Functions
- Helps control the body’s water balance
- BP regulation
- Electrical Conduction
- Nerves
- Muscles
- Heart
- Conversion of Glucose to Glycogen (storage)
- Lost in perspiration (supplementation is necessary)
Deficiency
- Thirst
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- Mental depression
- Muscle weakness, diminished reflexes, muscle cramps
- Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal distension
- High blood sugar (hyperglycemia)
- Heart degeneration leading to cardiac arrest
