MSM - connections
MSM ->
- Alternative For: Dietary sulfur intolerance (Population: patients)
- Approved For: Humans
- Available To: consumers (Time: 1990s; Value: valuable)
- Benefits: Cancer patients (Amount: large; Condition: cori_cycle_interference; Modality: can)
- Benefits: Arthritis (Scope: some_forms)
- Causes: Flatulence (Amount: high; Modality: possible)
- Counteracts: Copper (Condition: successful; Degree: partly; Level: high)
- Eliminates: Lactic acid buildup (Effectiveness: effective)
- Found In: Uncooked and unprocessed foods (Variety: various)
- Improves: Hair fiber brilliance, Hair fiber thickness, Hair growth (Evidence: placebo_controlled)
- Improves: Nail appearance, Nail health, Nail strength, Nail thickness (Magnitude: 80_percent; Evidence: placebo_controlled)
- Improves: Arthritis, Joint injury, Musculoskeletal injuries (Response: positive; Subjects: 50_60_percent; Evidence: placebo_controlled)
- Increases Need For: Potassium (Condition: prescribed_potassium)
- Inhibits: Glucose synthesis (Amount: large; Baseline: increased; Source: lactic_acid)
- Inhibits: Helicobacter pylori (Degree: somewhat; Setting: trials; Clinical long term: not proven)
- Is A: Copper antagonists (Condition: individually indicated)
- Is A: Sulfur (Role: supplemental form)
- Lowers: Copper (Importance: main action)
- Popular With: Arthritis sufferers (Degree: great; Timing: after approval for humans)
- Preferred Over: Glucosamine sulfate (Timing: current)
- Prevents: Lactic acid buildup (Modal: helps)
- Promotes: Cartilage regeneration
- Provides: Sulfur
- Reduces: Lactic acid
- Reduces: Copper (Baseline: elevated; Importance: major)
- Reduces: Muscle soreness (Relation: lactic_acid)
- Relieves: H. pylori symptoms (Certainty: supposed; Frequency: regular; Evidence: some studies)
- Restores: Cartilage formation
- Reverses: Cartilage degeneration, Joint degeneration (Condition: successful; Modal: helps; Alternative: slows)
- Source Of: Sulfur (Form: organic)
- Treats: Medical conditions requiring sulfur (Amount: large; Role: partial)
- Treats: Concentration problems, Memory problems (Condition: low sulfur levels)
- Treats: Osteoarthritis (Frequency: frequently)
- Treats: Alzheimer's disease (Stage: early or moderate; Importance: major turning point; Relation: low sulfur)
- Treats: Low-sulfur-related diseases (Success: successful; Importance: major turning point)
- Used In: Veterinary medicine (Timing: previously; Scope: only; Form: supplemental remedy)
- Worsens: Bone loss, Fatigue (Amount: high; Condition: low_calcium; Modality: may)
- Worsens: Infections (Amount: high; Condition: low_copper; Modality: may)
- Worsens: Renal conditions (Amount: high; Condition: low_potassium; Modality: may)
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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)
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Dietary sulfur intolerance - connections
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- MSM - Alternative For (Population: patients)