Forums / Diseases & Conditions / Heart Diseases / Potassium ,how much per day to lower blood pressure?
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Fractalfallout
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#71543 2007-09-14 13:25 GMT |
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In milligrams
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AngryWolf
127 posts |
#71544 2007-09-14 13:32 GMT |
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DO NOT TAKE POTASSIUM UNLESS PRESCRIBED BY YOUR DOCTOR! Potassium is not an anti-hypertensive (lowers blood pressure). It is frequently given to heart patients due to electrolyte imbalances.
It is a grave electrolyte that if you alter your body's concentrations you could have FATAL heart rhythms with too much or too little. Potassium is what is used in lethal injection. Potassium is also dosed in MICROgrams, not milligrams. If you're concerned about your blood pressure, decrease your salt consumption and observe a physician! |
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AgeingNature
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#71545 2007-09-14 14:35 GMT |
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You need to contribute potassium rich foods to your diet, like bananas, or other fruits and vegetables. Contrary to the other answer from the uninformed Mary Beth, potassium is an anti-hypertensive mineral which is important to maintain common blood pressure. It is preferable to obtain potassium via the foods you eat, rather than in vitamin pill form, as it's better absorbed that way. You will find potassium in multivitamin/multimineral tablets, but it's a very minute amount usually. Get bananas into your regular diet, they contain the the bulk potassium of any fruit.
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Setsail
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#71546 2007-09-14 18:34 GMT |
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Yes, Potassium does lower blood pressure in some studies that have been done. Potassium alone or in combination with magnesium can produce a significant alleviation in systolic and diastolic blood pressures. I will provide link below also so you could read.
CNJARD is right, it's better to obtain it via the foods you eat, such as bananas, poultry, fish, apricots, avocodo, cantelope, honey dew melons, kiwi, lima beans, milk, oranges, orange juice, prunes, tomatoes, vegetable juice, apple juice, aspargus, beets, corn egg plant, just to name a few. I will provide a link below also for foods containing potassium. I wouldn't take potassium pills unless your potassium is very low and then prescribed by a doctor only. I have only had to do this a couple of periods as I do have to take diuretics when required and it causes my potassium to obtain too low when taking diuretics. I have increased the amount of potassium I eat in order to avoid this problem and it has worked and it does lower your blood pressure. But you do not want your potassium to obtain too high either (as mine as done by taking the potassium pills prescribed), so just put some potassium in your diet each day, a balanced diet. Too little of potassium or too high of a potassium level does cause electroylyte modifications in the heart. The best technique to keep your potassium levels steady is consuming the proper diet of foods with potassium. Click these links for more info: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1663843 http://nhnh.essortment.com/potassiumfoodh_rkyn.htm |
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Cow
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#71547 2007-09-15 06:45 GMT |
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Potassium should not be too high or too low, because either technique will dangerously influence heart function.
I dont comprehend how potassium influence your blood pressure, but SODIUM does. Limit sodium to lower than 2000mg a day, in some case, fluid restriction is also the key to contrl BP. The 1st answer is right, never take Potassium without doctor recommendation. Your heart can be severely damaged if potassium is out of range from 3.5-5.0 mEq/L. Normal diet is just what is required for everyday potassium. High Potassium foofd: avacado, banana, potato... |
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