pills do. I noticed a difference in both my digestion and heart rate within three weeks taking this.
@@smilingdog54 I've just been taking half a teaspoon in water. You can mix it with other liquids but it has a sour lemon like flavor so I wouldn't put it in juice or coffee. It works great in lemonade or my personal go-to, lemon lime gatorade.
@@Joyous1978 I am going through hell and back with my liver problems. It's wreaking havoc on all sorts of things in my body and I have been a heavy drinker in the past so I already know that I am deficient in potassium and simultaneously having bad heart pain. I can't wait to try this thank you very much
You didn’t mention that Avocados and Coconut Water are better sources of Potassium than Bananas. Dried Apricots are also a good source. Trader Joe’s has Organic Turkish Dried Apricots in right now but they are seasonal. They’ll run out soon. I’ve already stocked up. They. Are. Yummy!
@@soaringhigh9604 If you look at the label on store bought coconut water (in America) it will list the amount of Potassium. Example: One 8 ounce serving contains 470 mg of Potassium. Of course it’s always best to drink fresh coconut water, the water inside.
My experience with this is I recently stopped drinking alcohol. The alcohol “withdrawals” I was having was scaring me so bad and everybody was telling me that I couldn’t quit cold Turkey. So I go the dr and he said I needed to be medicated. I said no out of fear of relapsing with a drug habit. So I started researching for myself and came across magnesium and potassium deficiency and I quit drinking alcohol cold Turkey with spinach and avocado smoothies. Alcohol withdrawal is almost the same exact symptoms. Alcohol consumption depletes your body of both of these. So if anybody is struggling with alcohol, drink green smoothies. You will begin to feel better almost immediately ❤️
Instead of consuming carb-laden potatoes and fructose-laden bananas, you can get potassium from coconut water and from cream of tartar (just a pinch in a small glass of warm water). Also, please beware of reducing sodium in the diet - sodium is required for electrical activities and other metabolic processes to take place. To maintain a healthy metabolism, sodium must be consumed in balance with the other 4 electrolytes.
You can include a Granular Salt Substitute to your regimen, something usually found next to Salt in grocery stores - a fast, easy way to add Potassium to your diet ...as just 1/4 teaspoon = 680 mg of Potassium. I prefer to mix mine with low sodium V8 or any tomato juice .....OR just mix it into a glass of water. FYI - most Low Sodium drinks and foods are loaded with Potassium - AS FOOD MANUFACTURERS often use POTASSIUM CHROLIDE AS A SALT SUBSTITUTE. .
It's really easy to eat too much sodium in modern diets. It's pretty difficult to eat enough potassium in modern diets. And the two elements are tied to each other in metabolism.
I went with all this symptoms to a doctor and he sent me to a physical therapist because he swore it was something wrong with my back ( no blood or urine test were done or ultrasounds) and I told him that I was checked somewhere else and I was low on vitamin B12 and C He said that’s a lie. So he just gave medicine for pain and muscle spasms. Most doctors in the USA are in for the money that’s what those who live near the border to Mexico go there, I’m doing that next time.
The wrist blood pressure cuffs are inexpensive and easy to use. Salt makes your blood pressure go up, potassium makes it go down. Once you establish a baseline it is easy to see if something is out of whack.
I added magnesium. It kind of help my muscles weakness and cramp. But the pain was still a 5-6. I decided 99mg potassium. My body pain is now at 1-3. I felt the change in a week. It was crazy I feel so much better
I think i have a weird doctor. I always address my problems of my body but she always say i only need exercise. Told her my heart beat is not normal then she just told me im just nervous. How stupid! Update: Hi guys, thanks! I will definitely find a new doctor. I did my annual physical again with her and told her my concern. 1 day i had a bloody stool, it happened 3x only on that day and im in no pain whatsoever, i asked her if i needed to have a test she said not necessary as long as I'm not in pain or anything. Then i asked when should i be alarmed and to see a doctor or go to ER?, then she responded only when i can no longer get up because of pain 😕. WHAATTT?
I know what you mean. I told my doctor I feel breathless. She told me I was googling stuff then claiming to have symptoms. I couldn’t believe it. When I told my brother, he was so mad he wanted to go and punch her lights out. Needless to say, I didn’t let him. I changed gp, and my new doctor referred me to a chest clinic. The consultant acknowledged I had fibromyalgia but she said she wanted to rule out sleep apnea. She gave me a questionnaire and I only ticked one box out the whole page. She still insisted on sending me for a sleep apnea test. What an amazing consultant. It turned out I had mild sleep apnea which was why I’d wake up feeling worst than when I went to bed. The hospital however discovered that my oxygen levels didn’t correlate with the sleep apnea findings. For some reason my oxygen levels were lower than they should’ve been with the sleep apnea. So although they don’t give a cpap machine for mild sleep apnea, they did give it to me. Yes I’m grateful for that. But I would’ve preferred they had investigated the cause of low oxygen levels. It could’ve been something as simple as low potassium levels. I never did get used to the cpap. Being a side sleeper I couldn’t sleep with the mask. After seeing this video I’m going to get some potassium supplements God willing. For you, I recommend changing your gp. And also making a complaint to the surgery manager/higher authority that your health concerns aren’t being treated seriously. All the best!
They gaslight us. Ask if the differential diagnosis. Ask them to please chart that they feel no tests are needed just (exercise or whatever they said). Make notes of even dumb things they say and bring someone with you. They do not need a malpractice suit because they dismissed your valid concerns. Feeling like they are rushed and short staffed these days and we have to unfortunately fight for proper medical care. If need be say your (sister, mom, uncle, cousin is a doctor and urged you to seek treatment.)
My potassium level is at the near bottom of the normal level. I evidently flushed my potassium out of my body from a colonoscopy exam. By the end of a week I was seriously I’ll. Went to a clinic and they had an ambulance take me to the hospital. My level of potassium was so low my organs were shutting down. Spent two day with an IV stuck in my arm to bring my possum level up. Was still slightly dizzy for a week.
Yes... I did that a few years back. They want me to get tested again.... nope can't do it. I can't stand low potassium. I got constipation and was told to drink more water so I flushed what little I had out.... long story short.... I'm just now better.... but I have to have electrolytes water everyday and stay with potassium rich foods. I also take magnesium glycinate everyday. It helps me relax and keeps constipation from coming back. I have been so stressed out over this.
@@marypolk9820 great that you resolved the problem. It is something one does not think about till it happens. Everyone knows about to much potassium but little about not having enough.
@@marypolk9820 A colonoscopy is crucial to detect colon cancer which is happening all over. I have it in my family. It is a double edge sword. You have to flush your intestines which may put you at risk for symptoms, but then the colonoscopy is so important. You have to prepare for both experiences.
Before I knew I had a deficiency my biggest symptom was not being able to breath which then caused fatigue. I would literally find myself on the floor unable to move sometimes. All day I would feel a heavy suffocating feeling. Like someone strangling me, or something heavy on my chest, squeezing my heart. So bad that I was always in a panic mode. When you don't get enough oxygen your exhausted. I went sooooooo many years like this, as doctors just misdiagnosed me saying it was anxiety. I'm thankful to God I didn't die. Now I take around 2800-3500mg each day, and the difference is amazing. I also had to stop drinking caffeine because it was depleting my potassium, which also made a huge difference.
My 89 year old mom went through the same thing. They did not know what it was at first. In my family we are coffee drinkers too. It pays to know all this. I hope you are feeling better.
@Cannot Be Shaken wow what a testimony. I think I am going to work my way up to that amount as I know we are all different. I was actually wondering about the caffiene. I drink a whole pot of coffee just to get going through the day also. I don't have the breathing problems you had but I always feel like I need to take a breath, and when I sing on our church worship team I have a hard time holding a note as I run out of wind. Thanks for posting this. Hope you are doing well now.
@@healthconscience4931 Talking is really hard for me, when I'm low on potassium. I would be irritable feeling if I had to talk. So your difficulty singing could certainly be the same problem. You might want to look into Dr. Bergs video's on Sea Salt as well. But for the potassium I need to say, never take more than 700mg at once, it can shock your heart. You have to spread the doses out throughout the day. At least two hours apart from each other. I put 1/4 tsp on the back of my tongue, and swallow it down with water. I do this 4-5 times a day. However I'm an extreme case. You might only need to do this two or three times a day. Only take it when you have the symptoms, and that will tell you how often you need to take it. 😊
Im a renal dietitian, and caught the hyperkalemia mistake immediately. Low potassium is hypokalemia. The symptoms listed for hyperkalemia are correct however. Getting upwards of 4700mg potassium daily protects your kidneys, protects you from heart issues, hypertension and diabetes. Diabetes and hypertension are the top 2 reasons you end up on dialysis.
And cramping, usually starting at the extremities. The function of potassium is to help release a contraction. With low potassium, muscles that have been tightened will fail to to release properly. This really hurts in the feet, hands and calf muscles, where it usually starts. When it happens in the heart, it is life threatening.
@@healthconscience4931 Doctors don't know everything about you. Are you eating enough food everyday with the amount of vitamins you need? If you know you never eat a certain food with a certain vitamin, then try to eat it. Like taking vitamin d3 and k2 supplements is extremely important but not many people know this.
If u take water 💊. Up ur potassium 🍌. 🍌🥔🍠🥝🥑. Ask ur Doctor 4 a blood test 2 see how ur potassium doing in ur bloodstream. Beet juice and Pomegranates juice high in potassium. Good 4 ur ❤.
I have a problem with my potassium, and I know when its low because I have a problem when I read. I see words that's are not there or I read run on sentences. In my dreams I see large figures. So I try to drink orange juice everyday. That wasn't mentioned in the video. You can drink it daily. Peanut butter is also good.
You are UNDOUBTEDLY a very well Informed Person... which unfortunately most Lazy & Careslly & Misinformed People Do Not have a remote Idea about *Oxalate* Thank You for Your Generous & Necessary Remainder ABOUT Oxalate content on "Kelp"
@@SGRmossActually I heard and read differently: raw spinach is better because the oxalates are 'fixed', but still should be consumed in moderation; cooking actually aids in releasing oxalates which increases their volume...
I was crippled for two weeks due to low potassium. It was during the time my former boss went crazy and had us pulling 8 hour overtime and weekend work for a month. Fortunately after a week at the hospital, I was able to fully recover. Though our boss still chewed us out for supposedly "giving up" . At least the overtime pay was great.
I wish it was boss's who fell ill first rather than the workforce they treat like slaves. Sounds like really scary times, I hope you have more humane working situation now and health is more or less stable
A common cause of potassium & magnesium deficiency is taking PPIs for stomach acid/reflux/ hiatus hernia problems. I have a lot of the symptoms mentioned in this video!
I eat a lot of leafy vegetables that rich in potassium And drink a milk everyday, and i always check everything i eat if it has potassium thank God i feel better
A year and a half ago I got in that state. Felt like I was getting squashed in a large whole body blood pressure wrap. Ambulance staff had to pick me up off the floor as I couldn't move. Heart rate all over the place. Spent 3 days in hospital on fluids.
Same here woke up one morning and my wife thought i was screwing around but i legit couldn’t move took everything i had to slide my leg over and was freaking out and had to be strapped to this chair an carried out my house by these ambulance drivers and I was 220 pounds at the time. I was there for 24 hours an they didn’t want me to leave as they didn’t know why i lost it but it has happened a few times since then but not as extreme just barely able to walk up stairs couldn’t lift my leg into the tub so had no choice but use the stand up shower we have that i absolutely hate. Its the oddest thing my legs get weak my arms don’t wanna listen to me as I try moving them. I literally have FMLA for two day a month cause of this condition as when it happens out the blue I’m unable to drive let alone go to work. I wouldn’t dare try to drive as I know my reaction time for anything would he highly impacted by this.
It may have been mentioned in the comments somewhere (I didn't see it) but it looks like no one mentioned fresh spinach. Just so everyone knows, spinach has more potassium than any other plant and fresh spinach doesn't taste much different than iceberg lettuce. Add it to salads, put it in smoothies, put it on tacos, burgers and sandwiches, just get it in there. 👍🏻
I had racing heart beat n pain in my back .. I thought I was having a heart attack went to the hospital...I had low potassium they gave me an IV 2 big pills felt better after that.. very scary ! I eat avocados, banana n yogurt.
No joke but epsom salt in your bath twice a week will help as well your body absorbs minerals needed to stay healthy. Just another way to get your heather self.
Sadly, my niece passed away from hypokalemia. She'd been to the ER, and they urged her to stay to bring her potassium level up, but she left anyway and had a heart attack of some type.
I'm surprised they didn't mention medications as a cause. My asthma medicine makes potassium levels drop and when my asthma was being real bad making me have to take the medicine a lot I ended up in the ER because my potassium levels were dangerously low.
@@carolmiglionico3870 Vit C could be in natural form as lines, oranges, gooseberry & kiwi. If anyone is taking Vit C tabs then avoid seafood as a precaution on that day.
@@detamoretj good to check with the Dr after going through the tests. Avoid overconsumption of vitamin tablets. Go natural if you have good natural absorption.
Why are potassium supplements even on the market if one banana has 4 times the potassium as a supplement? This is a serious question. At the current level, a potassium supplement can't possibly make any difference.
I was charged with an OWI with hypokalemia my K+ was 2.8 nothing in my body would have rendered my intoxicated by the DOT. I had taken nothing that day or the day before. I was driving myself to get medical attention. Even after telling the officer this many times, my breathalyzer came back negative but I didn’t know to refuse sobriety tests then. I complied with the officer. The ER physician knew I was also not intoxicated. As I was given IV pain meds for my in 2021. After seeing my previous visit to this ER less than a month prior. I was still charged and punished
yes coconut water is the best. I use Vita Coco when I need it. Plain not flavored. Try to get the one with the least amount of sugar added. V-8 juice (low sodium) is also good but even the LS one has a lot of sodium...FYI
Potassium deficiency can also come from diabetes because the person is urinating constantly and from strong diarrhea. I have seen it happen. Drinking plain water is not going to do it. At the pharmacy they sell these solutions with electrolytes already in them. Coconut water as some comments here mention also help. This helps a lot before complications come.
Drink 2 coconut water anything in excess can lead to heart attacks. 2L is not recommended our body contains all the minerals and vit +5 or -5 leads to some instability..
Doctors generally are not great at giving advice about supplementation. When I was diagnosed with irregular heartbeat the doctor told me , diet and heredity and stress had nothing to do with my condition and put me on a drug that caused me to pass out if I got up to fast.
You should just try some prepare quacamole, and then add additional salsa if its not spicy enough for your liking, most brands are bland in America for the white person that doesn't like spice palette. ❤
@@Poe-007 if you get a good ripe one that's not over ripe and put a little salt to bring the flavor out, there are very good! Best vegetable I've ever ate.
If you work outdoors and sweat a list you loose potassium which my Father had his first heart attack. But he sure to have your doctor do a blood test. I have too much potassium due to kidneys not filtering. More and it could kill.
Foods that I keep on hand for QUICK relief of Chronic Hypokalemia: packaged Dates, fruit yogurt, Spaghetti-Os (or other w tomato sauce), tomatoes, sweet potato chips. Dill or bread-&-butter pickle juice or green olive juice kills the nausea when it hits first.
@alanstrong55 I don’t know if you will see this or not, but….Right under the video, you will see the title of it. Right below that you will see the following: “…more” with the more being in bold lower case letters. That is the link to open up the description box in any video here on RU-vid. So click it on to open the description box, scroll down until you get to “transcript”, (it should be right under what they call “chapters”). You will be able to read the transcript. Just know that the transcript is not 100% accurate, there will be misspellings and/or a wrong word here and there. (At least that is what I have found when I have read transcripts in the past).
I do not understand why a single 80mg tablet of potassium is so dangerous for me and my PCP told me it could cause a heart attack or stroke. I was not eating the foods you mentioned. I agreed to stop but why do websites recommend such higher potassium levels. I also take magnesium.
A single 80mg tablet isn’t enough to do anything to anyone. It may irritate the stomach if you don’t wash it down well. In general though potassium in food is absorbed more slowly than in pills. There’s less danger of a sudden increase in potassium level that could cause bad problems.
It is very easy to buy “No Salt” which is potassium chloride, and use it half and half with salt. If you are prone to heavy sweating it is a good idea, unless you take a medication that causes you to hold on to potassium ( like Spirinalactone, a potassium sparing diuretic), or you have a health issue that keeps your potassium high, such as kidney failure.
I don't know why, but my body seems hyper sensitive to salt and seems to have trouble holding onto potassium, but despite this my blood pressure is almost always healthy, except for when I over heat. It's been very confusing. I eat a ton of bananas and milk and am gonna try to eat potatoes more, too. For magnesium I eat almonds and I also have a magnesium body cream and bath salt, and a type of antacid that contains magnesium. It's pretty insane because just one salty meal can make me feel like I'm over heating and my muscles become sore and agitated, and then it takes hours of forcing myself to eat bananas and almonds and guzzling ice water while slathering myself in that magnesium cream. I've seen a lot of doctors and specialists for my problems and we've ruled out so much that it's tentatively diagnosed as fibromyalgia, but I never got around to tackling the salt factor in this fully, and don't have insurance this year.
I also got a fibromyalgia diagnosis years ago, I feel like Dr's slap that on anyone they can't find an actual answer for. I've found it easier to eat more potatoes and spinach and broccoli to help my levels. Surprisingly a lot of leafy greens have high levels of potassium. I hadnt heard of almonds for magnesium, I'll have to keep some around but yeah, I think going for a variety of foods can make it easier to balance your diet in these kind of situations, and keeps it from being too repetitive if you're not about that. Bananas do be good tho.
@@qryptid Yeah, it's tough because fibro is basically a name for a collection of symptoms with an unknown cause. The purpose of it as a diagnosis is to acknowledge something really is wrong and that the person's symptoms are real despite not being able to diagnose a cause. So far I know of one study that found pain receptors on systemic nerves that aren't supposed to have them, but I have no clue if further studies have been able to replicate that result. It would explain a lot, though, as fibromyalgia seems to essentially mean that we are abnormally sensitive to certain stimuli such as temperatures, irritants, hormone fluctuations, dietary factors etc. For example, I have a relative who has multiple autoimmune diseases, but her fibromyalgia diagnosis still stands because there are symptoms she has that aren't accounted for by her autoimmune diseases.
If you are low on Potassium ... start including a granular Salt Substitute (which includes a high concentration of Potassium Chloride) .... which us usually around **680 mg*** of Potassium with just 1/4 teaspoon, I mix mine into tomato juice to rapidly increase Potassium levels, Until l discovered this .... I was stuffing myself with food just to reach the amount oif potassium I needed - adding a lot of unnecessary calories and time and expense when all needed was Potassium. Sometimes I just mix the granular Potassium substitute with water and mix it in and drink it if I am in a hurry - a quick inexpensive way to get 700 (from just 1/4 teaspoon salt substitute) to 2100 mg of Potassium.
@@ridgebriar17 I hate the taste of salt substitutes. I did get some cream of tartar to add to foods or swallow down in water if I'm struggling, though. It does suck. I don't know why my body struggles with this nutrient so much more than other people.
Maximum potassium in a supplement is 99mg. I've never been able to get enough potassium from food alone. Best form is potassium gluconate. It has the smallest caplet size and dissolves easily in the mouth. Walmart has the best price at the moment. People will hate you for trying to take care of yourself. Go figure. Your electrolyte levels can be changed quite easily with a few potassium gluconate tablets dissolved under the tongue and light exercise.
Many times a food that is labeled LOW SODIUM ... is loaded with POTASSIUM CLORIDE because it is often used as a Salt Substitute. I eventually purchased a granular Salt Substitute to add to my food .... or mixed with water to drink. Just 1/4 teaspoon of POTASSIUM CLORIDE - adds about 680 grams of Potassium to your diet, Since the daily requirement is 4700 mg ... adding a salt substitute to your daily regimen is a fast way to increase you Potassium levels. One of my favorites is drinking LOW SODIUM V8 JUICE - which is loaded with POTASSIUM. I will often add a granular salt substitute (Potassium Cloride) to the V8 as a quick and healthy way to further increase Potassium Levels. A couple of years ago I suddenly had non stop heart palpations, muscle twitches .... and significantly weakened muscles. - despite taking adequate levels of magnesium ..etc. It was a scary situation ... and ONLY found the solution after watching a video on Low Potassium - which can suddenly occur after a very "stressful events", that causes Potassium levels to rapidly get depleted or flushed out of body - something most people do not realize. After I started adding Potassium to my diet via a Salt Substitute ... within a very short time, ALL those symptoms went away.
Supposedly taking potassium with kidney disease is a no no which can cause too high potassium. Telling folks to take supplements should always be acco panied by "after consulting your doctor" as people,can have conditions which can be made worse with certain herbs, vitamins or minerals.
Potassium is a worry mainly in advanced or end stage kidney disease, and also if you take potassium sparing meds. In general though, most people don’t intake enough potassium, and potassium deficiency can make you feel like you’re dying even when the blood test shows normal.
Oh my gosh I have all of this. I told my doctor the other day when I had the muscle spasms I have to take the magnesium plus the potassium to get them to stop. I don’t know if she Included potassium levels in my blood work. I’m anxious to find out today. Thank you for this video. This is wonderful.
I'm not sure if I ever saw a positive study on fresh meat since ofc not everyone in the world can eat steak everyday, but my doctor told me that animal products - dairy, beef, chicken, pork - are all high in Potassium. Yet, the video states "Potassium deficiency is most common among people who eat a high-protein diet". Makes me not trust the entire vid
@ Jason Jurky I am of the same mindset as you. My diet is mostly meat and lower carbs which makes me not retain water therefore expelling all my electrolytes. I have to be diligent with the electrolytes. Thats just my experience
@@ropeyarn I'm sure pomegranate, bananas ,and OJ is best but there is a point where too much of a mineral is bad and seems that the 2lb of New Years Pork that I ate last night can push the Potassium limits so I'm still confused
I began having severe hypokalemia around 2014. For me, it made me feel absolutely drained like severe anemia. I could barely function. I kept thinking it was anemia, and couldn't understand why it wasn't improving. Several times I had to be hospitalized. I found a supplement that works. While I was in the hospital last summer for 4 mths, they had to keep giving me IVs of potassium. The dr was frustrated, but I told him that I take supplements when at home. Idk why it began, or why it continues. I had the same problem with vit D, and now with B1 (thiamin). I've seen on other channels that K2 is necessary to absorb other nutrients. I just added K2, so Idk yet if it will help.
@@paulasusan63 which one? All Drs have been aware of my medications, but no one has drawn any connections. While in the hospital for sepsis, they changed all of the medications to what they believed to be best. The supplements work, but I cannot allow any lapses. It all began post hysterectomy.
@@LemonThyme1933 carvedilol or amlodopine...sorry if spelling is wrong. These are 2 blood pressure medicines I take. Can't remember which one did it, but it was one of them!
You cannot easily give your self to others cause everyone has or had our personality of function to our body we are the only one can tell to ourselves but we can see help to a doctor to provide a good idea for as more knowledge to guide as for ourselves.. thank you..
My doctors dont know why my potassium levels keeps going down....one symptom i have, on hot days, i become diapharetic(? Spelling) , my vision narrows and turns black, and i pass out......i know the symptoms, i sit or lay immediately till i feel better.
I had those symptoms and went to ernumerous times during the summers. I would twitch, get fatigued, pulsating in my ears, blacking out, heart rate jumping all over the place, gastritis.etc. stupid doctors told me I was fine but when I looked at the blood test results I was 3.1 to 3.3 during all of my visits. I'm terrible with eating and drinking eater and am working on it now. I definitely feel better.....thx to myself.....they couldve aided in my death had I not decided to research this shxt on my own.
@@VoVina111 Hmmmm yeah they just discovered it was Anemia that they kept missing. Maybe you're low in iron somewhere, I really hate the medical field for missing it for so many years despite me vouching that it was iron more than potassium. They screw so many people over with their lack of investigating and dismissals.
@@VoVina111 I have a question. If it's true that 97% of the potassium in in the cells of the body vs in the blood, then would a blood test reflect an accurate range of where most of it is. Also if potassium is utilized to move sugar out of the blood wouldnt a high sugar/carb diet, severely deplete potassium (and B vites and zinc).? I wonder how many people actually get 4700mg. of potassium.
@@Needless2say LIke most people who suffer needlessly from a Potassium levels due to the lack of proper information ... after a lot of research, I eventually discovered that adding Potassium Chloride VIA a GRANULAR Salt Substitute to my diet was a very quick easy way to increase potassium levels WITHOUT the added calories, time and expense of a lot of Potassium loaded foods. Adding a Granular Salt Substitute (aka Potassium Chloride) to your regimen, something usually found next to Salt in grocery stores - a fast, easy way to add Potassium to your diet ...as just 1/4 teaspoon = 680 mg of Potassium. I prefer to mix mine with low sodium V8 or any tomato juice .....OR just mix it into a glass of water. FYI - most Low Sodium drinks and foods are loaded with Potassium - AS FOOD MANUFACTURERS often use POTASSIUM CHROLIDE AS A SALT SUBSTITUTE. .
Also didn't mention that potassium is imperative for all involuntary muscles of the body which are in the brain, heart, intestines, and bladder. Otherwise great content. And of course coconut water wout sugar
I love how almost every video anymore uses images or text in the thumbnails that either have nothing to do with the video, are fake AI, or totally misleading. 🙄 Am I the only person who recognizes that this is a total red flag if people are willing to use misleading click bait to get your attention?
This is hugely useful. When I discovered a bradycardia and ventricular arrhythmia it improved with potassium and magnesium so it's less frequent now...but the way it starts probably is chronic, not acute...I didn't get pro help on it but I can see by the math for it that I should have considered electrolytes more for several years...since I sweat a lot and then had night sweats on top of it. So, I started a full-on health regime, the HGH-increasing amino acids per the Isidori study, the b-vitamins per Dr. Abram Hoffer, the father of orthomolocular medicine, whey and selenium now is well-researched as a glutathione AND anabolic increaser, Gynostemma Jiaogulan may be the best adaptogen and can do maybe three times what ginseng does...going towards 69 and feeling like 42...nice plateau for me, hope it lasts...
After watching this, I think I might have potassium deficiency. Might need to stock up some bananas in my future. Weakness and fatigue, occasional cramps
