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Why do we need it?<br />

Potassium is an electrolyte needed in mainting<br />

proper blood pressure and fluid balance, nerve<br />

impulses, muscle contraction, especially in the<br />

heart.<br />

Potassium is the most important positively<br />

charged electrical particle in our body cells. It<br />

is important for the generation of energy in the<br />

cell metabolism and is needed for the synthesis<br />

of acetyl-coenzyme-A. Potassium is also<br />

necessary for the normal contraction of<br />

muscles, including the heart muscle. It plays a<br />

part in the electrical processes that are needed<br />

for the regulation of nerve impulses and<br />

S U R G E P L A N<br />

activation of the muscles.

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