The best potassium supplement is pure potassium citrate powder, which can be dissolved in drinking water.
Potassium chloride is cheaper, but it has the very undesirable effect of introducing in the body an excessive amount of chloride. Chloride is required in an amount very close to the amount of sodium and preferably somewhat less than sodium, while taking potassium chloride will ensure much more chloride than sodium (because the table salt already provides as much chloride as sodium), which will stress the kidneys, because they will need to restore the ionic balance.
It is preferable to also add in the water with potassium citrate a smaller quantity of a water-soluble magnesium supplement, e.g. pure magnesium bisglycinate powder (magnesium citrate is insoluble in water, so it is not useful).
This is great, I will check it out, thank you! I'm going to try and get the recommended daily amount of potassium from changing my diet initially. If I still struggle to get enough in my diet I'm going to try some supplements.
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The best potassium supplement is pure potassium citrate powder, which can be dissolved in drinking water.
Potassium chloride is cheaper, but it has the very undesirable effect of introducing in the body an excessive amount of chloride. Chloride is required in an amount very close to the amount of sodium and preferably somewhat less than sodium, while taking potassium chloride will ensure much more chloride than sodium (because the table salt already provides as much chloride as sodium), which will stress the kidneys, because they will need to restore the ionic balance.
It is preferable to also add in the water with potassium citrate a smaller quantity of a water-soluble magnesium supplement, e.g. pure magnesium bisglycinate powder (magnesium citrate is insoluble in water, so it is not useful).
This is great, I will check it out, thank you! I'm going to try and get the recommended daily amount of potassium from changing my diet initially. If I still struggle to get enough in my diet I'm going to try some supplements.