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Hey guys, in this video, we're going to talk about low potassium. Why? Because potassium is probably the number one

deficiency with most people, but it's the hardest to detect because when you take a blood test,

most of the potassium, 98% of

your potassium is inside the cell, not outside the cell.

So when they do a blood test, it's not going to show up unless it's really, really, really

extreme.

So the type of test that you would have to do would be an intracellular test.

It's very sophisticated.

People don't really ask for it.

Doctors probably don't even know about it, but there is a test that you can do. But I like to go by symptoms.

Here are some of the symptoms of low potassium. And by the way, this is not vitamin K, but this is a chemical symbol of potassium. It's a K-plus.

So when you're low potassium, the blood pressure will increase. Why?

Because potassium is a physiological relaxer. It's a tranquilizer. It calms things down.

Muscle cramps because potassium is an electrolyte. Sugar cravings. Why? Because potassium helps you

store sugar. And it will actually help you get rid of sugar cravings. Why? Because potassium helps you store sugar. And it will actually help you get rid of

sugar cravings because the storage of glucose needs potassium. Okay, constipation. Yeah, so that's another

symptom of low potassium. And then high insulin. So there's a relationship

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