Potassium by Nature's Science is an essential macromineral in human nutrition with a wide range of biochemical and physiological roles, including but not limited to, the transmition of nerve impulses, the contraction of cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle, the production of energy, the synthesis of nucleic acids, and the maintenance of normal blood pressure. Epidemiological studies have shown that an inverse relationship between potassium intake and blood pressure and incidence of strokes.*
* Physicians Desk Reference for Nutritional Supplements, pp 368-71.