10 High Potassium Foods
2We showcase 10 High Potassium Foods in this video that make it easy to add potassium to your diet. By eating these foods daily, you should enjoy better brain, heart and nervous system function as well as have a healthier lifestyle. You might need to add potassium to your diet should you be taking medication that strips it away from your body such as what happens when you take diuretics.
Potassium is an essential mineral found in the body that affects many things including your brain, nerves, heart and muscles and is needed for your body to work properly. Like sodium, it is an electrolyte and can be found working alongside magnesium to help manage the amount of water in your body and helps to maintain the body's electrical system.
Due to the fast paced nature of our world, most of us are not consuming enough potassium in our diets. Adults should consume between 2,600 to 3,400 mg of potassium every day. While this is not going to cause a problem if you are healthy, it can cause serious problems if you have health conditions such as kidney disease, hypertension or take certain types of medication. If you are concerned about whether or not you are getting enough potassium in your diet, you should talk to your doctor and get their advice.
You can easily increase the potassium in your diet by adding some of the foods shown in this video to your meals or as a snack - they are readily available throughout the year.