The table showing potassium content of various foods on this page is interesting. Potatoes really are surprisingly high in potassium.
There is a paragraph on the same url linked page about 'hidden potassium' which adds slightly to the above info. It reads:
>Some foods and drinks may have hidden potassium. Certain herbal or dietary supplements may also have it. Diet or protein drinks and diet bars often have this mineral. It is also in sports drinks. These are meant to replace potassium you lose during exercise.
>Food labels do not have to include the amount of potassium, but some do. Even if potassium is not listed, it may still be in that food.
>If you're limiting your potassium, do not use a salt substitute or "lite" salt without talking to your doctor first. These often are very high in potassium.
I'm not convinced that constant levels are more optimal for feminisation, than varying levels. Personal experience is that varying levels produce better feminisation. So shortening the injection interval may well be useful in this regard.
It's the same for me when I add oral E2 to IM injections - in that my breasts feel more 'active'. However, I'm not sure if this feelings 'translates' into further development - and/or if it does, it is very slow over time. The effect of adding oral E2 might be explained by the more varying levels it produces - or the estrone sulphate (E1S) hypothesis.
See this paper re varying versus constant levels: https://www.docdroid.net/q7N0lg0/clewell1980.pdf particularly the graphs. I find it a complex paper and would be glad to hear others interpretation of it.
> CONCLUSIONS
> Overall, our results indicate a possible interaction of SSRIs with the estrogen receptor. As SSRIs are being used by all categories of population, including pregnant women or children, establishing whether they can affect the endocrine mediated mechanisms should be a priority.
... this is from 2015, Semantic Scholar
And I could not find something about this in the recent Endo Society Guidelines as an appendix note: 'we are looking into this and that, and this is unanswered and this remains a mystery etc etc'
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