Potassium-iron; magnesium-copper

November 11, 2002

Hi ,

I'm glad that you are being successful in keeping your heart rate under

control with potassium and magnesium. I'm pretty sure that these minerals are

only a short term solution and therefore need to be taken daily until you get

your metals replenished and balanced.

I'm pretty sure it is necessary to replenish iron before your body will

hold enough potassium so you don't need to supplement it; and that it's

necessary to replenish copper to enable magnesium to stay in the body. Also,

there is probably a similar relationship between zinc and calcium, so that

once you have enough zinc, you won't have to take so much calcium.

In a message dated 11/11/2002 1:01:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,

snowmillions@... writes:

> When I told my doctor how potassium controlled my palpitations and

> asked if possibly I could get a prescription for a large dosage, he

> asked how much I was taking. I floored him when I said about 2,000

> mgs daily. He said " Do you know what they give in a lethal

> injection? --- a mega dose of potassium stops the heart! " So

> bananas should be labeled as lethal if overindulged in... The doctor

> took blood tests and my potassium levels were normal so he wouldn't

> give me a potassium prescription. I don't take 2,000 mgs at once. I

> take it throughout the day. I get mine through V-8. Just 8 oz. of V-

> 8 Lo Sodium equals 900 mgs. of potassium.

>

> I thought that potassium was the only thing helping me with my heart

> but one day I ran out of magnesium and forgot about it. That night I

> got awful chest pains and a racing heart that potassium could not

> stop. I was puzzled and almost went to the emergency room because of

> the severity and lack of control over the heartbeat. Then I

> remembered about missing my magnesium for that day and took some I

> had in another place. Within 15-20 minutes I got relief. Thank God.

>

> If I never get rid of the hyperT, Thanks , for the help

> controlling the pounding-racing heart!

>

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