| The mineral potassium
is important to your body for a strong healthy nervous system, maintaining
a regular heart beat and proper muscle contraction. Potassium nourishes the
heart, kidneys, pancreas, muscles and the nerves. Potassium works with
sodium to regulate the body's water balance.
Potassium is very important to chemical reactions inside
cells. It also controls the flow of nutrients thru cell walls. This
control via potassium decreases as people get older and may account for
circulatory damage and weakness in the elderly.
According to 33 double-blind studies, potassium
supplements can produce some drop in blood pressure. The supplements maybe the
most beneficial to people who eat too much salt.
Potassium also helps in transmission of
electrochemical impulses needed by the human nervous system. Potassium is also
needed to maintain a stable blood pressure level. As an essential nutrient,
potassium is safe to take and if you take too much of this mineral the body will
simply excrete it in the urine.
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