Keep key minerals in balance

VITAL: DIET HIGH IN POTASSIUM-RICH FOOD MAY PROTECT AGAINST HEART DISEASE AND STROKE

- Yvonne De Bruin

If you want to keep your potassium levels up, it is advisable to add more raisins, potatoes, avocados, bananas, pork, cauliflower, tomatoes and chicken to your diet. Tuna, whole-wheat bread, peas, eggs and oranges are also good sources of potassium.

Potassium is a mineral and because it is so abundant in our food, it is not really necessary to take a supplement.

It works in combination with sodium or salt as an electrolyte, which is a mineral salt that conducts electricity when dissolved in water. Electrolytes balance body fluids and control the acid and alkaline levels.