How's the weather?

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#12

Joined Nov 30, 2010
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Rain for about 9 days in a row and it seems to be settling down to (the usual) afternoon thunder-boomers next week. That will be welcome. Three things didn't get done last week because they needed several hours of, "outdoors without rain" and it didn't happen.:(

On the other hand, the inside of the house is a lot neater.:)
All my tools are cleaned and sorted and a few trash cans got filled.;)
Looking forward to the drenching sweats that accompany outdoor summer work in Florida...not.:rolleyes:

For those who were paying attention last year, I got my potassium content under control. No muscle spasms for about 8 months now.
400 mg/day works for me.
Odd...after I found that I had a problem with potassium, I discovered that my mother and my sister share(d) that characteristic.o_O
Must be a family thing.
Anyway, it's fixed now.
No germs, no injuries, and no relatives in my home. That's enough to make me happy.:)
 

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
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400 mg/day works for me.
I had a potassium problem too, a few years ago. All I had to do is tweak my diet a little. I haven't had the need of taking supplements in the form of pills as of yet.

Tomatoes and bananas are excellent sources of potassium ... though I wouldn't eat them at the same time :confused: ... yuck! :p:D
 

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Tomatoes and bananas are excellent sources of potassium
I like tomatoes a lot more than I like bananas. When I grow tomatoes I use an, "indeterminate" variety. (That means undefined or unlimited vine growth.) Nitrogen fertilizer until the plants fill the six foot tall tomato cages, then switch to potassium fertilizer to force them to convert to the fruiting stage. My personal best is 75 pounds off one plant.
 

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
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I like tomatoes a lot more than I like bananas. When I grow tomatoes I use an, "indeterminate" variety. (That means undefined or unlimited vine growth.) Nitrogen fertilizer until the plants fill the six foot tall tomato cages, then switch to potassium fertilizer to force them to convert to the fruiting stage. My personal best is 75 pounds off one plant.
Cherry tomatoes are my thing... I sprinkle them with a little vinegar, and season with herbs and a dash of rosemary.... then I eat them like popcorn as I watch a good movie... :)
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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For those who were paying attention last year, I got my potassium content under control. No muscle spasms for about 8 months now.
400 mg/day works for me.
Odd...after I found that I had a problem with potassium, I discovered that my mother and my sister share(d) that characteristic.o_O
Must be a family thing.
I had a potassium problem too, a few years ago.
Just wondering: Have you looked into magnesium as well? My wife's friend has electrolyte issues from time to time and has to pay attention to potassium. We've also discovered that magnesium helps her quite a bit.

Back on potassium, could just switching to sea slat instead of sodium chloride make enough of a difference?
 

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
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Just wondering: Have you looked into magnesium as well? My wife's friend has electrolyte issues from time to time and has to pay attention to potassium. We've also discovered that magnesium helps her quite a bit.

Back on potassium, could just switching to sea slat instead of sodium chloride make enough of a difference?
Dunno ... but the low-sodium salt substitute might. It's got potassium chloride after all.
 

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#12

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could just switching to sea slat instead of sodium chloride make enough of a difference?
When I was looking for a potassium supplement I was amused that KCl is a prescription drug...which is found in 40 pound bags in the water softener aisle.:D

I don't think switching to sea salt or low sodium salt will have any effect on me because it takes me about 10 years to use up a pound of salt shaker salt.

Edit: This might be related to salmonella poisoning in 1993. It was so bad that it stripped the cilia out of my guts and I have a malabsorbtion problem. I have to be careful not to need more than a gallon of water in a day or it won't absorb. I drink because I'm thirsty, then I go to bed and slosh like a water bed with air bubbles in it.:confused:
 
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wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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Dunno ... but the low-sodium salt substitute might. It's got potassium chloride after all.
So does sea salt! It’s not all that much, something like 4% of the sodium is replaced (and I thought it was more until I looked it up), but even that can be significant.
 

Sinus23

Joined Sep 7, 2013
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There has been exactly 1 day of sun in the southwest of Iceland all summer. Nothing but low pressure circling. We look like glow sticks.

If you are feeling dry come over here.
 

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
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There has been exactly 1 day of sun in the southwest of Iceland all summer. Nothing but low pressure circling. We look like glow sticks.

If you are feeling dry come over here.
Not dry at all... at least down here. Here's a pic of my backyard a few moments ago...

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On the other hand, the weather has been quite warm and sunny for the last few weeks.
 

killivolt

Joined Jan 10, 2010
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Finally hit us, rain on the ground. After I BBQ'd. Temps dropped which is good. Glad I'm not outdoors, freezing summer rain in the future.


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