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Researching and finding a worthwhile list of foods high in potassium these days, has almost become a insult. Much of the information currently spread across the Internet is recycled rhetoric, juxtaposed, reworded and ultimately redone to be displayed as brand, spankin' new. Giving a reader a list of foods high in potassium, without first presenting the bigger picture, is anything, but helpful, or healthy.

It is my desire that my genuine attempt to help readers, make the truth known and ultimately put words to my experiences that have resulted in my healthy lifestyle, without disease, or discomfort. Before we detail the high potassium foods and their components, let us first discuss how vital potassium is in the human body, blood, and the reasons why it could be a dangerous result if not properly handled.

Is It High Potassium Or Low Potassium?

It is unjust to just assume 'potassium deficiency' in the body should be dealt with, by extreme, opposite actions to bring potassium levels back inline. This is a predictable 'cure-all' on 'health sites' online. As obvious as poorly researched information usually is, the right 'fix' or not, is to just do the opposite that ultimately caused either having high potassium or low potassium.

Another way of saying it, logic states when the human body is depleted by a mineral can be resolved by adding or subtracting the intake of said mineral, or nutrient, potassium in this situation until your ailment lessens or disappears completely.

And that is exactly the reason so many race to online in order to diagnose and get more 'research' previously warned about from often completely preposterous online sites (the information found on Wikipedia presented as medical fact could kill you) that misrepresent factual statements, misinterpret medical meanings, and overtly lie in a shameful display of manipulation to coax you to buy into an agenda, often the result of you parting with your money.

Foods the boast more concentrated sources of potassium include, but are not limited to: bananas, dates, black strap molasses, brewer's yeast (not to be confused with baking yeast - brewer's yeast is an over the counter supplement that you can find in most health stores, or online), brown rice, dulse (a type of seaweed, often sold dried, in a package and in the ethnic sections at even conventional grocery stores - picture what sushi is wrapped in), garlic, dried fruits, winter squash, wheat bran, nuts, figs, yams and herbs such as: hops, horsetail, nettle, plantain, red clover, skullcap and sage.

That list of foods high in potassium is only a starting point. I'll be adding more to the list in the next couple weeks, detailing the low in potassium foods list and growing it as time permits.

A couple last notes before diving into your high potassium or low potassium diet plan; keep this in mind.

If any of your symptoms or health conditions have anything to do with kidneys, you experience frequent bouts of vomiting, or you regularly smoke cigarettes, or you drink coffee regularly, each and / or in together will directly effect your potassium levels adversely.