I have low potassium in my blood how can I increase it?!
Question: I have low potassium in my blood how can I increase it!?
Answers:
that depends on why your potassium is low!. are you taking diuretic medication!? if so, you need prescribed potassium replacement!. food won't do it!.
you can improve your potassium level if it just happens to be low by eating raisins, they are six times higher in potassium than bananas, and a half cup a day is all you need!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
you can improve your potassium level if it just happens to be low by eating raisins, they are six times higher in potassium than bananas, and a half cup a day is all you need!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If your potassium level is low it could be due to a high salt intake!. Too much sodium (table salt or sodium chloride) may lead to preferential absorption of sodium at the expense of potassium as sodium and potassium interact!. They are very similar and are both alkali metals!. Most of us consume too much salt whether we like it or not because a lot of processed food such as bread, cheese, butter, etc contains added salt!.
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HIGH potassium (more than 225 milligrams per 1/2 c!. serving)
These foods would be beneficial to athletes or to others who incur heavy fluid loss!. Patients on potassium-restricted diets should avoid them, or eat them sparingly, as advised by their nutritionist!.
All meats, poultry and fish are high in potassium!.
Apricots (fresh more so than canned)
Avocado
Banana
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
Kiwi
Lima beans
Milk
Oranges and orange juice
Potatoes (can be reduced to moderate by soaking peeled, sliced potatoes overnight before cooking)
Prunes
Spinach
Tomatoes
Vegetable juice
Winter squash
MODERATE (125 - 225 mg per serving)
These foods can be a large part of most people's balanced nutrition plan!. Persons restricting their potassium might be cautioned to include no more than one or two servings from this list per day, depending on their medical restrictions!.
Apple juice
Asparagus
Beets
Blackberries
Broccoli
Carrots
Cherries
Corn
Eggplant
Grapefruit
Green peas
Loose-leaf lettuce
Mushrooms, fresh
Onions
Peach
Pears
Pineapple
Raisins
Raspberries
Strawberries
Summer squash, including zucchini
Tangerines
Watermelon Www@Answer-Health@Com
These foods would be beneficial to athletes or to others who incur heavy fluid loss!. Patients on potassium-restricted diets should avoid them, or eat them sparingly, as advised by their nutritionist!.
All meats, poultry and fish are high in potassium!.
Apricots (fresh more so than canned)
Avocado
Banana
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
Kiwi
Lima beans
Milk
Oranges and orange juice
Potatoes (can be reduced to moderate by soaking peeled, sliced potatoes overnight before cooking)
Prunes
Spinach
Tomatoes
Vegetable juice
Winter squash
MODERATE (125 - 225 mg per serving)
These foods can be a large part of most people's balanced nutrition plan!. Persons restricting their potassium might be cautioned to include no more than one or two servings from this list per day, depending on their medical restrictions!.
Apple juice
Asparagus
Beets
Blackberries
Broccoli
Carrots
Cherries
Corn
Eggplant
Grapefruit
Green peas
Loose-leaf lettuce
Mushrooms, fresh
Onions
Peach
Pears
Pineapple
Raisins
Raspberries
Strawberries
Summer squash, including zucchini
Tangerines
Watermelon Www@Answer-Health@Com
Go to your doctor and ask them to write you a perscription for potassium pills!. (if they think this is a good call)!. They are big pills and hard to swallow, but they will do the trick! (just eating foods with potassium may not be enough depending on how low you are)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Of course you can take supplements, but the best way is to eat foods high in potassium!. The first that comes to mind is bananas!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
All fruits and veg's contain potassium!. Some good ones are bananas, orange juice, spinach and beets!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
orange juice, potatoes, bananas, avocados, tomatoes, broccoli, soybeans, brown rice, garlic and apricots, Www@Answer-Health@Com
also tomatoes and potatoes but bannanas have most, im the oppersite i cant eat too much!.lolWww@Answer-Health@Com
eat lots of bananas they are very high in potassiumWww@Answer-Health@Com
Eat some bananas!.Www@Answer-Health@Com