I dont like bananas, what is the best way for me to get more potassium?
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FIGS!\nThey are yummy. Get one of those little boxes of them at the grocery store with the cellophane over it. Get the dark figs, not the green ones.
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Eat bananas instead.  Yar!
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Try eating lots of bananas or buy some potassium gluconate at your local health food store.
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Massage and take Potassium Pills or eat Bananas.
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low potassium levels and not hydrated enough.  eat bananas and drink lots of h2o.
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Plant foods rich in potassium: \n\nVegetables and legumes: Black beans, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, mushrooms, navy beans, split peas, pinto beans, soybeans.\nFruits: Dried apples, apricots, cherries, elderberries, grapes with skin on, guava, mango, honeydew melon, nectarine, persimmon, pomegranates, rhubarb.\n\nPotassium in Diet: Food Sources\n\nFish such as salmon, cod, flounder, and sardines are good sources of potassium. Various other meats also contain potassium.\n\nVegetables including broccoli, peas, lima beans, tomatoes, potatoes (especially their skins), and leafy green vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, and parsley contain potassium.\n\nFruits that contain significant sources of potassium are citrus fruits, apples, bananas, and apricots. Dried apricots contain more potassium than fresh apricots.
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If you are a low carb dieter, you most likely were advised to take potassium supplements. This could happen for one or both of these reasons: \n\n1)you are, or want to be in, ketosis (an acidic condition associated with excessiveamounts of ketones in the blood) and ketosis is shown to cause potassiumdeficit; and/or\n\n2) you are dehydrated and dehydration is know to be accompanied with potassium loss.\n\nThere are other factors that can influence your potassium need. You may be experiencing one of these:\n\nadaptation to ketosis, which can lead to potassium conservation by the body. Studies have shown that after five weeks on a very low-carb diet (20g carbs a day) with adequate water intake, potassium concentration in the blood was normal. \ndecrease in food intake (due to decreased appetite),which can return potassium concentration in the blood back to normal. Clinical observation is that potassium concentration increases proportional with theincrease of the energy deficit when calories burnt exceed calories eaten. \nThere is no RDA for Potassium. \n\nOver-the-counter potassium supplements usually contain 99 milligrams per tablet. The average American diet provides two to six grams of potassium per day, so you see how little you can get actually get with these supplements. If you doctor advised you on prescription-strength potassium formula, then by all means, follow his or her recommendation.\n\nIf you have plenty of these foods and plenty of water, you're potassium intake is probably fine:\n\nFish, especially salmon, cod, flounder and sardines \nMeats \nVegetables, particularly broccoli, tomatoes, potato skins, spinach, lettuce and parsley \nFruits (you can have lemons, half of a tart green apple, or a quarter of a grapefruit on a low-carb diet) \nWatch for These Signs of Potassium Deficit!\n\nThe most common symptom of potassium deficit is fatigue; initial symptoms of potassium deficiency include slow reaction, muscle weakness and dry skin.\n\nBe especially attentive to the signs of potassium deficit if you are diabetic, pregnant or suffer from alcoholism.
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just prepare your own and instead of salt, use sea salt.\n\notherwise, i know cambells makes soups now with sea salt.\n\ni thought sodium was sodium, but evidently not so concerning sea salt.\n\ngood luck
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Eat more fiber; salads, fruits & vegetables. Eat less meat. Drink more water.
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Apples are better.  Bananas have some, but not as much fiber as apples.
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Yes, bananas are great for your health!\n\nSince the average banana contains a whopping 467 mg of potassium and only 1 mg of sodium, a banana a day may help to prevent high blood pressure and protect against atherosclerosis.\n\nBananas have long been recognized for their antacid effects that protect against stomach ulcers and ulcer damage.\n\nBananas may also help you build better bones, improve your eyesight, and reduce kidney cancer risk.
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Eat more bananas and do some strengthening exercises
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Eat stuff with potassium..like bananas
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i've heard bananas work. good luck, i understand
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try stretching more \nand eating bananas and foods high in potassium and drinking lots of water
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I know people are going to tell you all kinds of products that you can buy over the counter but I'm going to be weird and say something different. Want fiber that is really good for you and includes other vitamins and mineral as well as other beficial properties? Yes?\n\nOkay! You'll never guess... Bananas\n\nYes the simple fruit you've always eaten is REALLY REALLY good for you. Not only that but is cheaper and healthier than over the counter fiber treatments...\n\nHere's an article that I just read that I'll share...\n\n"Bananas Containing three natural sugars -  sucrose, fructose and glucose\ncombined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial\nboost of energy.  Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough\nenergy  for a strenuous 90-minute workout.   No wonder the banana is the\nnumber one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the\nonly way a banana can help us keep fit.  It can also help overcome or\nprevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must\nto add to our daily diet.\n \nDepression:\nAccording to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering\nfrom depression, many felt much better after eating a banana.   This is\nbecause bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts\ninto serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally\nmake you feel happier.\n \nPMS:\nForget the pills -- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood\nglucose levels, which can affect your mood.\n \nAnemia:\nHigh in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the\nblood and so helps in cases of anemia.\n \nBlood Pressure:\nThis unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt,\nmaking it the perfect way to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food\nand Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make\nofficial claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure\nand stroke.\n \nBrain Power:\n200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their\nexams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to\nboost their brain power.  Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit\ncan assist learning by making pupils more alert.\n \nConstipation:\nHigh in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel\naction, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.\n \nHangovers:\nOne of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake,\nsweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the\nhoney, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and\nre-hydrates your system.\n \nHeartburn:\nBananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from\nheartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.\n \nMorning Sickness:\nSnacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and\navoid morning sickness.\n \nMosquito bites:\nBefore reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area\nwith the inside of a banana skin.  Many people find it amazingly successful\nat reducing swelling and irritation.\n \nNerves:\nBananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.\n \nOverweight and at work?\nStudies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work\nleads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000\nhospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be\nin high-pressure jobs.  The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced\nfood cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high\ncarbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.\n \nUlcers:\nThe banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because\nof its soft texture and smoothness.  It is the only raw fruit that can be\neaten without distress in over-chronicle
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High Potassium Foods\n\n\nFruits Vegetables Other \n      \nApricot Artichokes Bran/bran products \nAvocado Beans, dried Coffee(limit 2 cups/day) \nBanana Broccoli  Chocolate \nCantalope Brussel Sprouts Coconut \nCasaba Celery Granola \nDates Escarole Ice Cream (1cup/day) \nDried fruits Greens(chard, collard ) Molasses \nFigs Kale Milk (1 cup/day) \nHoneydew Kohlrabi Nuts/seeds \nMango Lentils Orange flavored pop \nNectarine Legumes Salt substitute/lite salt \nOrange Lima Beans Snuff/chewing tobacco \nPapaya Mushrooms Tea (2 cups/day \nPrunes Parsnips   \nRaisins Potatoes   \nRhubarb Salt-free vegetable juice   \nJuice of these fruits Tomatoes   \nPineapple juice