Symptoms of Potassium Deficiency - High Potassium Diet Protects Kidneys & Prevent Strokes – Dr. Berg

Hey , guys .

Today we're gonna talk about potassium again .

I'm just really fascinated with this mineral .

You may not be very excited about it , but I think it's really interesting .

I wanna talk about , the fact that potassium has the ability to protect your kidneys , heart , and arteries .

Now we're told the opposite .

We're told that , potassium might cause kidney damage , but that would only occur if you have chronic end stage kidney failure .

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That's rare .

What about in every other situation ?

Now there's 1 study I wanna mention .

I put a link down below .

And yes , it was done in mice , but check this out .

They deprived mice of potassium for 2 to 6 weeks .

That's it .

And they actually found kidney damage .

The kidneys were filling with fat , becoming calcified , atrophied , that means shrinks , necrotic , it was breaking down and basically it creates necrosis of the filtration unit , which is degeneration of the filter .

And that's what the kidney is .

It's a filter .

It filters your blood .

And here's another study .

I'll put the link down below and this is quite incredible .

It talks about potassium protecting against stroke .

It allows cerebral arteries , it's arteries of your brain , to carry blood at high pressure without damage .

This is incredible because so many people were at risk for stroke , especially diabetics , especially people with blood sugar issues , and it's such a simple fix .

You consume more potassium foods .

And we can't forget blood pressure .

Potassium has ability to lower blood pressure and decrease the risk of kidney stones .

I mean , how many people are on blood pressure medication and they're not told to increase their potassium ?

They're not told to increase their vegetables .

They're told to decrease their sodium .

Decreasing your sodium has like this much effect .

Increase your potassium has a much larger effect on blood pressure .

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Now let's talk about potassium deficiencies and what causes them .

Number 1 , a low potassium diet .

Person's not consuming enough vegetables .

Laxatives , diuretics , which people take to lower blood pressure when the actual cause is low potassium , but the diuretic depletes the potassium .

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Cortisol .

Now in in the form of prednisone , which is a medication , which is an anti inflammatory , or just high levels of cortisol from the adrenals .

And this is the stress hormone that can deplete potassium .

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And diabetes .

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From several mechanisms .

From the standpoint of stored glucose as glycogen , in order to store , glycogen you need potassium .

So if you don't have enough potassium , you're not gonna be able to have enough glycogen , and then you're gonna have blood sugar problems .

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So you're gonna have highs and lows from that alone .

When you have insulin resistance , you can't absorb potassium that well .

Usually diabetics become diabetic because they're eating too many refined carbohydrates .

Refined carbohydrates are a lot of carbohydrate in the refined state without potassium , like for example , table sugar .

Now cane sugar by the way , if you consume cane sugar as a whole food , it is loaded with potassium .

Molasses has a lot of potassium .

That's the waste product from sugar , but the pure refined white sugar is completely void of potassium .

So when you consume it , you deplete yourself of potassium because 1 of the symptoms of a high pulse rate is low potassium .

Then we have other refined carbs in the form of wheat .

When you take whole grain , you usually get some potassium .

But when you refine it , you deplete the potassium .

Not to mention the b vitamins and other nutrients .

The symptoms of potassium deficiency are not only high blood pressure , but fatigue and loss of stamina .

You don't have that endurance like you had at 1 time .

Leg cramps , constipation , and there's many others .

But the bottom line is if you wanna protect your kidney , your arteries , and your heart , start consuming more vegetables .

I'm gonna recommend salads and other greens , but realize that we need 47 100 milligrams per day .

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That's a lot .

You would have to consume 7 to 10 cups of salad or vegetables each day .

Alright , guys .

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