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Potassium is an essential and vital mineral needed by the human body system. It is an electrolyte and a micro-nutrient which is essential in your diet. One of the more important functions of potassium is to treat hypokalemia (low potassium), when potassium in the blood level drops it causes weakness, muscle cramps, low or lack of energy, stomach pain/cramps ...
Many fruits and vegetables contain a high amount of potassium; bananas contain a high amount of potassium. Other foods, oranges and orange juice, raisins, sweet potatoes, apricots (dried), avocados, grapefruits an grapefruit juice, prune juice, tomato, tomato juice and products, butternut squash, cantaloupes, honeydew melons, strawberries, potatoes, lima beans...
Excessive sodium causes high potassium levels which cause hyperkalemia (high potassium). This increase can cause diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, malnutrition, heavy sweating, intestinal gas...
Types of potassium and there uses: There are different forms of potassium, potassium iodide (used during radiological exams, also common iodized table salt), potassium hydroxide (aka sodium hydroxide use in batteries, soaps, fertilizers...), potassium chloride (the most common of the potassium compounds; used in agriculture and medical treatments), potassium nitrate (mostly used in agriculture, fireworks, pickling meat, food preservative, even toothpaste), potassium fluoride (aka otassium fluoride is used in organic chemistry, insecticide, disinfectant), potassium permanganate (a compound with potassium, manganese and oxygen), potassium carbonate (found in soap, glass, drying agents), potassium alum (used in mines and quarries, cosmetic, medical, canning and other culinary uses), potassium bicarbonate (used as a dietary supplement, prevents mold and mildew, and an acid neutralizer) potassium feldspar (used in making glass), potassium bromide (used to treat seizures/epilepsy in dogs)
Potassium medical uses: Potassium is use in the health field for the care and treatment of many conditions. It is used for Addison's disease, dehydration, kidney failure, severe burns, liver disorders, tissue injuries, rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, macular degeneration, alcoholism, Cushing disease, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, Chronic Fatigue syndrome ...