Four Great Sources of Potassium

Sources of Potassium That Are WAY Better Than Bananas
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There are so many reasons you need to make sure you consume an adequate amount of potassium-rich foods daily. Potassium is an essential nutrient used to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body.

It’s also the third most abundant mineral in the body and a required mineral for the function of several organs, including the heart, kidneys, brain and muscular tissues. Potassium also plays an important role in keeping the body hydrated and works with sodium to support cellular function with your body’s sodium-potassium pump.

Symptoms of low potassium — aka hypokalemia — are highly undesirable and can include:

severe headaches
dehydration
heart palpitations
swelling of glands and tissues.

Potassium from natural food sources, like the list of potassium-rich foods below, is considered to very safe and very healthy. The current recommended dietary intake for male and female adults is 4,700 milligrams of potassium per day.

If that sounds like a lot, it’s because it is, and many people have trouble getting as much potassium as they should on a daily basis. Using the potassium-rich foods we'll cover here, you can learn what kinds of food you need to eat regularly to meet your requirements and avoid a deficiency. As both an alkaline mineral and an electrolyte, you really don’t want to miss the mark when it comes to your potassium intake.

Top 4 SANE Super Potassium Foods

What foods are rich in potassium?

There are a lot of food that contain some potassium... but there are only a few key super-potassium foods that will help optimize your health, and energy, while lowering your Setpoint Weight.

Be very careful with other "high potassium" food lists you find online as many contain inSANE foods which happen to contain potassium. Just like putting a vitamin pill in a Pepsi doesn't make the Pepsi good for you, if an inSANE food contains some potassium, it's still inSANE and will not get you to your goals.

Here are your Super Potassium Selections:
1. Avocado
2. Acorn Squash
3. Spinach
4. Salmon