Please share an interesting fact about dealing with low potassium.

Ignore: If you have a low potassium level, have the doctor check your magnesium level. If low, replete it.

Ignore: Dried fruits, especially apricots, are high in potassium.

Some: Some foods rich in potassium: bananas, dried apricots, potato skins.

Ignore: First try treating it with food such as beans, legumes, spinach, avocado, mushrooms, and bananas.

Ignore: Bananas, sweet potatoes and cashews are all good sources of potassium.

Ignore: Treatment is important to prevent weakness, fatigue, muscle cramps, constipation, and arrhythmias.

Ignore: A cup of cooked lima beans has 900 mg of potassium. A baked potato can deliver 1000 mg.

Ignore: Talk with your doctor, low potassium is most likely due to medications.

Ignore: See a nephrologist. Low potassium can be related to medications or an underlying medical disorder.

Ignore: Certain meds especially diuretics can decrease potassium.

Ignore: Very low potassium can lead to dangerous heart rhythms.

Ignore: Dehydration and overhydration makes the symptoms of low potassium worse.

Ignore: Eating lots of licorice can cause low potassium.

Salt: Salt substitutes sold at grocery stores are usually potassium chloride. Use it regularly if needed.