Pretty sure I do not get enough potassium. Wondering about supplements.

[JimBowie1958]

Prescription drugs that are dieuretics can cause heavy urine flow and this in turn causes loss of potassium in the blood stream.

I have been told to get 6000 mlg of Potassium to off set my loss due to having to go urinate every two hours due to taking some drugs for my kidneys.

Potassium - Wikipedia

Adequate potassium intake is achieved by eating a variety of foods. Potassium is present in all fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. Foods with high potassium concentrations include yam, parsley, dried apricots, milk, chocolate, all nuts (especially almonds and pistachios), potatoes, bamboo shoots, bananas, avocados, coconut water, soybeans, and bran.[84] Dried apricots have the highest concentration of potassium by weight of any food. Many processed foods contain no potassium.

Optimal intake[edit]
Epidemiological studies indicate that diets high in potassium can reduce the risk of hypertension and possibly stroke (by a mechanism independent of blood pressure). The 2004 guidelines of the Institute of Medicine specify a Dietary Reference Intake (DRI]) of 4,700 mg of potassium (100 mEq); most Americans consume only half that amount per day.[85][86]Likewise, in the European Union, in particular in Germany and Italy, insufficient potassium intake is somewhat common.[87] However, the British NHS recommends a lower intake, saying that adults need 3,500 mg per day and that excess amounts may cause health problems such as stomach pain and diarrhoea.[88] A meta-analysis concluded that a 1640 mg increase in the daily intake of potassium was associated with a 21% lower risk of stroke.[89]​

Baked potatoes are a great source of potassium (421 mg, low in salt and simple sugar.

 

[Iceweasel]

Baked potatoes are a great source of potassium (421 mg, low in salt and simple sugar.

I'm wonder why they say baked? Taters are not created equally though. The most nutritious are sweet potatos. Hard and soft. Which are sold as sweet potatos and yams. We don't get yams here, the orange suckers are sweet potatoes too but they wanted to call them something different to not confuse the unwashed masses.

The skin contains a lot of nutrients, I always eat the skin no matter how I prepare them. When I was young we threw tons of skins away like most people.

 

[JimBowie1958]

I'm wonder why they say baked? Taters are not created equally though. The most nutritious are sweet potatos. Hard and soft. Which are sold as sweet potatos and yams. We don't get yams here, the orange suckers are sweet potatoes too but they wanted to call them something different to not confuse the unwashed masses.

The skin contains a lot of nutrients, I always eat the skin no matter how I prepare them. When I was young we threw tons of skins away like most people.

I say baked because mashed potatos have a lot of sodium. Lol @ potato chips and french fries.

 

[Theowl32]

I have been eating a lot more COOKED spinach etc. Found that has a lot of potassium.

Also trying to avoid sugar and carbs. Have been doing a better job of that over the last year or so.

I play golf about 3 days a week and I was just really cramping and feeling foggy in the head.

I looked up the symptoms and since I had been avoiding carbs and sugar and all of that, potassium was lacking.