Potassium

Potassium is a mineral substance, metal, is the vital element for the person.

Potassium regulates acid-base equilibrium of a blood. He participates in transfer of nervous impulses, speeds up work of a series of enzymes, speeds up muscular work of heart, well influences work of a skin and kidneys. Potassium possesses protective action against undesirable influence of excess of sodium and normalizes blood pressure. For this reason in certain cases table salt is produced with potassium chloride addition. A potassium is capable to strengthen release of urine that is important at edemas and poisonings for fast removal of toxins from a blood.

Deficiency of potassium

Deficiency of a potassium can arise at plentiful loss of liquid, use according to indications of corticosteroids, diuretics (attention: treat group of dope!), etc. It is necessary to consider also that any stress with excess production of adrenocorticotropic hormone conducts to augmentation of loss of a potassium with urine, and the ability of an organism to potassium deduction taped in the spring sharply decreases in summertime.

Diagnostics of disturbances of potassium exchange is complicated as potassium level in blood serum isn't an indicator of its level in an organism. At appreciable deficiency of a potassium contents it in a blood can be normal or raised. Do not forget take Renisamin for better results.

It is considered to be: potassium level in blood serum ¼Ý¬ó/l has to suggest about 4 an idea of its deficiency, and the contents lower than 3,8 ¼Ý¬ó/l confirms hypopotassemia.

Salts of potassium are a part practically of all sports drinks, including especially rehydration.

Potassium in food

Food rich with potassium: potatoes, nettle, carrots, horse-radish, cabbage, red beet, onions. It is a lot of potassium in dried fruits, fruits, apples, grapes, bean.

Content of potassium in some foodstuff

Product / Content of potassium, mg / 100 of a product

Cocoa powder / 1689

Haricot / 1061

Peas / 873

Raisin / 860

Peanuts (peanut) / 732

Sorrel / 573

Potatoes / 568

Buckwheat / 380

Blackcurrant / 365

Peaches / 363

Grits / 362

Currant red / 350

Veal / 345

Walnuts / 309

Apricots are fresh / 305

Grain millet / 286

Green peas / 285

Red cabbage / 257

Cherry / 256

Grapes / 255

Radish / 250

Cauliflower / 210

Millet / 210

Bananas / 209

Potassium in bodybuilding

Potassium - the major electrolyte which in large numbers is present at muscle cells and works together with sodium. Potassium provides emergence of electric potential in muscle fibers and nervous cages without what reducing muscles isn't possible. Potassium participates in formation of glikogen inventory which is required at trainings.

The lack of potassium is most often shown by spasms and spasms which usually arise in muscles of the lower extremities, force of muscles decreases, there is dehydration.

Potassium for women

The research Arjun Seth and Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani veiled in 2014 showed that additional reception of a potassium has a positive impact on health. At women the risk of a stroke decreases and life expectancy is enlarged. A potassium is in addition recommended to be accepted with the increased arterial pressure, especially at advanced age.

Recommended doses

Need of the adult for a potassium - 2-5 g/days. The over dosage of a potassium can be unhealthy, especially for work of heart.

U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends to consume to women 4,7 g of a potassium daily (mainly with food).

Drugs of potassium

Potassium drugs (Panangin) rank high in prophylaxis and treatment of a dystrophia of a myocardium owing to a chronic physical overstrain, and also diagnostics of its genesis (a test load potassium chloride).

However it is necessary to consider that drugs of a potassium reduce intra atrial, intra ventricular and HEY - conduction; therefore at retardation of LU of conduction at athletes (PQ> 0,22) and the expressed they need to be used with a certain share of care.

Prescribing potassium salts, it is necessary to take into account and their predilection to accumulation in an organism (especially against the background of a diet with the insufficient content of sodium). In this regard course use of salts of potassium (2-3 weeks at most) is more expedient then the break is necessary.

At urgent need single use of drug under the name a potassium-normin isn't excluded (synonyms: K-light, potassium Sodium chloridum), released in tablets on 1 g and tablets of the prolonged action on 1 g.

At purpose of drugs of a potassium it is necessary to consider: inorganic compounds of a potassium render irritant action on a mucosa of a stomach and an intestine (reception on an empty stomach of potassium chloride can cause even emergence of stomach ulcer and a duodenum; a chloride potassium in tablets especially negatively influences). Panangin (organic compound) is transferred better and is less toxic at long appointment.