Potassium is a mineral that controls nerve and muscle function. Potassium comes from the foods we eat. Healthy kidneys remove excess potassium in the urine to help maintain normal levels in the blood. When kidneys fail they can no longer remove excess potassium, so the level builds up in the body. High potassium in the blood is called hyperkalemia, which may occur in people with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Some of the effects of high potassium are nausea, weakness, numbness and slow pulse.
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WHY IS POTASSIUM IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE WITH CKD?
In some people with CKD, the kidneys may not
remove extra potassium from the blood.
Some medicines also can raise your potassium level.
Your food choices can help you lower your potassium
level.
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HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR
POTASSIUM IS HIGH?
People often do not feel any difference when their
potassium is high.
Your health care provider will check the level of
potassium in your blood and the medicines you take.
The level of potassium in your blood should be
between 3.5 to 5.0.
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WHAT IS A SAFE LEVEL OF
POTASSIUM IN YOUR BLOOD?
Ask your doctor or dietitian about your monthly blood potassium
level and enter it here:
If it is 3.5-5.0………………………You are in the SAFE zone.
If it is 5.1-6.0………………………You are in the CAUTION zone.
If it is higher than 6.0……………..You are in the DANGER zone.
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HOW DO YOU LOWER
POTASSIUM IN YOUR DIET?
Eat smaller portions of foods high in protein at meals and for
snacks: meat, poultry, fish, beans, dairy, and nuts.
Use spices and herbs in cooking and at the table.
Salt substitutes often contain potassium and should not be used.
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Potassium chloride can be used in place of salt in some packaged foods, like
canned soups and tomato products.
Limit foods with potassium chloride on the ingredient list.
Drain canned fruits and vegetables before eating.
If you have diabetes, choose apple, grape, or cranberry juice when your
blood sugar goes down.
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EAT THESE FOODS INSTEAD OF THESE FOODS
White rice Brown and wild rice
White bread and pasta Whole wheat bread and pasta
Cooked rice and wheat cereals Bran cereals
Rice milk (not enriched) Cow’s milk
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Choose fruits and vegetables that are lower in potassium.
Have very small portions of foods that are higher in potassium, like one
slice of tomato on a sandwich, a few slices of banana on cereal, or half
of an orange.
In next leaflets, we are going to show you which foods are high in
potassium and which are low in potassium, so that can you choose good
foods for your healthy life…
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HOW TO LEACH VEGETABLES?
For Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Beets, Winter Squash, and
Rutabagas:-
Peel and place the vegetable in cold water so they won’t darken.
Slice vegetable 1/8 inch thick.
Rinse in warm water for a few seconds.
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73. Soak for a minimum of two hours in warm water, use ten times
the amount of water to the amount of vegetables, if soaking
longer, change the water every four hours.
Rinse under warm water again for a few seconds.
Cook vegetable with five times the amount of water to the
amount of vegetable.
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HOW DO YOU GET SOME OF THE
POTASSIUM OUT OF YOUR FAVORITE
HIGH-POTASSIUM VEGETABLES?
The process of leaching will help pull potassium out of
some high-potassium vegetables.
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It is important to remember that leaching will not pull all of the
potassium out of the vegetable.
You must still limit the amount of leached high-potassium
vegetables you eat.
Ask your dietitian about the amount of leached vegetables that
you can safely have in your diet.
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ABOUT DR. VIKRAM CHAUHAN
He is CEO and Founder of Krishna Herbal Company and Planet
Ayurveda.
Dr. Vikram Chauhan (MD-Ayurvedic Medicine) is
an expert Ayurveda consultant from Chandigarh
and practicing in Mohali, Punjab (India).
He has vast experience of herbs and their applied uses.
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ABOUT PLANET AYURVEDA
Planet Ayurveda is a leading herbal GMP certified manufacturing and
exporting brand of Krishna Herbal Company – owned by Dr. Vikram
Chauhan from Chandigarh, India.
Krishna Herbal Company is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Company and sister
concern of Planet Ayurveda, which is US-FDA registered.
Planet Ayurveda has distributors in various parts of the world and products
range over 200.
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