Potassium Benefits

Potassium comes in several different varieties –- it's most common form is potassium chloride.

Potassium is an essential mineral whose primary job is to help maintain fluid balance on either side of cells.

Potassium is the predominant positive electrolyte in the bodies cells.

An enzyme called adenosine triphosphate controls the flow of potassium and sodium into and out of cells to maintain normal function of the heart, brain, muscles and kidneys.

By maintaining fluid balance within cells, this electrolyte works together with sodium in order to transmit messages on behalf of the nervous system.

These messages are called nerve impulses which among other things, help to regulate the contraction of muscles.

The benefit of potassium in your blood is many. Of course, two of the main benefits of potassium is to help regulate blood pressure and heart function.

Benefits of potassium:

• Promotes regular heartbeat;
• Promotes regular muscle contraction;
• Helps prevent high blood pressure;
• Regulates transfer of nutrients to cells;
• Maintains water balance in body tissues and cells;
• Preserves or restores cells, kidneys, stomach juice secretion;
• Treats potassium deficiency from illness or taking diuretics, cortisone drugs or digitalis preparations.

Other possible benefits of potassium include:

• May help with alcoholism;
• May help with acne;
• Possible help with allergies;
• Possible help with heart disease;
• May help heal burns.

Potassium also assists in the conversion of glucose to glycogen and the synthesis of muscle protein from amino acids. Potassium has a very important role in helping the body convert macro nutrients into muscle building material and muscle fuel. A very important benefit for those of us who are into weight training and building muscle.

All the best.

Blake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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