Don't miss out on your potassium

Are you getting enough potassium every day? The mineral that is essential for proper cellular functions in the human body is most often associated with eating bananas, but what if you don't like that tropical fruit?

Nutritional supplements are a fine way to supplement your potassium intake, although the word supplement is the operative word there. Eating potassium-rich foods is really the best way to get a balanced diet along with all the other vitamins and minerals required for healthy living.

You may even have a potassium deficiency and not even know it. Do any of the symptoms below sound familiar to you?

• An abnormal heart rhythm (particularly in people with heart conditions)
• Constipation
• Fatigue
• Weakness in the muscles, or muscle spasms
• Paralysis, including paralysis of the lungs

Never fear: Potassium-rich foods are easy to incorporate into your diet.