5 Uncommon Signs & Symptoms of Potassium Deficiency – Dr.Berg

Here are 5 uncommon signs of a potassium deficiency that can damage your health.

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0:00 5 uncommon signs of a potassium deficiency that can damage your health
0:30 These are symptoms of a potassium deficiency
1:55 Before I knew anything about nutrition I experienced paralysis after a high carb intake

In this video, I explain 5 uncommon signs of a potassium deficiency. A lot of people understand that potassium is involved with heart rhythm, nerve physiology, muscle physiology, and blood sugar. But what you might not know is potassium is also important for energy metabolism, protein synthesis, and glucose metabolism to convert glucose to glycogen, the stored form of glucose.

Here are the 5 signs of a potassium deficiency:

1. Fatigue
2. Low endurance, especially when working out or climbing a set of stairs
3. Increased urination at night; often we think it’s prediabetes or diabetes when it could be a potassium deficiency. But the deficiency could be happening because of insulin resistance or becoming diabetic. With insulin resistance, you can’t absorb potassium (or magnesium) very well. If you have it, or diabetes, it’s important to take extra potassium and magnesium.
4. Constipation
5. Paralysis after a high carb meal. After eating a lot of carbs your need for potassium goes way up. Potassium, an electrolyte, will shift out of your muscle cell. Or your heart may pound, and you’ll feel faint and very tired. You may have weak muscles. I experienced this many years ago before I knew anything about nutrition.

You need 4700 milligrams of potassium daily, or even more if you’re doing hardcore workouts. You get potassium from vegetables. Even though they have carbohydrates they’re low in sugar and high in potassium. Eat them to build your potassium reserve and avoid a potassium deficiency.

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