potassium for arthritis revisited

[Guest guest]

Dear Frank,

I think I recall you saying that you were considering trying to

increase your potassium. Did you? If so, did you notice any

difference in your physiology?

Sincerely, Charles Weber

[Guest guest]

Dear Charles,

No, although I have the inclination to increase my

potassium in fact I have been unsuccessfull at this

point due to the limitation on potassium supplements.

 

I am thinking of resorting to a prescription from a

doctor to try thst route.

 

kind regards,

Frank

 

 

 

--- isoptera wrote:

> Dear Frank,

> I think I recall you saying that you were

> considering trying to

> increase your potassium. Did you? If so, did you

> notice any

> difference in your physiology?

> Sincerely, Charles Weber

>

>

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Evening Frank,

 

>>No, although I have the inclination to increase my

>potassium in fact I have been unsuccessfull at this

>point due to the limitation on potassium supplements.

Your thinking is the same as mine. About ever two or three weeks, I

do more searching for some

magic, hidden, overlooked supplement.

 

I always end up with the same thing.... Nothing.

 

>I am thinking of resorting to a prescription from a

>doctor to try thst route.

 

Yes, I know the feeling. I called a few friends that do this and talked

with them

hoping I could buy a bottle from them. As we might expect, their supply is

somewhat " rationed " and they cannot get but so many in a period of time.

 

I really hate to admit defeat and support the thugs, thieves, and tyrants

that control our supplements.

 

Of course in the name of ones health, it may be the best thing to do.

 

I am very interested in this material, " citrate of potash " referenced in

a book that was posted a few days ago.

 

Some of my friends and relatives are chemists, so I may discuss this with

them.

 

Potash is virtually the same as potassium, or maybe a different form. In

some of my searches I came across " murate of potash " which is an old

term. I first remember hearing that term relative to plant fertilize near

50 years ago.

 

Keep up posted if you find anything acceptable.

 

Wayne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Frank,

Food is the safest way to increase potassium. White flour has 1/4

milligram per calorie while celery has 20 milligrams per calorie.

That is an 80 to one ratio. Obviously food has a lot of potential.

You can see a table expressed this way at;

http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/table.html It is a win win

situation since potassium tends to be correlated with other

nutrients. Just not using processed foods, including no canned and

frozen food, will increase your intake markedly. Assuming your

kidneys are reasonably intact, danger should be virtually non

existent.

Of course there is no way of knowing then whether it was the

potassium which was responsible for any changes. But then, I do not

suppose you feel any moral obligation to be a guinea pig. If you have

a potassium deficiency it will take longer to relieve it with food

than, say, 3000 milligrams of additional potassium per day as the

chloride, assuming that your magnesium is reasonably normal. If not,

food may actually be faster than potassium chloride.

If you do decide on supplements, you can easily do it by crushing

tablets and dissolving them in juice. I would suggest reading these

articles first, though;

http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/arthritis11.html and

http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/arthritis12.html

Sincerely, Charles Weber

[Guest guest]

Dear Wayne Fugitt,

Potassium citrate should have about the same physiological affect

as orange juice in equal amounts of potassium.

In the past I have used chemically pure potassium chloride from a

chemical supply house. This is undoubtedly the least expensive source

of pure potassium. If you do not mind brand X, you will be pleased to

know that I have used muriate of potash (potassium chloride) as

fertilizer for a couple of weeks after decantig the red precipitate

without any obvious ill affects. It is the last precipitate of an

ancient sea drying up and may well have trace amounts of some iffy

elements like arsenic, for instance.

Don't even think about potash. That is potassium lye and is very

corrosive concentrated and tastes awful dilute. It is very dangerous

in ones eyes for instance. Potassium bicarbonate should be fairly

safe and would give a delightful fizz in lemonade. It should have a

retention difficulty similar to food potassium.

I still think food is the best way to go on balance, and it is

all this over the hill guy needs these days. But if you do use

supplements, please let me know how you made out.

Sincerely, Charles Weber