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Researching and finding a worthwhile list of foods high in potassium these days, has nearly become a insult. The majority of the information spreading across the Internet is regurgitated rhetoric, juxtaposed, reworded and ultimately redone to be presented as brand, spankin' new. Giving a reader a list of foods high in potassium, without properly putting such information into real world context, is anything, but ideal, or healthy.

It is my desire that my humble effort to help you, set the record straight and hopefully transform my experience into words you can use that have resulted in my healthy lifestyle, without disease, or discomfort. Before we detail the potassium rich foods and their specificities, let us first discuss how vital potassium is in the human body, cells, and how it could be a contradicting force if not properly handled.

Experiencing High Potassium Or Low Potassium?

It is unjust to simply assume high potassium or low potassium in your body must be dealt with, by extreme, opposite measures to regulate potassium levels. This is the common thinking on so called 'health' web sites online. As obvious as poorly researched information usually is, the right 'fix' or not, is to simply do the opposite that ultimately resulted in either having too much potassium in your body or not enough.

Another way of saying it, although it might be logical at least in theory a human body depleted in a mineral can be solved by increasing or decreasing the intake of said mineral, or nutrient, potassium for this example until your ailment lessens or disappears completely.

Which is exactly why so many run to the internet in order to diagnose and get information previously warned about via often absolutely preposterous sites (the information found on Wikipedia represented as medical fact yes, actually could harm you more than help) that misrepresent facts, misinterpret medical definitions, and blatantly lie in a distasteful display of manipulation to seduce you to buy into an agenda, often resulting in you parting with your funds.

Foods the boast higher concentrations of potassium include, but aren't 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 can be found in most health stores, or online), potatoes, dulse (which is a form of sea weed, usually sold dried, in a package and in the ethnic aisle at even conventional grocery stores - think sushi), garlic, dried fruit, winter squash, wheat bran, nuts, figs, yams and herbs such as: hops, horsetail, nettle, plantain, red clover, skullcap and sage.

And that list of foods high in potassium is only a starting point. I'll be adding more to this list in future weeks, addressing the low in potassium foods list and growing it as time permits.

Also of note before you go diving into your high potassium or low potassium diet; keep this in mind.

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