HealthMap

Intracellular copper - connections

Intracellular copper ->

• Affects: Female mental and emotional well-being, Oxygen metabolism, Sugar metabolism (Modal: can; Partner: manganese)
• Associates With: Colon cancer (Level: insufficient; Frequency: often; Partners: insufficient calcium and potassium)
• Causes: ADD, Alzheimer's disease (Level: high; Partner: sulfur deficiency)
• Causes: Physical and mental health problems (Level: high; Prominence: most prominent; Partner: sulfur deficiency)

-> Intracellular copper

• Copper bracelets - Increases (Evidence: measurements confirm)
• Estrogen - Increases (Level: higher)
• Copper salts - Increases (Route: skin)

Sulfur - connections

Sulfur ->

• Accelerates: Wound healing (Speed: faster; Evidence: studies)
• Affects: Central nervous system
• Affects: ALS symptoms (Condition: lowered level; Outcome: improvement; Degree: pronounced; Duration: short-term; Basis: trial)
• Affects: Muscle coordination, Speech (Condition: lowered level; Outcome: improvement; Degree: pronounced; Duration: short-term; Population: ALS patients; Basis: trial)
• Antagonizes: Calcium, Copper, Potassium
• Antagonizes: Aluminum (Degree: very potent)
• Associated With: Concentration problems, Foggy mind, Poor memory (Level: below normal; Proportion: majority; Population: younger and older patients)
• Associated With: ADD / ADHD (Level: below normal; Quantity: many; Population: children and adults)
• Associated With: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Level: elevated; Location: intracellular)
• Associated With: Diarrhea, Flatulence, Immune system dysfunctions (Level: high)
• Associated With: Cholesterol (Level: high; Target level: low)
• Associated With: Aneurysms, Apathy, Arthritis, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Constipation, Cystitis, Dupuytren's contracture, Fatigue, Hyperactivity, Immune system dysfunctions, Joint / bone pain, Learning disability, Memory impairment, Type II diabetes, Urinary bladder infection, Yeast infection / Candida vulvovaginitis (Level: low)
• Associated With: Nails (Level: low; Condition: brittle)
• Associated With: Cholesterol (Level: low; Target level: high)
• Associated With: Alzheimer's disease (Level: very low; Location: intracellular)
• Associated With: Aluminum (Sulfur level: below normal; Aluminum level: elevated; Quantity: many)
• Binds: Heavy metals (Quantity: multiple; Toxicity: toxic)
• Causes: Blepharitis, Conjunctivitis (Certainty: can; Intake: overdose; Course: chronic; Mechanism: copper antagonism)
• Causes: Weight loss (Level: low)
• Causes: Physical and mental health problems (State: deficient; Prominence: most prominent; Partner: high cellular copper)
• Competes With: Molybdenum (Process: uptake; Location: plants)
• Component Of: Insulin
• Helps: Cartilage degeneration, Joint degeneration
• Helps: Arthritis (Scope: various types; Modality: can)
• Improves: Lung function (Evidence: studies; Includes: asthma)
• Increases: Copper bioavailability
• Increases: Copper (Aspect: bioavailability; Intake: greater)
• Increases: Copper bioavailability (Modal: may; Condition: low relative to copper)
• Inhibits: Copper (Condition: supplementation; Location: humans)
• Inhibits: Copper (Process: storage; Generality: general; Effect: positive; Condition: high_copper_common)
• Is A: Aluminum antagonist (Degree: very potent)
• Maintains: Skin elasticity, Skin suppleness (With: vitamin_c)
• Normalizes: Copper
• Prevents: Diabetes (Amount: adequate; Source: dietary; Modality: helpful)
• Promotes Uptake Of: Molybdenum (Condition: supplementation; Location: humans; Mechanism: inhibiting copper)
• Protects Against: Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury (Degree: lesser)
• Provokes: Inflammatory response (Condition: excessive uptake or retention; Example: ALS)
• Provokes: Degenerative response (Condition: insufficient uptake or retention; Example: Alzheimer's disease)
• Provokes: Inflammatory response (Uptake: excessive; Retention: excessive; Example: ALS; Location: central nervous system)
• Provokes: Degenerative response (Uptake: insufficient; Retention: insufficient; Example: Alzheimer's disease; Location: central nervous system)
• Reduces: Aluminum
• Reduces: Allergic reactions, Sunburn severity (Evidence: studies)
• Reduces: Copper (Intake: greater)
• Reduces: Potassium (State: elevated)
• Reverses: Joint degeneration
• Supports: Hesperidin uptake
• Supports: Insulin production (Condition: low_sulfur; Effect: lowered)
• Supports: Carbohydrate metabolism (Importance: important)
• Supports: Human health (Necessity: essential)
• Supports: Copper metabolism (Role: cofactor)
• Synergizes With: Molybdenum (Scope: practical purposes; Evidence: thousands of clinical applications)
• Treats: Parasitic infections (Evidence: studies)

-> Sulfur

• Calcium, Copper - Antagonizes
• Copper - Antagonizes (Degree: potent; Domain: dietary)
• Selenium - Associates With
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn's disease - Associates With (Level: above_normal; Location: cellular)
• Intracellular potassium - Depends On (Interaction: interactive)
• Alzheimer's disease - Depletes (Progression: proportional; Terminal: unmeasurable)
• Alzheimer's disease - Has Level (Level: deficient; Degree: very)
• ALS patients - Has Level (Level: elevated; Domain: intracellular chemistry)
• High-copper, low-sulfur chemical pattern - Has Level (Level: low)
• Copper - Inhibits (Level: overload)
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Involves Storage Of (Amount: excessive; Location: cellular)
• MSM - Is A (Role: supplemental form)
• Sulfur antagonists - Lowers (Basis: trial)
• Copper - Lowers (Level: high)
• Aluminum - Lowers (Level: higher)
• Aluminum, Copper - Opposes
• Copper - Opposes (State: elevated)
• Selenium - Pairs With
• Molybdenum - Promotes Uptake Of (Condition: supplementation; Location: humans; Mechanism: inhibiting copper)
• MSM - Provides
• Sulfur supplements - Provides (Availability: mid_1990s)
• Eggs, Garlic, Onions - Provides (Source: dietary; Priority: primary; Time: before_mid_1990s)
• Disease progression - Reduces (Disease: alzheimers; Proportion: proportional; Terminal: unmeasurable)
• Crohn's disease - Requires Reduction Of (Amount: minimum; Scope: all_sources)
• Silicon - Similar To (Aspect: healing potential; Condition: cartilage and joint degeneration)
• Garlic, Onions - Source Of (Degree: rich)
• MSM - Source Of (Form: organic)
• Eggs - Source Of (Quality: excellent)
• Cellular storage - Stores
• Dietary sulfur sources, Supplemental sulfur sources - Supplies (Recommendation: adjust accordingly; Condition: Alzheimer's disease or ALS)
• Electro-acupuncture therapy - Suppresses (Aspect: activity; Basis: trial; Location: strategic acupuncture points)

Calcium depletion - connections

Calcium depletion ->

• Causes: Osteoarthritic changes (Scope: various joints; Timing: long-term; Frequency: common)

-> Calcium depletion

• Manganese - Causes (Level: high; Timing: subsequently)