WHAT IS POTASSIUM? Potassium is a macromineral that can be found in a wide range of foods.  It supports your body with various functions including maintaining proper muscle contractions and regular heartbeats.  In this article I will be looking at potassium and its role in greater detail. WHEN WAS POTASSIUM DISCOVERED? Early humans were familiar with the potassium compound potash which was also known as vegetable alkali.  However, until the eighteenth century they had difficulty distinguishing between vegetable alkali and mineral alkali (a none potassium compound).  During the … [Read more...]