Doing the research and discovering a worthy list of foods high in potassium these days, has almost become a joke. The majority of the information currently spread across the Internet is regurgitated rhetoric, rearranged, reworded and ultimately redone to be displayed as brand, spankin' new. Sharing a list of foods high in potassium, without properly putting such information into real world context, is anything, but ideal, or best for your health, in fact.

My hope is that my genuine attempt to help people, set the record straight and ultimately put words to my experiences that have led to my optimal health, without disease, or discomfort. Before detailing the potassium rich foods and their specificities, let us first discuss how vital potassium is in your human body, blood, and the reasons why it could be a dangerous force if not properly handled.

Have High Potassium Or Low Potassium?

It is often completely wrong to just assume 'excess potassium' in the body should be dealt with, by radical, opposite actions to bring potassium levels back inline. This is a predictable 'cure-all' on 'health sites' online. Silly as it seems, a correct solution or not, is to just do the reverse that ultimately resulted in either having too much potassium in your body or not enough.

Another way of saying it, logic states a human body depleted in a mineral can be remedied by adding or subtracting the consumption of said mineral, or nutrient, potassium in this case until your ailment lessens or disappears entirely.

Which is exactly the reason so many scurry to online to diagnose and get more 'research' previously warned about from often completely bogus sites (the 'reporting' found on Wikipedia represented as medical fact yes, actually could harm you more than help) that skew factual statements, misinterpret medical meanings, and blatantly lie in a distasteful display of manipulation to coax you to buy into an agenda, often the result of you parting with your funds.

The food that boasts high potassium include, but are not limited to: bananas, dates, black strap molasses, brewer's yeast (not the same as the yeast you bake with - brewer's yeast is an natural supplement that can be found in most health stores, or online), brown rice, potatoes, dulse (a type of sea weed, usually sold in flat sheets dried and in the ethnic sections at even conventional grocery stores - picture what sushi is wrapped in), garlic, dried fruits, winter squash, wheat bran, nuts, figs, yams and herbs such as: hops, horsetail, nettle, plantain, red clover, skullcap and sage.

That list of foods high in potassium is only a starting point. I'll be adding more to this list in future weeks, detailing the low in potassium foods list and expanding upon it as time permits.

A couple last notes before diving in to your high potassium or low potassium diet; keep this in mind.

If you have any issues with your kidneys, participate in any activity that encourages diarrhea and or vomiting, or you smoke, or you drink coffee regularly, each and / or in together will directly effect your potassium levels negatively.