Word: potassium
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...know best. Certain health benefits have long been attributed to the king of breakfast juices: It's rich in vitamin C and certain antioxidants. And Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration granted juide giant Tropicana the right to put a new assertion on its packaging: Thanks to its rich potassium content, orange juice may help your heart, and lower the risk of high blood pressure and stroke...
...Potassium, which is also found in bananas, has been found to be helpful in lowering blood pressure, in part because of its ability to maintain normal heart rhythm, water balance and muscle contractions in the body. Doctors estimate that more than 80 percent of Americans don't get their daily recommendation of 400 milligrams of potassium - a problem easily solved by drinking one 450-milligram glass of o.j. every...
Christina Marie Riggs, a nurse in Arkansas and a single mother, killed her two children - Justin, 5, and Shelby Alexis, 2 - by giving them injections of potassium chloride and then smothering them with a pillow. She wrote a suicide note, and apparently tried to kill herself with an overdose of 28 antidepressant tablets. She survived...