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Dr. Eric Berg.

I found some very interesting research related to how potassium can influence how much calcium

builds up in your arteries.

It's actually quite fascinating.

So one of the best tests to determine if you have calcium in your arteries is a CAC test,

a coronary artery calcification test.

And that test is probably one of the best predictors of overall mortality, not just from heart attacks,

but from overall mortality.

So this study that I just reviewed showed for the first time that low dietary potassium promotes

vascular calcification and aortic stiffness as well as thickness within the coronary arteries.

Now, I will say this study was on mice.

So if your mice start developing high blood pressure, you definitely need to apply this information.

Now, this is huge because so many people do not get the amount of potassium they need.

In fact, they don't even know how much they need.

They need a lot.

An average person needs about 47, 100 milligrams every single day.

So to get that, they're going to have to consume a good amount of dietary potassium.

If you don't know what that is, I put a link down below for more information on how to get your potassium from your diet.

But the question is why?

Why does calcium deposit on your arteries if you are low in potassium?

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