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

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

I believe potassium bicarbonate is superior to potassium chloride because we used to consume more potassium (3-4 times more), more bicarbonate, and less sodium (3-10 times less) and less chloride as has been noted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco who have been studying this for 15 years or more.

Potassium bicarbonate has been shown to
- reduce bone loss
- reduce muscle loss
- attenuate the reduction in growth hormone that occurs with age
- reduce kidney stone formation

Citrate is a precursor to bicarbonate in the body, so potassium citrate found in food is converted in the the acid-neutralizing bicarbonate in the body.

The researchers argue that our diet is mismatched with our genes, and that we suffer from a low-grade, diet-induced, metabolic acidosis that may be causing many of the age-related health problems that occur.

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[larryshobbs]

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

[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 have been studying health, nutrition and life extension for 30 years (since 1982). 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 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

[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

[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

[frankasaur914]

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