Potassium

If you're on the hunt for a supplement that not only can support your overall health but also boost athletic performance, consider adding potassium to your supplementation.* Since potassium is found mostly in carbohydrate-rich foods such as tomatoes, bananas, citrus fruits, milk, and bananas, low-carb dieters may be at risk for potassium deficiency.

Potassium is a key mineral that is utilized by the autonomic nervous system (ANS) for a variety of functions, so not getting enough could affect you in multiple ways.

Potassium is used to support a variety of areas, such as:

• Heart beat and blood pressure maintenance*
• Heart beat*
• Brain and nerve function*
• Muscle contraction*
• Muscle soreness*
• Protein synthesis*
• Water balance*

Potassium is one of the key minerals that helps maintain healthy blood pressure already within a normal range and ensure that the nervous system's signals are firing on all cylinders.* If you're feeling drained each day, you may be low on potassium. If you aren't eating many potassium rich foods, then supplementing with potassium can help fight that drained feeling and support your performance in each workout session.*

Potassium also has the benefit of fighting exercise-induced fatigue and helping to regulate the amount of water that stays in the body in order to promote adequate hydration.* Finally, potassium is great for supporting a healthy heart beat and brain function, so don't think twice about adding this versatile supplement to your health and fitness protocol!*

Even those not involved in regular exercise can benefit from getting enough potassium in their day since potassium does provide brain, nervous system, and supports blood pressure already within a normal range.*

In addition, anyone who happens to be getting ready for a bodybuilding or fitness contest by using diuretics will want to consider potassium supplementation, since diuretics can deplete the body of potassium over time.*

If you aren't getting enough potassium each day, you may become vulnerable to overtraining and poor immune system function. Don't gamble with your health and fitness - supplement with potassium!*

The one thing that you must look at before beginning to supplement with potassium is how much fruit and potassium-rich vegetables you're consuming. Since there is a careful balance of potassium and sodium in the diet, consuming plenty of fresh fruit without eating enough sodium could result in an unhealthy imbalance of potassium and sodium.

To help prevent this, assess your fruit intake and adjust your potassium supplementation accordingly. Those who consume high-salt or low-carb diets will typically require slightly more potassium coming in through supplemental forms so also keep that in mind as well. As always, follow package recommendations for best results.