Acidic diets in the news
Articles in the NY Times, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, e! Science News and Foodscout are bringing the dangers of American high-acid diets to light as never before. Researchers are linking high-acid diets to a condition called "chronic low-grade metabolic acidosis*" and studying connections to osteoporosis and atherosclerosis, stroke and kidney stones, weight gain and diabetes. The evidence is strong and growing.

What can be done for your patients?

• Move patients to a low acid diet featuring fruits and vegetables
• Supplement with easy, inexpensive potassium bicarbonate
• Have patients monitor pH with simple daily urine test
  

K-Alkaline potassium bicarbonate, product samples and pH test strips are all available to qualified healthcare professionals. For more information on this vital health issue, call our highly trained clinical health educators at 1-800-851-5444.

K-Alkaline potassium bicarbonate and K-Alkaline+Mg are available only through licensed or certified health care professionals.

*In chronic low-grade metabolic acidosis, the body maintains acid levels at the high end of the normal range for a period of many years.

Safety Information
While potassium supplementation is generally well tolerated, high levels of potassium are not recommended in patients with advanced chronic kidney diseases where potassium is restricted; in patients who are on medications that tend to raise serum potassium levels such as angiotensin-enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, or sodium channel blockers such as spironolactone; or in patients with specific diseases such as diabetes that inhibit urinary potassium excretion. At higher doses, muscle weakness, slowed heart rate, and abnormal heart rhythm may occur. High blood potassium levels can be dangerous or even fatal and should be monitored by a physician.

Potassium supplementation can cause diarrhea and nausea in some patients and is contraindicated in patients with elevated serum potassium. It is important to talk with your health care provider before taking any medications or dietary supplements.

Ingredients:

Dosage Form: Vegetarian Capsule

Servings: 90

Recommended Usage: 1 capsule 3 times per day with meals or as directed by your healthcare professional.

Description
As more and more literature is documenting that individuals ingesting a diet high in refined carbohydrates and processed foods are not receiving adequate intake levels of 4.7 g per day of potassium, potassium supplementation may be an option for these individuals.  However, other literature also suggests that, given many of these individuals are also demonstrating suboptimal acid/alkaline balance, the type of potassium is critical for optimal outcome.  Specifically, this literature states that potassium bicarbonate is the form of choice in these situations.  Finally, a significant body of literature suggests that potassium bicarbonate is associated with optimal bone physiology.