You will help maintain healthy blood pressure
It's probably well known that excess sodium leads to high blood pressure, but what you don't know is that sodium and potassium work together to control hypertension. To control blood pressure, the kidneys filter the blood and suck out excess fluid, which goes to the bladder as urine. Your kidneys regulate the amount of fluid stored in your body by regulating the amount of fluid stored.
Excess fluid from the bloodstream is drawn to the bladder by a balance between sodium and potassium. If this balance is imbalanced, more fluid is retained and blood pressure increases. A large number of people are at risk for hypertension because fewer than 2% of American adults meet their recommended daily allowance for potassium.
