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Do you need potassium to live?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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Depends if you're from Kazahkstan or not.

If not, you won't need that much.

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He's right in that it depends on your lifestyle. If you drink a descent amount of water each day, you will not need as much potassium as someone who drinks soda all the time. If you use a water pill, or you sweat for a long period of time, on a regular basis, then most likely you will need more potassium to supplement the potassium that is being flushed out. I am diabetic, and use a water pill to help keep fluid retention at a minimum, therefore, I also have to take a 750mg potassium pill to replenish my potassium loss, or I get charlie horses (severely painful) in my sleep. Basically, if you drink as much water as you flush out, you will have the necessary potassium that your body requires.

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Yes, without it, your heart would stop.

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