POTASSIUM

Food supplement facilitating the supply of potassium to the body, recommended especially for maintaining normal blood pressure levels, as well as the correct functioning of the heart, the muscles and the nervous system. It is especially useful for people eating large amounts of salty foods, living under stress, or performing strenuous physical or mental activities.

Scientific research has proven that:

• potassium is one of the most important components of body fluids and is the major cation of intracellular fluid,
• potassium helps in the proper functioning of the nervous and muscular systems – including the cardiac muscle,
• potassium intake has been on the decrease recently while sodium (common salt) intake has been on the increase,
• consumption of food with a high content of sodium may contribute to the increase of arterial pressure,
• a diet rich in potassium helps to maintain normal blood pressure.