Comments for What is Potassium? at http://Health.QandAs.com , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://Health.QandAs.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:51:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://Health.QandAs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=456&Itemid=54#pc_10 Potassium is a dietary mineral that is generally quite abundant in most people's diets, so most healthy people get plenty from their diets. Due to illness, however, some people need to restrict their dietary potassium intake and some people may actually need to increase their intake. If you have any questions about your potassium levels, please speak to your doctor.Bananas are a great source of potassium. ******************* rayna A Canadian company, Naturally Nova Scotia, makes supplements from foods instead of synthetics. The have vitamin C from fruit, herbal tinctures, green drinks, vitamin D3, and others. Supplements from Foods - rayna Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:56:43 +0100 http://Health.QandAs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=456&Itemid=54#pc_11 it's great but according to me,Potassium is a mineral essential to maintain proper health. On the Periodic Table of the Elements, Potassium has the atomic number of 19 and atomic symbol of K. It was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807. It is a soft metal that can easily be cut by a knife. Potassium is one of the most highly reactive metals and rarely used alone. However, combined with many other elements, such as sodium or chloride, it forms compounds which can be found in many common items such as glass, soap, and fertilizer. Potassium is probably best known as an important nutrient. It can be found in a variety of foods from bananas, apples, broccoli and peas, to whole grains, nuts, flounder, and salmon. Potassium, one of the main electrolytes, is an essential element in the basic, everyday workings of the body. It plays a role in muscle growth and contractions, nerve cell function, and protein synthesis. Along with another eloctrolyte, sodium, it also helps to to regulate the water balance in and outside of the cell. A Canadian company, Naturally Nova Scotia, makes supplements from foods instead of synthetics. The have vitamin C from fruit, herbal tinctures, green drinks, vitamin D3, and others. sandy Supplements from Foods-Supplements from Foods - sweet224 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:40:32 +0100