HealthMap

Cellular mineral status - connections

Cellular mineral status ->

• Enables Prediction: Supplementation (Measurement: actual)

-> Cellular mineral status

• Dietary or supplemental intake - Changes (Response: linear; Direction: increase or decrease; Continuity: continue; Limitation: none stated)
• Medical conditions - Changes (Scope: various)

Alzheimer's disease - connections

Alzheimer's disease ->

• Affects: Selenium (Aspect: intake)
• Causes: Agitation, Apathy, Confusion, Depression, Fear of nonexistent things, Memory loss, Movement problems, Perception problems, Speech problems (Frequency: generally)
• Depletes: Sulfur (Progression: proportional; Terminal: unmeasurable)
• Diagnosed By Excluding: Dementias (Frequency: usually; Scope: other types)
• Has Form: Early-onset Alzheimer's disease, Late-onset Alzheimer's disease
• Has Level: Sulfur (Level: deficient; Degree: very)
• Has Level: Selenium (Level: low; Degree: very; Frequency: not always)
• Is A: Dementias
• Named After: Dr. Alois Alzheimer
• Occurs As: Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (Sex distribution: almost equally in men and women)
• Requires Increase Of: Sulfur supplements
• Requires Increase Of: Eggs, Garlic, Onions (Richness: sulfur_rich)

-> Alzheimer's disease

• Dietary sulfur, Supplemental sulfur - Adjusted For (Recommendation: should; Manner: accordingly)
• Selenium - Associated With (Level: below normal; Location: intracellular)
• Sulfur levels - Associated With (Level: not measurable; Stage: late; Population: every patient tested)
• Sulfur levels - Associated With (Level: significantly below normal; Stage: early; Population: every patient tested)
• Sulfur levels - Associated With (Level: totally deficient; Stage: late; Population: every patient tested)
• Selenium, Sulfur - Associated With (Level: very low; Location: intracellular)
• Vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid combination - Benefits (Polarity: negative; Evidence: another study; Population: Alzheimer's patients)
• Sulfur-raising therapy - Benefits (Response: positive; Observer: Dr. Ronald Roth; Degree: inversely proportional to disease progression)
• Amyloid infection, Prion infection - Causes
• Glutamate - Causes (Concentration: elevated; Location: extracellular; Certainty: thought)
• Intracellular copper - Causes (Level: high; Partner: sulfur deficiency)
• Neurotransmitters - Causes (State: lack; Certainty: thought)
• Acetylcholine deficiency - Component Of (Importance: key)
• Glutamate-rich food sources - Concerns (Certainty: believed; Agent: some researchers)
• Aluminum - Contributes To (Certainty: maintained; Significance: significant)
• Dementias - Due To (Proportion: up to 70%)
• Antibiotics - Halts (Certainty: may; Condition: if it should happen; Aspect: progression)
• Drugs - Halts (Quantity: some; Certainty: may; Condition: if it should happen; Aspect: progression)
• Dr. Alois Alzheimer - Identified (Year: 1906)
• Advanced glycation end products - Implicated In (Domain: dietary)
• Omega-3 essential fatty acids, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E - Implicated In (State: deficiency; Certainty: possible; Domain: nutritional)
• APOE gene mutation, Alcohol abuse, Apolipoprotein E-4, Depression, Free radical damage, Head trauma, Parkinson's disease - Increases Risk Of
• Electromagnetic exposure - Increases Risk Of (Duration: long-term)
• Brain shrinkage - Increases Risk Of (Importance: major)
• Family history of Alzheimer's disease - Increases Risk Of (Predisposition: inherited; Proportion: 5-10%)
• Mental stimulation - Increases Risk Of (State: lack)
• Herpes simplex - Initiates (Certainty: believed; Evidence: one case)
• Late-onset Alzheimer's disease - Is A (Frequency: most common; Onset: age 60 or older)
• Early-onset Alzheimer's disease - Is A (Onset: before age 60)
• Sulfur supplementation - Prevents (Certainty: potential)
• Aluminum, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Zinc - Promotes (Exposure: above normal)
• High-copper, low-sulfur status - Promotes (Mechanism: biochemical platform)
• Vitamin D - Protects Against (Certainty: under study; Effect: neuroprotective; Goal: slow progression)
• Sulfur supplementation - Reverses (Certainty: potential; Condition: not progressed to substantial brain damage)
• Coconut oil - Reverses (Evidence: one case; Publicity: heavy; Mechanism: antimicrobial effect; Condition: believed herpes simplex-initiated development)
• Antibiotics - Slows (Certainty: under study; Aspect: progression)
• Drugs - Slows (Quantity: some; Certainty: may; Aspect: progression)
• Cholinesterase inhibitors - Treats
• Tacrine - Treats (Frequency: not much; Timing: any longer; Reason: potential liver damage)
• MSM - Treats (Stage: early or moderate; Importance: major turning point; Relation: low sulfur)

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)