How can anyone eat the RDA of potassium??

PikaKnight

MamaBirdBoss wrote: »

I try to avoid it because of a metabolic disorder. LOL. Sadly, I love spinach and broccoli....

You try to avoid eating potassium?

lisabinco

Your doc can actually do a specific blood test that measures the vitamins, minerals, etc. in your blood to see if you are low (or high) in something. That way you actually know whether you need or don't need to supplement anything.

MamaBirdBoss

PikaKnight wrote: »

MamaBirdBoss wrote: »

I try to avoid it because of a metabolic disorder. LOL. Sadly, I love spinach and broccoli....

You try to avoid eating potassium?

Yes. It causes pain.

http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/Disease_Search.php?lng=EN&data_id=610&Disease(s)/group of diseases=Potassium-aggravated-myotonia&title=Potassium-aggravated-myotonia&search=Disease_Search_Simple

My particular mutation is on the same gene as myotonia fluctuans, peramens, and acetazolamide-responsive myotonia, but it's in a different location BECAUSE I JUST HAVE TO BE MEEEEEE.

Or something. Anyway, it means that my family's disorder shares a lot of traits with other mytonias on the same gene. So, yeah, I try not to eat to much potassium.

LolBroScience

I'm over 6,000mg for the day... potatoes, veggies, meat, dairy, fruit. Then again... I've made all my own entries and added in potassium from USDA Database.

FitForL1fe

seems like a lot of potassium

MamaBirdBoss

I do, however, dump tons of sodium on everything. It helps.