01Markers · Minerals
Potassium
An electrolyte needed for nerve signals, muscle contraction and a steady heart rhythm.
- Measured in
- Blood (serum)
- Units
- mmol/L, mEq/L
- Also called
- K, serum potassium
- Magnesium
- Finnish sauna
- Vitamin C
- Creatine
- NAC
- Ashwagandha
- HIIT
- Iron
- L-carnitine
- Omega-3
- Berberine
- Collagen
- L-theanine
- Lion's mane
- Melatonin
- Milk thistle
- NAD+
- PQQ
- Red yeast rice
- Resveratrol
- Taurine
- Ubiquinol (CoQ10)
- Vitamin D3
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K2
- Zinc
- Zone 2 cardio
AWhat moves Potassium
10 of 27 studied
Moves it2
Human studies found a change. The grade reflects the studies behind it, from A (strongest) to D.
MagnesiumRaisesGrade B
Magnesium raises potassium.
Small effect · 3 studies linked
Hypomagnesemia drives renal K⁺ wasting via ROMK channel; correcting Mg restores K⁺ retention. Relevant in cisplatin electrolyte wasting syndrome.
- Crona DJ, Faso A, Nishijima TF, McGraw KA, et al. (2017)
- Prognostic relevance of magnesium alterations in patients with a myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction: insights from the EPHESUS trial. (2022)
- The effect of perioperative magnesium sulfate on blood sugar in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing cardiac surgery: A double-blinded randomized study. (2019)
Finnish saunaLowersGrade C
Finnish sauna lowers potassium.
Observational · 1 study linked
Studied, no change8
Studies looked and found no meaningful change. That is a result, not missing data.
Vitamin CNo changeGrade B
Studies of Vitamin C found no change in potassium.
Human trials · 2 studies linked
66 studies. No direct vitamin C → potassium effect established.
CreatineNo changeGrade B
Studies of Creatine found no change in potassium.
1 study linked
Serum potassium unaffected; intracellular potassium co-transport with water not sufficient to alter serum concentration
- Greenhaff (1994) · not matched to a paper yet
NACNo changeGrade B
Studies of NAC found no change in potassium.
Human trials · Negligible effect · 1 study linked
AshwagandhaNo changeGrade C
Studies of Ashwagandha found no change in potassium.
Human trials · 1 study linked
HIITNo changeGrade C
Studies of HIIT found no change in potassium.
Human trials · 1 study linked
IronNo changeGrade D
Studies of Iron found no change in potassium.
0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
No effect of iron supplementation on serum potassium.
L-carnitineNo changeGrade D
Studies of L-carnitine found no change in potassium.
0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
13 studies; safety parameter in CKD/dialysis trials. No direct mechanism for potassium modulation.
Omega-3No changeGrade D
Studies of Omega-3 found no change in potassium.
Small effect · 0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
Not studied17
No usable human study has measured Potassium with these. A gap is not a negative result: nobody has looked.
BerberineCollagenL-theanineLion's maneMelatoninMilk thistleNAD+PQQRed yeast riceResveratrolTaurineUbiquinol (CoQ10)Vitamin D3Vitamin EVitamin K2ZincZone 2 cardio