Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Potassium supplements can help lower blood pressure if your potassium levels are low.  Taking too much potassium can be dangerous.It's safer to ...

Getting enough potassium helps maintain healthy blood pressure and may lower risks of heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease. A higher potassium intake may also reduce risks of kidney stones, ...

NEEDED. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY THAN MEN TO HAVE LOW POTASSIUM. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR ERNESTINE WRIGHT SAYS ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE PLAY A ROLE HERE. WOMEN’S BODY ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a multi-ethnic population-based group of 3,303 adults, half of whom were African American, a low potassium level in the urine correlated with high blood pressure, ...

Magnesium and potassium are important minerals for health, and many people don't get enough of either. Taking both with food can improve absorption.

The body needs the mineral potassium to regulate muscle contraction. The heart, being a muscle, may respond to changes in potassium levels by developing an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. Atrial ...

Madrid, Spain – 29 August 2025: Targeting high-normal potassium levels reduced the risk of arrhythmias, hospitalisation for heart failure or arrhythmia and death compared with no intervention, ...

Low potassium levels in the blood, known as hypokalemia, is a potentially dangerous condition that can affect anyone. During pregnancy, it is common for a woman’s potassium levels to drop due to ...

Share on Pinterest Maintaining high blood potassium levels, for instance, by taking supplements, may help lower heart failure risk. Image credit: Viktoriya Skorikova/Getty Images A new trial ...

While patients with low potassium often need medication to boost levels of the electrolyte in the body, too much of a good thing can cause serious health concerns. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday ...