Adding Potassium with high salt diet?

[GoneForever]

Any benefit in adding a few 100mg pills of potassium if you have a big salt meal? seems like the only way I can eat clean is to add high salt season to my stuff like taco seasoning,etc.. Some meals have like 2000mg sodium in them. So I know you need extra water, but would added potassium help balance things out and help so you dont hold water? Thanks

 

[Phidias]

Just replace some of your starchy carbs with dry fruits... pitted prunes, raisins, etc. They're loaded with potassium and magnesium, are a great source of fibers, and IMO taste great.

 

[Pekkerwood]

Fourth:

I have read some studies that insinuate that Potassium can be "sodium replacing", as in blocking some of it. I can't remember for the life of me the source of the article, I read it as I was researching the Potassium my doctor prescribed.

I am on low sodium, and have found a few good substitutes, for the chili powder, the "farmers markets", and ethnic groceries have dried powders without the salt added, and they seem more flaverful. The have Cumin without the salt as well. I have found the huge farmers markets to have the loose bags of these spices, not the processed cans, and they seem to be much cheaper. I try to buy a couple each time and keep a collection.

 

[PHIL HERNON]

Honestly

You start messing around like that and you could drop dead. NEVER add potassium to anything.........everything contains potassium..........if you add extra sodium to your foods your body will adjust in a few days so no worries.

 

[GoneForever]

Thanks guys.

Wow, Phil I had no clue. It says on the potassium bottle its ok to take a few caps per day so I didnt think that could cause any probs. I'll just up my water intake I suppose on high salt days. Maybe have more distilled water those days.