Potassium

Notes on Potassium

• POTASSIUM: The MOST Important Electrolyte - MUST WATCH!. Posted 5/30/2016.
• The Importance of Potassium Supplementation in Endurance Training and Racing. Potassium is the primary electrolyte located inside the body's cells (intracellular) and stored in muscle fibers along with glycogen. It plays a critical role by helping transport glucose into the muscle cell. ... When glycogen breaks down to supply energy for your workouts, muscle cells are depleted of potassium. As a result, there is a greater concentration of potassium in your blood and greater quantities are lost in sweat and urine. Potassium deficiency symptoms are nausea, slower reflexes, vomiting, muscle weakness, muscle spasms, cramping, And rapid heart Rate. ... More than 98% of the body's potassium is intracellular; measuring it from a blood sample is relatively insensitive, with small fluctuations in the blood corresponding to very large changes in the total bodily reservoir of potassium.
• The Myth about Blood Sugars and Diabetes. Posted 4/2/2013. Type II Diabetes is more about low potassium than high sugar. To store glucose in the liver and muscles, you need potassium. Potassium is used to convert glucose to glycogen. With low potassium, the person will crave glycogen because it is not being converted from glucose to glycogen.
• Role of Potassium in Maintaining Health. Posted 7/17/2011.
• A Critically Swift Response: Insulin-Stimulated Potassium and Glucose Transport in Skeletal Muscle. Published 2011. Technical article.
• Potassium in Biochemistry and Physiology. 1971. Technical article.
• 8 Ways Cream of Tartar Can Benefit Your Health. Chemical name is: potassium hydrogen tartrate. Used to treat and prevent a number of ailments. One recipe: 1 quart of water, 6 lemons, 1 tablespoon Epsom salt (to get Magnesium), and 3 tablespoons of cream of tartar (to get Potassium). Drink a small glass every night. Potassium content per teaspoon is 495 mg.