Potassium deficiency link

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8756540/
Hypokalemia decreases testosterone production in male mice by altering luteinizing hormone secretion
A Sánchez-Capelo et al. Endocrinology. 1996 Sep.
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Potassium deficiency produced by feeding mice a low potassium diet caused a marked decrease in plasma and testicular testosterone concentrations and a concomitant fall in the weight of seminal vesicles and in renal ornithine decarboxylase activity. All of these parameters were rapidly restored when potassium supply was normalized. Immunocytochemical analysis of gonadotropes and plasma LH values suggested that the pulsatile liberation of LH by the pituitary was impaired in the potassium-deficient male mice. Because the synthesis of testosterone in the potassium-deficient mice was stimulated by exogenous LH, hCG, or GnRH, one can conclude that alteration of the transcellular potassium gradient could affect the regulation of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-testicular axis by affecting the pulsatile release of GnRH. Our results showing that the stimulation of LH secretion after castration was similar in control and potassium-deficient male mice suggest that a testicular factor(s) different from testosterone could be implicated in the abnormal regulation of LH secretion in potassium-deficient mice. We conclude that plasma potassium concentration is an important factor in the regulation of gonadotropin secretion and testicular functions.

Before mods pull this I know HF isn’t mentioned but it could have everything to with it because potassium’s effect on the muscles/ nervous /reproductive systems. I guess if you do pull it anyway I will just repost if it works. 🤷‍♂️

So I am gonna do an experiment and hopefully not die or get kidney failure or have my heart just stop. Gonna potassium load tomorrow and the next few days and see what happens above and beyond the rda a little more and more till I have any semblance of normalcy or an actual problem. When my problem started developing I was only doing 2 meals a day then just one just to not die and drinking like a fish post surgery so I probably depleted myself of potassium dramatically. Blood tests only measure what’s in the blood but only 1% of total potassium is found in there and the rest is in the cells and the body will pull from there to keep potassium exactly where it needs to be. I found myself in the ER at one point bc I had irregular heart rhythm chest pain and was fine the next day after eating (chest pain wise) I never put two and two together bc I didn’t know shit about potassium deficiency. Just gonna load up on potassium foods bc I am not gonna risk ODing with potassium pills .