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celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 4 Apr

Americans consume more than 27 pounds of bananas each year. That's about 90 bananas per person. More than apples and oranges together. A banana is about 8 to 9 inches long, 120 calories, and is equal to one serving of fruit. It...

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Bob is in the hospital

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169449) • United States 26 Mar

Tuesday we saw the cardiologist, changed a couple of medications. This was a follow up report from testing in February. He said Bob needs heart catheterization. (He said I do too.) Today, Thursday, we had further follow up from...

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Worried

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (2358) • United States 6 Sep

Tom's BP went up to 190 today. They finally got it down to 160. They are still giving him Potassium. He didn't get to come home. He drinks Jack Daniels and I worry about him going into DTs. But I know he has told them. I am...

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Soaking banana skins for my plants

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382018) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Jul 24

My friend told me the other day that she is chopping up banana skins, putting them in a container of water then each week pouring the water and/or the scraps onto her plants. She believes the plants are doing better since she has...

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Low Insulin

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89589) • Rupert, Idaho 27 Jan 22

I got a message from my endocrinologist today that the results from the C-Peptide test came back. My insulin level is pretty low. My result was 0.6 - which is in the normal range but at the very low side. My potassium is also a...

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How do You Like Your Bananas.

Ruby Hawk @RubyHawk (99367) • Atlanta, Georgia 11 Oct 17

I love bananas and since I cannot eat them because of the potassium they contain, I want them even more. Bananas are one of the healthiest foods unless for health reasons you cannot eat them. One of my favorite ways to eat...

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Going Bananas! So Many uses. Do You Have any new ideas for me?

Paula Tranchina @Ganma7 (3664) 25 Sep 17

Good afternoon my friends. I just made a banana bread. My husband and I love it. Banana's are good for potassium which we all need. They are great sliced on cereal too. I also put peanut butter on mine. I recently bought the...

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I woke up with a big cramp.

marguicha @marguicha (230351) • Chile 6 Jan 17

I usually have little or bigger cramps when I wake up every morning. I am way past the time when I blamed it on potassium or ate a banana or some supplements. I think now that it is part of being older and I accept it. But today...

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Trail Treats: Potassium Packed Banana Chips

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 18 Sep 16

Potassium can be a great weapon to have in your arsenal when preparing for a hike or going camping. They are crunchy, can help prevent muscle cramps and can be made for about $2.00 a pound (and that includes the cost of the...

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My feet are red and swelling

Charlene Sally Collins @OreoBrownie (3755) • Commerce, Georgia 15 Jul 16

I think I know what the problem is. I haven't been taking my potassium because I hate the bitter taste of it. I had potassium pills but they are like horse pills. They break up into thousands of beads when I try and try to...

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Morning cramps.

marguicha @marguicha (230351) • Chile 3 Apr 16

Hello, dear mylotters. Today I jumped out of my bed. Maybe I should not say I jumped; I was thrown out of the bed. I woke up with the biggest cramp there is and the only way it subsides is to sit and move my toes little by...

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Never thought of it.

Reine25 @Lucky15 (37391) • Philippines 8 Feb 16

If there is one fruit that I always buy, that is banana. Like I can eat a dozen in a day. Don't be surprised I was born in the year of the monkey, hahaha. But I found something, banana peel as shoe polish, never thought of it...

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Forgot my morning meds

Charlene Sally Collins @OreoBrownie (3755) • Commerce, Georgia 19 Dec 15

I dread it. I forgot my meds, but now I remembered and I dread it. I dread it because I have to take liquid potassium. I tried the pills and they always choked me. So it's off my back and on my feet to set up my meds for today...

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And It starts again

Tiff Gray @T_gray (7772) • Salina, Kansas 10 Dec 15

So a few months ago I found myself in a whole lot of pain and couldn't figure out the problem. After a couple of times in Minor Emergency room they finally discovered that I have very low potassium. So then we just had to figure...

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Did he get the right Potassium Test Back?

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 21 Apr 12

So I made a discussion on here a little while back about my dad and how his potassium level test came back as too high, around 8.something. Now a few weeks ago after they took it again it was normal. How the heck can it be back to...

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Foods High or Low in Potassium

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 2 Apr 12

Does anyone know which foods are either high or low in this mineral, Potassium? I have found some online lists and web pages on it but it is all confusing. It seems so many normal foods have it. It is not common to have a...

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Restless Legs

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 30 Jan 11

I have had this affliction for a while now. Sometimes it is worse than others. I have not seen a doctor for this. I was speaking to a friend of mine the other day. I mentioned RLS and asked her if she gets it. I got it while at...

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diabetic nephropathy - pls help my dad

mimoy36 @mimoy36 (39) • Philippines 26 Jan 11

hi, im a daughter of a diabetic, with renal failure. its been really hard for us to deal with his illness, since he's one of those hard headed people, but we love him, so we are trying our best to manage his illness. his doctors...

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Hypertension diets, high blood pressure, low in salt, high in potassium.

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 7 Oct 10

Have you ever been on one? There are quite a few out there. Most of the time up here, the Drs. just give you meds and once your blood levels get low on potassium, they prescribe potassium pills, too. But if you eat 5 fruits, 5...

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sports drinks.... worth the money?

macdingolinger @macdingolinger (10385) • United States 1 Aug 09

Okay, I have been running for a few months now. I have also done a couple of 5Ks so far. I am up to running 45 minutes to an hour 3 or 4 times a week.I have read how important refeuling is after a run.They say a lot about sports...

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