Potassium Vendor & Mg Scale Recommendation

[ba2000]

Looking for recs on two questions:
1. I'm looking for a clean, trustworthy source for supplemental potassium. I got my metabolic blood work done the other day and almost all was stellar (4 years straight on kratom), but my potassium was low. I have low faith in supplement companies, but high faith in recs from this community.
2. I'm also in the market for a new mg scale. Mine has lost my faith for accuracy and I'm kinda ocd so I would really like any recs for a good .001.
Thanks!

[Babel-17]

I hope you did your research on why you need to be cautious with potassium. Usually not an issue, says Wikipedia, but I felt a need to urge caution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperkalemia

I get mine from Bulk Supplements, and I blend it in with my salt from Redmond. "Lite Salt" is basically just that.

MINED IN USA – Mined in Utah since 1958 from an ancient seabed protected from modern pollution. Compared to Himalayan, Celtic, Tibetan, Malaysian, French, Hawaiian, Irish, and Marine Sea Salts, Real Salt means fewer food miles, ethical labor standards, and sustainable practices along with its addictive sweet-salt taste. The only American Pink and Black Salt.

I also take two forms of magnesium, a multi-mineral that includes trace minerals, and I also take selenium. For calcium I eat a good amount of cheese, and take the occasional scoop of calcium citrate. I'm thinking that it's easier for the body to regulate the level of minerals when it has roughly the right amount of all of them that it needs.

Taking salt helps regulate potassium, and visa versa.

[Babel-17]

Regarding .001 milligram scales, the one I use is out of stock but the company has a replacement. I think all such inexpensive ones are finicky, but I read of a workaround that helps.

Cut up some rectangular pieces of paper, and place them on the scale after it stabilized at zero. Let it restabilize with the paper, then weigh out whatever you have at hand. If accuracy is extra important, repeat the process on a second piece of paper, and weigh that one first as well. You can transfer from the first piece, though hopefully none sticks to it.

Don't use the tare function with the paper. If it's 518 milligrams, then just allow for that when weighing out. Then after you're done, reweigh the now empty paper. If it weighs basically the same, allowing for a stray milligram or two that sticks to it, it's a good sign that you had an accurate weighing.

Here's a link to the new scale, which I can't vouch for. The one I have is a bit finicky when measuring minute amounts, but with patience I think it provides a good enough level of accuracy.

https://smile.amazon.com/NEWACALOX-Mill ... B07D4F9BRG

No doubt you get what you pay for, and there could be a more expensive one that's worth its price.

[IndelibleDotInk]

I use this https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1 with a plastic condiment cup for my dosing needs. Purchased it in 2019 and still going strong. Measures way down to the milligram.

[ba2000]

Thank you both for the recs on scales.

I hope you did your research on why you need to be cautious with potassium. Usually not an issue, says Wikipedia, but I felt a need to urge caution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperkalemia

I have, but I do appreciate the caution.

I get mine from Bulk Supplements, and I blend it in with my salt from Redmond. "Lite Salt" is basically just that.

I too use Real Salt!

[ba2000]

I use this https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1 with a plastic condiment cup for my dosing needs. Purchased it in 2019 and still going strong. Measures way down to the milligram.

Thank you for the rec, I got one.

[IndelibleDotInk]

When the blue backlight doesn't come on you can change one of the batteries. If you don't need the backlight, it'll work for quite awhile and you can wait til the measurements get wonky to change one or both the batteries.

[ba2000]

Noted.