Health / Re: Dry Skin Remedy
« on: November 27, 2010, 02:42:30 am »No way dude, I can eat seasonal fruits in the summer until I burst and I am NOT dehydrated, and I am NOT drinking water and I am ABLE to withstand the heat well with them. Just because you read about potassium doesn't mean everything will follow that text-book case in all people all the time all seasons. The reason why I eat lots of fruits in the summer if because it makes me cool and hydrated, simple. In the winter too much fruit screws me up. Perhaps there is seasons when we need this excess potassium???
What text book case? I am basing this off of the account of myself and other people here. I have a number of dehydration symptoms which I see increase in after consuming fruit. Most sources I saw including the one Phil linked to actually praise potassium in its ability to get rid of "excess water". Although that site can easily prove the negative effects of potassium too, despite praising it.
Some people are better at regulating electrolytes than others. There is no need for excess potassium. Sodium and potassium are best either at a balance ratio (similar to the relationships we see between other minerals, calcium vs magnesium, etc) or sodium must be higher. According to dietary sources (I am not aware of the accuracy of this), meat is usually higher in potassium than sodium. Most of the sodium is concentrated in the Blood of the animal, which we typically see drained off. Blood can be considered nature's ultimate hydrator that is difficult to obtain in our modern world.