It is advisable to start your Gym Workout for Beginners with lightweight exercises and gradually increase the weights training before you become a fitness expert. The combination of gym exercises and diet plans is essential for effective weight loss while building and maintaining muscle strength. A combination of weekly exercises can help you in strengthening muscles and can result in moving you from beginner to intermediate training plan where you can utilize the benefits of Reverse Pyramid Training. Visit- https://www.yuvaap.com/blogs/how-to-workout-in-gym-for-beginners/   [End]
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Interesting Trapper. Just started a book called The Magnesium miracle. They say something similar about magnesium. They say it effects AFib too. I have high blood pressure. Thanks, hanna   [End]
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thats funny. https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2118222 dont forget your KI   [End]
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OK, I am deficit in potassium, bicarbonate and vit c. If I were to take potassium ascorbate, would I be getting all 3?   [End]
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Hey Don, I do take supplements for vitamins and necessary elements that were prescribed along with the mineral analysis. I take 2800 micrograms of vitamin A (unsure if it is sourced from fish oil) 390 milligrams of vitamin E, 1600 milligrams of vitamin C, 18 milligrams of vitamin B1 and 100 milligrams of vitamin B6 in total, daily. As for Zinc, I get 66mg daily through the supplements. The potassium gluconate bit sounds interesting, but what can I expect from supplementing potassium in that form? I did a quick Google search and came up with a few results that claimed it had an effect on th ...
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Hey, at least for the short term, take an A-Z vitamin pill. I’m an old guy, so please give me the benefit of a doubt. Take 50 Mg of Zinc and 10,000 of vitamin A (from fish oil) in addition per day for the acne. Low potassium can cause cramping and lousy circulation in general. Buy a one pound container of potassium gluconate and put it in a salt cellar. Use it on every meal instead of regular sodium chloride. ===Don===   [End]
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Hey WS, thanks for the quick reply. My diet consists primarily of lean animal protein (chicken and fish, rarely do I eat other meats and when I do, I eat them sparingly). I aim to eat at least 40% protein for each meal. The remainder is raw, uncooked vegetables, nuts, lentils, beans, seeds. Sometimes I eat brown rice and sometimes potatoes, but the portion is usually insignificant. I also eat some corn flatbread and whole rye bread, but no wheat. I make a point to stay away from high-sugar items, obvious exceptions being the more sweet-tasting vegetables such as tomatoes; so, no fruits ...
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What is your diet like ? Read this: https://www.curezone.org/forums/am.asp?i=2331883#i Your primary problems are: - stomach (low acid) - liver (congested) - intestines (dysbiosis, high permeability, candida ) All the rest of your symptoms come from your primary problems. Change your diet, and start liver flushing . WS   [End]
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Any fast is a learning experience. What are your goals? A fast is the start of an elimination diet, so you may uncover foods you are sensitive to. You will certainly develop vitamin deficiencies the longer you fast. Be observant of your own health. Your goal should not be X number of days.   [End]
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  Potassium deficiency — part 1 November 4, 2015 in food, history | Tags: farming, food, health, history, Justus von Liebig, potassium, sea salt Many Westerners suffer from potassium deficiency. Much of this is caused by the poor mineral quality of our soil which leads to fewer nutrients in fruit, vegetables and meat that we consume. Potassium deficiency can manifest itself in a number of ways: high blood pressure, heart palpitations, muscle aches and even mental issues such as irritability and depression. People with medical con ... [Image Embedded Here]
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i wouldnt think so. five grams of KCl provides about 2500mg of potassium or a little over half of the daily requirement as set by the FDA. i think RDA should be closer to 9 grams for an adult male under 200lbs. everyones mileage will vary!   [End]
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i have to disagree with the enema. there is NO proof of autointoxication from fecal matter ease your way into the fast by going on a monodiet for 1 to 3 days before fasting. eat only grapes, melons, apples, celery, whatever. try dry fasting for 1 day before getting on the water to jump start detox and ketosis, autophagy fast with spring water. some recommend distilled water but i dunno...never purified water or aquafina urine fasting. it may sound nasty or disgusting, but urine can help your fasting. I try to have 1 bottle of urine every day i fast(when not dry fasting). drink ...
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I have been buying Potassium Citrate Bulk Supplements brand from Amazon. Am interested in learning more about Potassium Bicarbonate and what the differences are in effects on the body. I put 1/8 tsp of Potassium Citrate in my water bottle which holds a little more than 2 cups of water. After experimenting this amount seems to work for me instead of taking a large dose all at once.   [End]
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You should know that most people fast by listening to their own body, no medical supervision. Most doctors know nothing about water fasting and are unable to offer support to those who are fasting. Many of the water fast problems reported in this forum, could be prevented or eliminated by a few important practices: - use clean water enema the first 2-3 days of your water fast, to prevent autointoxication by feces in your colon. This may be especially important for people who have history of use of antibiotics or other medications. If you have never ever used antibiotics or oth ...
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My question is, is it safe for me to go on a 21 day water fast (I did a lot of research, I feel like I pretty much know what I’m doing) if I can’t have medical supervision? In my country doctors are very very against water fasting because they never even really heard about it, plus there’s a high chance of getting ill because of the lack of hygene in hospitals. I don’t really want to risk it, so if I eat very nutritious food (main attention on potassium) and take vitamins before the fast and I’m a 21 year old healthy woman, can I die or get sick on a 21 day water fast? (I also have enoug ...
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me taking 5 grams of KCl has never been a problem   [End]
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Potassium chloride is an essential constituent of the body for intracellular osmotic pressure and buffering, cell permeability, acid-base balance, muscle contraction and nerve function. Acute oral toxicity of KCl in mammals is low (LD50 = 3020 mg/kg bw). Mar 30, 2003 Potassium chloride (SIDS) www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/kchloride.pdf http://whs.rocklinusd.org/documents/Science/Lethal_Dose_Table.pdf sodium chloride, oral, human LD50, 12357 mg/kg   [End]
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you have to buy in bulk and spoon it out to yourself in effective amounts. i have potassium chloride, potassium citrate and potassium bicarbonate, all in bulk. any of them can be mixed in water and taken orally. im still working on it myself so you just have to try a little and then try a little more. a quarter teaspoon of KCl will have the fastest effect on PB, bringing it down to normal after one or two fo those with plenty of water. the other two im playing with in other ways. [Video Embedded Here]   [End]
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Where do you get a decent quantity of Potassium? I purchased Potassium Citrate (NOW brand) and the caps are only 99mg. It says it’s only 2% of the RDA. I need to lower blood pressure and not sure how much to take. Math is not my best subject! I’m glad to find this information!   [End]
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That’s pretty good, I take a gram of KCL in a glass of water about every day. sometimes I take more   [End]
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Has anyone else other than I yet looked and compared the LD50 dosage for potassium chloride, to that of sodium chloride ?   [End]
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I’m over 60 years old and my experience is with potassium gluconate since I was in my twenties. I’ve never had any success getting enough potassium through food. One of the basic functions of potassium is in supporting peristalsis, the involuntary wave-like contraction of muscles, i.e. elimination and swallowing. The opposite of peristolsis is painful cramping. It takes more than 500mg of potassium gluconate a day to stem the symptoms. The amount I take is dependent upon my protein and salt intake.   [End]
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Instead of gobbling multi-gram doses of KCl, why not take a little time to think about it between whatever else you’re doing ? What do I mean about ”thinking” ?? How about first investigate, and then open a discussion on the quantity of potassium in urine, what is the normal range before it is considered hyperkalemia ? By the way, K stands for Kalium. Back to the deal. You suggest one can gobble multi gram amounts and that may be true, but perhaps it is better to do a little math, consider daily average voided urine volume, and the concentration of K in it and get a total, the ...
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http://www.livestrong.com/article/545214-ingredients-in-matol-km/ trappers note: i have used this before. it really works well but is way too expensive, being a MLM product and all. Ingredients in Matol KM by ALLEN BETHEA Last Updated: Nov 09, 2015 Ingredients in Matol KM The formula for Matol KM was developed by Karl Jurak, a young man searching for ways to perform at the highest levels physically and mentally. According to marketing legend, Jurak experimented with different ingredient combinations and permutations until he found a formula that maximized his performance, ...
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im eating potassium chloride like a pig. i may also be a damn fool for doing so. however, the more i take the better i feel and the better my body works. i see that the webmaster has included some past posts about K in forming this forum. however this is now not then and its a new day, for me anyway. curezoners are researchers. lets pour the coals to this subject. there is a lot thats not known and much that is thats not common. i am aware of a lot of good naturepaths who are up to snuff on this but still, lots of weird twists get in there, egos come into play, etc. i want acces ...
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youre being silly. now i suppose that a person could do all the things barefoot talks about but they dont. they dont live in the country far away from the pollution. they dont have the time, the place or the space to do a lot of things for themselves. and even if they could, they dont, they wont, they dont want to, they dont get the importance of it. all sin. at every level. its the nature of the beast. on top of that there are experts at coercing you to sin that bombard all the time through print and all media to get people to spend money to sin. sin being just another word for ...
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I really don’t know why you have such a problem with Trapper, Vulcanel. You two are peas in a pod. You’re both narcissists with such huge egos I’m surprised neither of your heads have exploded from the pressure of wanting to be the top dog of curezone.   [End]
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woo hoo, ”take more potassium” - great wisdom. Start a new forum for every element while you’re at it, I mean, rubidium is pretty amazing, right ? Have you registered the name whackozone yet ?   [End]
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Have you by now re-read your posting and realized its inconsistencies ? Other than that, I recommended same a while back and it had no traction, so don’t delusion yourself that you’re a pioneer of potassium. I shared with you, Dr. Rath’s book about why animals don’t get heart attacks but people do, that’s the title. The info is simple in that book by Pauling’s right hand man. had you read it, and applied it you wouldn’t have had a heart attack in the first place. Don’t mislead people with cayenne pepper BS, or do if you want. I have no desire to control you, nobody can, you ___ ...
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Here is the forum: potassium supplementation forum http://www.curezone.org/forums/f.asp?f=1129   [End]
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Ummm, no. I’m happy you are feeling good and potassium chloride is helping. But your information is incorrect. I tried to point this out to you in the past because it seems like the iodine crew was heavy into paleo minus the fruits/vegetables. If you were actually taking Barefoot’s advice you would have no problems at all getting sufficient potassium in. Every fruit on earth is high in potassium. Juicing fruits would result in the 5 gram rda being met by lunchtime. Here are some examples: 1 baked potato with skin = 1.08 Gram K 3 bananas = 2.4 Grams K 2 cups carrot j ...
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here is my story: http://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=2367125#i at the end i ask for a forum. this is big. bigger than iodine. more critical than iodine. andhere is one of the few correct reports on the subject that i can find: https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/salud/salud_potassium.htm i have taken my heart attack from a year ago, survived because i listened to barefoot and made cayenne tincture and took it religiously for 7 years prior, and i have self experimented, not needing any medication because i have used potassium for water and blood pressure control. than ...
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Ouah, an other interesting info about minerals, thank Trapper! I am very busy now, but with these links in your 2 posts I have a lot of reading to assimilate all. Merry Christmas to you and your your familly !   [End]
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im not giving doctors a pass on any of this. they know or could if it mattered to them. i know and i didnt even finish pre-med. youre welcome. http://www.thedoctorwithin.com/minerals/minerals/ HISTORY OF MINERALS The necessity for minerals is a recent historical discovery, only about 150 years old. In the 1850s, Pasteur’s contemporary, Claude Bernard, learned about iron. Copper came about 10 years later, and zinc about the turn of the century. With the discovery of Vitamin A in 1912, minerals were downplayed for about 50 years in favor of vitamin research. By 1950, a ...
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Taking IMAM that has potassium chloride in it has normalized heart activity and I am no longer afraid to go out for a walk. Took about two months to resolve this issue completely.   [End]
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Excellent info Trapper, many thanks ! I must still explore all the links given, it will occupy me for several days... ...”Please keep in mind, though, that potassium ramifies through every cell and process in the body, has almost no storage, and has a dangerous dependence on its precise control for nerve impulse transmission. This makes it a mineral to be cautious about.”... Almost no storage have also Si, Zn, Mg etc....   [End]
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POTASSIUM NUTRITION by Charles Weber, MS Potassium losses from perspiration, in urine, during diarrhea, from stress, from diuretics, enemas, laxatives, corticosterids, poisons, and disease states are discussed in the book available here, as well as methods to supplement potassium safely, especially as involved in heart disease, gout, high blood pressure, and rheumatoid arthritis. It also discusses the problems regulating potassium when suffering from diabetes and metabolic shock (high blood potassium) It is published by iUniverse publishing company and it is a ...
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where would I find these ingredients? Thanks :)   [End]
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here is what to do (the capsules are experimental) that WORKS: Latest Recipe Makes 2 Liters (Quarts) of mix. The idea was to produce a palatable delivery that contains sufficient water to push the salt and toxins past the kidneys. - 2 Liters (Quarts) of the purest carbonated water. - 4 rounded tsp of Pickling\Canning Salt. Pickling\Canning Salt is generally larger in size therefore the rounded spoons. For those using fine Pure WHITE Sea Salt use level tsps or best weigh out 20 grams. - 1/2 - 1 tsp of Potassium Chloride. A must for Adrenal fatigue and cancers. - 1 tsp of Pharma ...
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IMAM is an anacronym I’ve been hearing a lot, but I haven’t seen a ’splaination yet. ;) I’m not having muscle spasms, but a /lot/ of dry skin, often achey joints, sometimes popping cartilage, and here and there, ringing ears. Ferventerer: I’ve been focusing on only homemade foods. ;) I check the labels through and through, so actual salt intake is more or less limited to exactly what I put on the plate. Trapper: OMG I can relate, there are times when a salt push tastes like sweet heaven!   [End]
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well, you kinda hafta go figger. i am still playing with potassium. it certainly helps the heart. salt is something that you eat at will. if you dont need it, it wont taste good. IMAM is a good way to salt up. i double the potassium chloride in it from 1/2 tsp to a full one.   [End]
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I find that when I’m tending to get cramps (usually feet and legs), potassium chloride makes it go away real fast - in most cases.   [End]
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Its pretty tough to know with any real accuracy how much potassium you need in direct relation to salt intake but generally speaking most people dont even come close to getting the RDA value of potassium and at the same time consume a lot of salt via processed foods creating an unnatural and unhealthy balance. I would start by logging your food intake and using an online food database like that provided by the fda to log how much potassium you are getting from food. Then add potassium supplementation throughout the day to try and get to 4700mg which is the current FDA recommendation. I ...
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Hi Trapper, I’ve been reading in some of your posts, you mention potassium chloride as useful in some cases while using high-dose iodine, for help with bromide mopup. If I am remembering what I read correctly, you are familiar with your body’s signals for being too low on either end of the Potassium-natrium (salt) balance. Would you please tell what those cues are that tell you which one to use, or link to posts relevant to it? Looking forwards to when my potassium chloride is delivered. :-) (Have used this page, ’   [End]
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Hey Amy, I’ve now tried the potassium supplement (100mg a day) for over a week now, separate from ARL supplementation, due to fact that my practitioner won’t agree to give me the SBF despite it being on list of ARL supplements. Anyway, it’s been a week and i must say, I’ve felt absolutely no improvement on my reactive hypoglycemia or any other symptoms.Maybe it’s still too soon, but my thinking is that it could be the other ingredients in SBF combined with potassium that is giving you the positive reaction. The Thymus component in the SBF that helps regulates calcium, so it might be the mi ...
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You Welcome Chocolatemocha :) glad I am able to:) Marie   [End]
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Hi Onwards, Glad it is working for you and your family :) marie   [End]
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Hi Lalobear- My TEI supps have some potassium in them. So do the boys programs. Seems to be working well for all of us.   [End]
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Hi Marie My hair is on its way to the lab at the moment, I so hope there has been some progress. I am the same as you, i never felt good until I started on potassium supplements. In fact I was getting lower and lower in potassium the more arl supplements i took so maybe it was being converted into calcium, it was definitely going somewhere.   [End]
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Hi Amy, I was eating Kiwi’s high in potassium before I started the supplements but I never felt as good as when I took the supplement. When do you get retested? And good Luck getting out of the 4 lows. Marie   [End]
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If that is true it also has to be happening with the potassium you get from food, your body is not just going to say ooh here is some potassium from a supplement, lets turn that into calcium but leave the potassium from a banana as potassium. That is completely illogical. I actually hope it is true that our bodies are converting potassium to calcium as I have taken so much potassium over the last 3 months that I am bound to be out of 4 lows.   [End]
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Ok sounds good you guys. Thank you!   [End]
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Hi Lolabear, You may feel better then worse. I was not able to handle the adrenal support. But once I was really low in minerals I was able to handle 1 a day...It did wonders for me. I got my sodium up from 3-83 in 3 1/2 months....my potassium from 1 to 20.. I did stop the adrenal support about 2.5 months in do to I felt a little anxious...so this was do to my sodium level getting higher :) Good Luck :) Marie Ps I took it in the am so I knew it would not effect my sleep at night.   [End]
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I think a serious issue with the ARL NB program is the low dosages of potassium. I just started supplementing with potassium again yesterday. I don’t understand why ARL is against it?   [End]
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Hi guys, Well I spoke to Rick yesterday and he said that I need to take potassium (mine was at 1) along with mag but I get so scared because I know that potassium will lower sodium and I don’t want my sodium to go down. That’s when he said to take an adrenal support for that but I have a feeling I will not tolerate what’re adrenal support he suggests. This is a real dilemma, I know we’ve discussed this Marie. I have to get these levels up somehow. The food news is that after sticking to a mostly Wilson type of diet for about 1 yr now, my hypoglycemia is much better and so is my anxie ...
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Hi Lolabear, I was in desperate need of potasium I was at 1 and I felt aweful. I called RIck when I first started working with him . I started 2 x 99 mg and it made such a diffence for me. I went from a 1 to a 20 in 3 1/2 months... Marie :)   [End]
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I haven’t been taking a supplement but have been increasing it in my diet. bananas, coconut water etc. I find I get heart palpitations if I don’t. My practitioner warned me that since I’m in four lows if I take a potassium supplement my body will actually convert it to Calcium and give priority to that mineral, thus throwing my ratios off even more. I’m not sure if this is true but for the moment I’m following her recommendation. How about you? Are you taking any?   [End]
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Sorry to bring up the K subject again but how many people here are taking a potassium supplement?   [End]
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That’s great Marie,thanks for sharing!   [End]
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Hi Chocolatemocha, I did when I came back from 6 month break from NB (did for a year). Started to work with TV she Put me on high doses of Paramin and taurine and cats claw...It did not show up on my hair analysis,,,I was able to smell extreme smell of aluminum form my urine and bowel movements for Nov/Dec. I did have a re-test with TV and all my 4 low numbers went lower except calcium. Glad I changed over to RIck Malter. Marie   [End]
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Marie did you dump Aluminum while doing ARL supps? Thanks   [End]
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HI! Onwards I think Rick likes to work with the ratios to try and get them as close as possible and to work his way to healing them. Atleast this is what I am seeing with working with him since February. I think he does it this way so they come closer together then farther apart when he recommends the supplements on the ratios. Here is the description from ARL ratios: Sodium/potassium(Na/k ratio) Referred to as the life-death ratio because it is so critical Related to the sodium pump mechanism, and the electrical potential of cells which is regulated by sodium and potassiu ...
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Onwards, Thanks for the links. My calcium level is high 50. Ideal level is 40. Ca/Mg - 12.50 Ca/K - 12.50 NA/MG - 3.50 NA/K - 3.50 I think when my potassium and magnesium level rise then Ca/Mg and Ca/K ratios will go down.   [End]
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Hi Health82- Your Na/K ratio is really very good at 3 and your levels aren’t that bad either. Don’t know what your Calcium level is. I was told by several practitioners that the ratio’s are more important than the actual levels. Dr. Wilson feels that the potassium in fruits are not the best form for the body to consume. He feels the best form of potassium is found in vegetables. Your levels will rise over time as long as you are eliminating stressors and following the diet and correct supplements. The following articles give a better explanation. http://www.drlwilson.com/art ...
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I have been suffering from adrenal fatigue for long time now and I’m keep getting confused about relationship between Potassium and Sodium. I have done Hair mineral Analysis test done and my sodium, potassium and magnesium were low. Sodium- 15. Ideal number is 25. Potassium - 5 Ideal number is 10. Magnesium - 4 Ideal number is 6. When adrenals are weak Kidney holds more potassium and excrete more sodium. I have been told by my nutritional balance practioner that I should avoid eating high potassium foodd like banana, orange, grapefruit, etc. and should take supplement to raise po ...
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 I’ve heard about many krill oil benefits and I must say I’m convinced to try this out. One qauestion though, do I have to stop taking fish oil?   [End]
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Okay, I was reading your posts with interest until I got to this one, where minerals affect certain parts of your face! LOL!!! ”I know these all sound odd...” That’s the understatement of the decade.   [End]
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 is it true that Apple Cider Vinegar can deplete potassium levels. I know it contains some potassium but is long term use not recommended? I’ve been on it for hungry spells/candida and it works great but should I also take extra potassium or is that not needed?? I seriously doubt that apple cider vinegar would deplete potassium.  It will provide potassium and there is nothing in the vinegar I can think of that would cause potassium loss other than the diuretic effect.  But not all diuretics cause potassium depletion, especially when they supply potassium in the first pla ...
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is it true that Apple Cider Vinegar can deplete potassium levels. I know it contains some potassium but is long term use not recommended? I’ve been on it for hungry spells/candida and it works great but should I also take extra potassium or is that not needed?? Thanks   [End]
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 What do you think about dandelion and hawthorn berries as a diuretic? Dandelion root is pretty good due to the high potassium content.  I would not bother with hawthorn berry. I came across some info that suggested candida overgrowth may be associated with potassium depletion.Several cases have been repotred where antibiotics caused potassium depletion due to candida overgrowth.I can’t find anthing about it on pubmed.Have you heard of any connection? I have not heard of a connection, and I am doubtful of the findings.  Antibiotics can lead to potassium loss thr ...
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What do you think about dandelion and hawthorn berries as a diuretic? I came across some info that suggested candida overgrowth may be associated with potassium depletion.Several cases have been repotred where antibiotics caused potassium depletion due to candida overgrowth.I can’t find anthing about it on pubmed.Have you heard of any connection? Yesterday I ran for about 30 mins and checked my blood pressure when I got home...it was 118/70....down from 147/80.I think the sweating acted as a great diuretic but the effect only lasts for a few hours. I am a long time runner (with a ...
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 I am not diabetic and don’t have kidney problems (at least not that I know-not serious enough to register on blood tests-but some mild degree of kidney problem is possible since I have had hypertension for decades).I have tried the herbs you suggest but the pressure remains high.I stopped lactoferrin and zyflamend(with barberry)three weeks ago.I don’t know if that’s enough time to end the potassium depletion.Consuming potassium and magnesium are not helping.What about celery seed?....someone on this forum mentioned it’s a good diuretic. Yes, it is a diuretic.  But there are ...
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I am not diabetic and don’t have kidney problems (at least not that I know-not serious enough to register on blood tests-but some mild degree of kidney problem is possible since I have had hypertension for decades).I have tried the herbs you suggest but the pressure remains high.I stopped lactoferrin and zyflamend(with barberry)three weeks ago.I don’t know if that’s enough time to end the potassium depletion.Consuming potassium and magnesium are not helping.What about celery seed?....someone on this forum mentioned it’s a good diuretic. I may have to get a diuretic from my doctor if I c ...
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 My BP systolic yesterday was 150 and has been rising lately.This happended before and was due to water retention because of potassium depletion and sodium retention.Potassium supplementation(all types)caused BP to rise to 180 so I had to stop.The only sodium I get in my diet is that found naturally in vegetables(about 500mg/day).The last time this happended I added 3 baked potatoes and two apple to my diet wihch pumped up the potassium and helped a great deal.My potassium to sodium ratio is now 10 to 1 or greater but I am still retaining water(I think)becasue my ring is tighter than ...
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My BP systolic yesterday was 150 and has been rising lately.This happended before and was due to water retention because of potassium depletion and sodium retention.Potassium supplementation(all types)caused BP to rise to 180 so I had to stop.The only sodium I get in my diet is that found naturally in vegetables(about 500mg/day).The last time this happended I added 3 baked potatoes and two apple to my diet wihch pumped up the potassium and helped a great deal.My potassium to sodium ratio is now 10 to 1 or greater but I am still retaining water(I think)becasue my ring is tighter than it was ...
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Luella - this site is about as general as possible with no real advice or recommendations other than taking your cat to the vet - well, I have had cats all my life and fortunately we have a homeopathic vet where we used to live 2 hours away from where we are now - he is the one with whom we have phone consultations and dosing of remedies for my cats after they have been tested in our area at the local vet. These regular vets are in the same category as the medical profession in this country for humans - they know nothing but drugs and even those they apply ” haphazerdly ” (spelling) - t ...
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Brought to you by The Best Years in Life Pets and Animals The Importance of Potassium With Older Felines As your cat ages, they will encounter numerous changes over time that will eventually lead to a failure of their organs and internal systems – this is a fact of life. However, it is possible to prolong their longevity by paying attention to the special needs that of older felines and by providing your cat with those elements that they will benefit from as they grow older. Recent studies have proven that imbalances in feline potassium levels are directly re ...
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Welcome 38782! Thank you for sharing that study. It is very interesting. Below should help answer your questions about potassium and supplementation. http://www.raysahelian.com/potassium.html Potassium by Ray Sahelian, M.D. Potassium is an element in the periodic table. It has the symbol K (Latin for kalium). The name "potassium" comes from the word "potash", as potassium was first isolated from potash. Potassium is a soft silvery-white metallic alkali metal that occurs naturally bound to other elem ...
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Thanks for the info. Does this have to be a supplement? Is it possible to take in Potassium Citrate naturally... Since we´re on this (off!-)topic - here´s some very interesting info I read on the ”News Forum” a short while back re Bone Health and Density. Since I´m not for supplementing and prefer going the natural ”route”, it´s interesting that they mention fermented Soyabean as a source for the Vit. K2. Would be nice to know if there are other (natural) sources for Vit. K2. Best regards! NATTO: Vitamin K2 supplementation shown to improve hip bone geometry and bone strength ind ...
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http://www.newstarget.com/020762.html Potassium supplements boost bone density in women, prevent osteoporosis Friday, October 13, 2006 by: Jessica Fraser - NewsTarget.com Older women who take potassium citrate supplements can increase their bone density, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, according to new research appearing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Reto Krapf of the University of Basel in Switzerland and colleagues conducted a study of 161 post-menopausal women whose average age was 59. Krapf split the women into two groups: The ...
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thanks again, for all of your details, they do help. Im very frustrated right now, when I find a mineral that helps one thing it seems to make another issue worse. I also am unable to take selenium because it causes me insomnia. I will try taking the capsule apart and taking tiny doses and see how it goes. How much damage am I doing with three drops per day (lugols) without adding selenium. Now I feel really helpless as the iodine is helping, but Im worried about not taking selenium. I tried brazil nuts and I scarred more. Possibly selenium is blocking the mineral that should be helpin ...
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Your messages are fine. They always make me put my thinking cap on. Your question about protein, stumps me a bit. Protein, would essentially fall under phosphorus, and I’m still pretty vague on phosphorus. I do know that like calcium it needs vitamin D to be properly absorbed. Since I tend to take each nutrient separately, I add a vitamin D cap to my calcium supps. I only eat fish as a meat source, and guess that my D level is sufficient for the phosphorus that it supplies. I try to take 800-1000mg of vitamin D each day(including all supps). I tend to be low in calcium, too, and my abso ...
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thank you very much! yes I have found zinc to be very helpful, it works very well at reducing any inflammation that I get however its not helping my scarring, bummer.   [End]
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you are amazing, how you hold onto all of the mineral correlations is mind boggling! Congrats on getting rid of the nasal drip, hooray, I know that was an issue for you. I need to take more time to try to figure out the clues you gave me and see if I can make any personal connections. To answer your question about vitamin A- I get a lot of beta carotene from sweet potatoes (eat one sweet potato/day), last time I tried to take vit A oil my skin became thin like it does with too much veggies. So thus far I have problems with vitamin E, A, and perhaps vitamin K (high in green veggies) ...
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Bravo! Must be so wonderful to have that level of control over your mineral imbalances. Im going to keep your list and see if I notice any correlations to my own minerals. I think you are right about the interaction between potassium calcium and copper, going over my notes I see that when I was taking both potassium and calcium I notice faster healing and also some of my grey brows go brown. Just started taking the calcium again. thanks!!   [End]
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I think you will find that zinc is the best wound healer in the mineral world. It’s critical to growth of new protein around a wound. That includes injury, ulcer, burn or surgical incision. Zinc rebuilds the collagen. In the same process of wound healing, zinc is required for the release of vitamin A, which is important for healing. I’m talking about internal zinc. I’ve always heard that honey is a very good ointment for open and newly closed wounds. Apparently, the enzymes are the key. I’ve heard that it will help to eliminate scaring.   [End]
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Right now I’m using calcium citrate and also coral calcium. Occasionally, I drink the BSM tea. I’m trying to use the BSM more so I can move a way from supplements, but just haven’t gotten too consistent yet.   [End]
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Ahh, my face map. I’m guessing that everyone is different, but that side specific reactions would be the same. Unfortunately, I do have some mystery mineral spots, but for my most common reactions, they are as follows: 1. Copper-affects the area just right of my chin and below the corner of my mouth 2. Potassium- the area on my right cheek straight across my cheekbone 3. Zinc/Chromium-the area of my chin exactly opposite my copper area, on the left 4. Manganese-the area just above the copper area, parallel to mouth(only when high) 5. Calcium-the area on left side of my face just in ...
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Right now I’m taking between 350-700mg Ca, about 200mg Mg, and about 200mg of K per day. I basically try to keep my Mg and K the same. Both are highly absorbable in the digestive track so 1:1 usually works well. I take the Mg separate from all, but I will take the Ca and K together. I try to put a few hours between Mg and the others. I haven’t tried zeta water, but I may. Right now, I’ve got a pretty solid system going, and I’m trying to reduce my supps once I feel things are staying in balance better. I have to say WOW. Your imbalances remind me so much of my own. Of course, we seem ...
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I just finished reading one of your posts on the iodine board where you mentioned that you have mapped out mineral deficiencies of your facial skin. Would your map apply to others as well or do we all have our deficiencies show up in different places? I would love to know exactly where your specific minerals deficiencies show up (acne spots). And any other side specific symptoms you would be willing to share. I dont seem to notice any mineral preferences for sides lately. I used to break out mainly on my left side now its both sides. Oh and I meant to ask-have you found that potassium ...
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Perhaps I should re-evaluate mg, I seem to have a love/ hate thing with sodium-some days a tiny bit will dry my lips/skin and other days it can hydrate them.. Im wondering about the skin softening effect from potassium because it seems like edema. When I use potassium my skin and lips get plump/soft but putting pressure on my facial skin causes impressions which would be indicative of edema. Sometimes mg, reduces this plump edema (without drying out my skin) so I wonder if the potassium (kcl) is depleting my mg and fooling me with the edema. Mg deficiency can cause edema but so can pota ...
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Hi joy! It’s nice to be back. Yes, the Mg supps make me very dry. I tried for months to use calcium to balance it, but it only worked so much and was very unstable as a little Mg went a lonnggg way. You know, that concentrace only has about 10mg of sodium, and that is pretty low. I had wondered if the chlorine content might not have caused the dryness. There is 700mg in one dose of 40 drops. That sounds like a lot, and chlorine is an antagonist of iodine. I figure my iodine levels are still way too low to handle high doses of magnesium or chlorine. According to Acu-cell, the magnesiu ...
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Here is the blurb about potassium/calcium http://www.ithyroid.com/potassium.htm ”Hi John, I don’t have thyroid problems but I came across your website while investigating isothiocyanates and goitrogens. I was interested in your information on potassium because many years ago I did a study in which potassium supplementation was used to eliminate symptoms of PMS. I do not know if you know this but magnesium is the metal that is the coenzyme for the Na-K ATPase pump located on all cell membranes used to concentrate potassium inside of cells, where over 98% of the mineral is loca ...
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Hello Prettysoulful!! Im so glad to see you back! I love your observations because they help me out with my own mysteries, I think we must have the some of the same mineral imbalances. I too have noticed the magnesium potassium connection/problem with the teeth. I am going to try iodine and see if it helps me too. Concentrace make me really dry too, but I think its the sodium. Do you get dry skin from taking magnesium supplements? Do you feel like you have a problem holding onto potassium? Seem everything I eat except fruits will dry and thin my skin out fast. I just ran into someo ...
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Cool, I’m a big advocate of moly. I’ve been using it for over a month and did a 120 day protocol of 300mcg per day. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to have an effect on tooth sensitivity for me, at least not in the situations I described. I haven’t done any research on strontium, but I have used Concentrace which I know contains it. I tend to get very dry skin the day after using it, I’m guessing from the high content of magnesium, but it could also be from the high chlorine competing with my iodine. Iodine was a major skin moisturizer for me. Hopefully, I’m getting my strontium from somethi ...
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From ”The Complete Book of Minerals for Health” by Sharon Faelten and the editors of Prevention Magazine. ”Dental enamel is rich in molybdenum. Some research indicates that molybdenum may enhance the effect of fluorine in prevention of tooth decay, possible you promoting retention of fluorine.” ”Bones, cartilage and teeth require minute amounts of vanadium for proper growth.” Trace mineral strontium plays a part in preventing tooth decay too. I think most trace mineral product contain these 3 minerals.   [End]
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I read a string below about minerals and teeth, and I have observed something about my teeth that I thought was interesting, and possibly helpful. I noticed a couple of years ago when I first started liver flushing that my teeth would often grow quite sensitive. Since I was aware of a possible potassium deficiency, I would usually take about 400mg of potassium, and the sensitivity would pass. Recently, after taking a trace mineral product high in magnesium, I developed signs of low potassium(for me, that is interstitial cystitis). So I took a total of 600mg of potassium spread throughou ...
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