Potassium bicarbonate lowered my blood pressure nearly 20 points to 121/72 mm Hg

[frankasaur914]

I like your videos very much Mr.Hobbs! Thank you very much =] I have a question though, how much would you recommend to the average person, ie. me... I dont have high blood pressure, but would like to supplement with potassium bicarbonate! Keep up the good work!

[larryshobbs]

@frankasaur914 The Institute of Medicine says, “Adults should consume at least 4.7 grams [4700 mg] of potassium per day to lower blood pressure, blunt the effects of salt, and reduce the risk of kidney stones and bone loss.” If I remember correctly, most Americans only get about 2500 mg of potassium in their diet. Some American Blacks only get 1000 mg. Therefore, we can safely consume an extra 2000 mg of potassium per day. An easy way to do this is to drink 20 oz of Low Sodium V8 Juice per day.

[frankasaur914]

@larryshobbs Potassium, or Potassium bicarbonate? or are the dosages the same?? Thank you very much for your speedy reply though Mr.Hobbs!

[larryshobbs]

@frankasaur914 2000 mg of potassium per day. Potassium bicarbonate is only 39% potassium and 61% bicarbonate, so 5000 mg of potassium bicarbonate contains roughly 2000 mg of potassium. (5000 mg x 0.39 = roughly 2000 mg) One teaspoon of potassium bicarbonate weighs roughly 5 grams (5000 mg) which means it contains 2000 mg of potassium. Too much potassium can kill you, but the lethal dose of oral potassium chloride (enough to kill 50% of people) is 190 grams (190,000 mg) according to Wikipedia. LH

[larryshobbs]

@frankasaur914 I mentioned the oral lethal dose of potassium chloride because I don't see the lethal dose of potassium bicarbonate. Potassium chloride contains 52% potassium (vs 39% for potassium bicarbonate), therefore a lethal dose of 190 grams of potassium chloride contains roughly 95 grams (95,000 mg) of potassium -- a lot. Some people are afraid of potassium because it is used to kill people with lethal injection, but 2000 mg of oral potassium per day does not worry me. Larry Hobbs

[frankasaur914]

@larryshobbs haha you read my mind! thank you for this useful information, i will try to get my potassium bicarbonate here in china... i tried to order form the webpages you mentioned, but sadly they don't have international shipping! Just out of curiosity, how long have you studied Orthomolecular medicine?? You are very knowledgeable in the subject! :]]

[larryshobbs]

@frankasaur914 I have been studying health, nutrition and life extension for 30 years (since 1982). Larry Hobbs

[frankasaur914]

@larryshobbs amazing! I just recently started this year, and have learned so much about everything in the process! Could you please tell me some of your sources for news and books and such? I would love to gather more knowledge! Also do you recommend 'Nutritional Medicine, Alan Gaby" or "The Textbook of Nutritional Medicine, by Melvyn Werbach"? They are both very pricey, so I could only get one.. im leaning more towards "Nutritional Medicine" because its published more recently in 2011

[larryshobbs]

@frankasaur914 I like Alan Gaby MD. I also like Jonathan Wright MD. They collaborate. A cheaper book you might look at first is "Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing" by Drs. Wright and Gaby. I read one of Melvyn Werbach's book maybe 18-20 years ago, but it was more of just a collection of abstracts of papers. I prefer Drs. Wright and Gaby because they are practicing physicians and have lots more experience than Werbach. Larry Hobbs

[larryshobbs]

@frankasaur914 Drs. Wright and Gaby used to give seminars to teach other doctors about nutritional medicine. They use to sell this as audio tapes. I bought the tape set (maybe $400), but have lost it. I don't think it is available any longer. Jonathan Wright MD is also the person who first came up with bioidentical hormone replacement for women, matching the exact percentages of hormones is in a woman's body. He is a pioneer. His website is tahomaclinic[dot]com. Larry Hobbs

[larryshobbs]

@frankasaur914 You can look for the best price on books on BookFinder4U[dot]com. Larry Hobbs

[larryshobbs]

@frankasaur914 I take my potassium bicarbonate in 2 to 4 divided doses throughout the day. I take one-quarter teaspoon mixed with L-ascorbic acid (not necessary) 4 times per day. (The bicarbonate buffers the ascorbic acid.) Sometimes instead I will drink a big glass of Low Sodium V8 Juice, about 20 ounces. In an interview with potassium expert, Richard Moore, MD, PhD, Julian Whitaker, MD noted that the body "wastes" potassium. This is because our bodies evolved on larger intakes of potassium. LH

[lgailt]

Potassium bicarb seems relatively safe used responsibly. If ancient humans consumed as much as 10,000 mg of potassium daily, then that leaves quite a bit of room before dangerous levels are reached. Most people only get a couple thousand mgs daily. Even if you consumed two or three tsp. of pot bicarb you would still come in under the 10,000 mg. I have read that for healthy people it takes upwards of 18,000 mg. before becoming life threatening.

[IPOSER9]

where do you get the bicarbonate version? cant find it at the pharmacy

thanks

[larryshobbs]

@IPOSER9 It is used in wine-making.

I have bought it from

LabelPeelers[dot]com $4.62 per lbs, June 2011

&

NutsOnLine[dot]com $5.99 per lbs

I take a total of one measured teaspoon mixed in water per day. This contains roughly 2000 mg of potassium.

I take it in 2 or 4 divided doses - 1/2 teaspoon 2X per day.

You can also get the same by consuming 20 ounces of "Low Sodium V8 Juice" per day which contains 2000 mg of potassium.

This is probably safer so people don't take too much.

Larry Hobbs

[IPOSER9]

@larryshobbs good info thanks man

[larryshobbs]

@IPOSER9 You're welcome.

Larry Hobbs

[TheLeilisa]

hgh will stunt my growth if im a teenager?

[larryshobbs]

@TheLeilisa

No, potassium bicarbonate will not stunt your growth.

However, I would recommend that most people simply drink 20 ounces of "Low Sodiium V8 Juice" per day.

I worry that when taking a supplement, that some people will intentionally or unintentionally overdo it.

Larry Hobbs

[pobrien48]

High Blood Pressure: Mineral Magic, Salt is good & Can Bring your blood pressure Down if you get the right other minerals. A study at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cornell University Medical College, both in New York City, showed that men with high blood pressure who ate the least salt (about 5,000 milligrams, or 2½ teaspoons) each day were four times more likely to have a heart attack-