HealthMap

Vanadium - connections

Vanadium ->

• Affects: Insulin/glucose metabolism
• Aggravates: Sodium pump activity (State: reduced; Intake: increased)
• Antagonizes: Chromium (Frequency: rare)
• Associated With: Arthritis, Glucose intolerance (Level: high)
• Associated With: Arthritis, Dizziness, Glucose intolerance (Level: low)
• Associated With: Breast cancer (Level: low; Evidence: preliminary or animal data)
• Associates With: Molybdenum
• Associates With: Spinal degeneration (Level: far below normal; Occurrence: greater; Copper condition: with or without high copper)
• Causes: Tongue discoloration (Amount: higher; Degree: very noticeable; Color: green; Location: tongue)
• Causes: Flu-like symptom (Amount: higher; Frequency: regular; Condition: not indicated; Certainty: may)
• Causes: Ache, Pain (Amount: higher; Frequency: regular; Condition: not indicated; Certainty: may; Scope: various)
• Causes: Chemical imbalances (Amount: higher; Frequency: regular; Condition: not indicated; Timing: eventually; Scope: all kinds; Description: bizarre)
• Causes: Side effects (Certainty: possible; Intake: increased; Population: individuals with bipolar illness)
• Causes: Bone loss (Condition: needless supplementation or prolonged high level; Mechanism: chromium antagonism; Frequency: rarely)
• Contributes To: Bone loss (Condition: needless_supplementation_or_high_level; Modality: can)
• Counteracts: Breast cancer (Property: anticarcinogenic; Evidence: animal models)
• Decreases: Insulin requirement (Evidence: human studies; Population: Type I diabetics; Amount: up to 14%; Frequency: daily; Route: treatment)
• Essential To: Human health (Certainty: controversial; Attribution: some researchers)
• Functions Like: Insulin (Evidence: animal studies)
• Helps: Diabetes (Polarity: unfavorable; Route: supplementation; Attribution: Dr. Ronald Roth's patient feedback; Timing: so far)
• Improves: Athletic performance (Certainty: potential; Attribution: some sources; Route: supplementation; Validity: not universally accepted)
• Increases: Insulin sensitivity (Evidence: human studies; Population: Type II diabetics; Route: treatment)
• Increases: Blood sugar (Route: supplementation; Evidence: patient feedback; Timing: following supplementation)
• Inhibits: Chromium
• Inhibits: Chromium (Condition: higher regular supplementation; Degree: partly responsible for symptoms)
• Is A: Trace elements
• Lowers: Serum insulin (Evidence: animal studies)
• Maintains: Blood sugar (Evidence: animal studies; Comparison: same as control group; Role: helps; Serum insulin: lower)
• More Deficient Than: Molybdenum (Polarity: false; Frequency: rarely)
• Opposes: Chromium (Frequency: rarely)
• Pairs With: Molybdenum
• Reduces: Sodium pump activity (Impact: causative; Intake: increased)
• Reduces: Insulin requirement (Polarity: not; Route: supplementation; Evidence: patient feedback)
• Relieves: Dizziness (Degree: much lesser; Certainty: theoretical)
• Requires Higher Level Of: Chromium, Molybdenum (Condition: vanadium supplementation; Degree: much higher; Measure: level)
• Sensitizes: Cell membrane insulin receptor (Evidence: animal studies; Stimulus: insulin)
• Supports: Rutin uptake
• Supports: Insulin/glucose management (Similarity: with chromium)
• Synergizes With: Selenium

-> Vanadium

• Chromium - Antagonizes
• Ankylosing spondylitis - Associates With (Level: excessively low)
• Multi-mineral formulations - Contains (Amount: minimal; Scope: some)
• Sugar intake - Depletes (Amount: excessive; Degree: lesser; Tendency: present)
• Molybdenum - Lower Than (Frequency: nearly as often; Measure: level)
• Dietary intake - Reduces (Amount: insufficient; Frequency: less often; Result: below normal)
• Antagonist level - Reduces (Degree: high; Frequency: most of the time; Location: developed parts of the world; Result: below normal)

Thyroid gland - connections

Thyroid gland ->

• Absorbs: Radioactive iodine (Amount: excessive; Condition: after nuclear fallout)
• Affect: Cardiac output (Timing: subsequently; Association: iodine)
• Affects: Cardiac function
• Causes: Right-sided cardiac insufficiency (Level: low; Modality: may; Relation: secondary; Exclusion: heart disease and diseases of heart-supporting organs)
• Contains: Tin (Polarity: negative; Scope: every examined victim; Context: accidental deaths)
• Control: Right side of cardiac output (Jointly: iodine)
• Controls: Right cardiac output (Degree: some)
• Distinguishes From: Iodine (Polarity: negative; Comparison: radioactive iodine)
• Has Symptom: Asthma, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brittle hair and nails, Cold hands and feet, Constipation, Depression, Dry skin, Edema, Flatulence, Heart palpitations, Memory problems, Menstrual problems, Mental fatigue, Mood swings, Obesity, Physical fatigue, Post-nasal drip, Premenstrual syndrome, Sleep disturbances, Sweating (Function: diminished; Certainty: potential)
• Has Symptom: Sinus infections (Function: diminished; Certainty: potential; Frequency: frequent)
• Increases Risk Of: Fibrocystic breast disease, Thyroid cancer (Function: diminished; Degree: greater)
• Increases Risk Of: Estrogen-positive cancers (Function: diminished; Degree: greater; Scope: various)
• Is Associated With: Depression (Source state: low)
• Obtains: Iodine (Frequency: normally; Purpose: produce thyroxine)
• Reduces: Libido (Function: diminished; Certainty: potential)
• Retains: Radioactive iodine (Amount: excessive; Condition: after nuclear fallout)
• Secretes: Calcitonin

-> Thyroid gland

• Bismuth, Cobalt, Iron, Lithium, Manganese, Nickel, Potassium, Zinc - Affects (Pathway: direct or indirect)
• B vitamins - Affects (Scope: most; Pathway: direct or indirect)
• Bromine - Antagonizes (Degree: fairly potent)
• Vitamin B6 - Maintains (Activity: normal; Dose: ever-increasing; Condition: body adaptation)
• L-tyrosine - Normalizes (Certainty: perhaps; Alternative: iodine supplementation)
• Magnesium - Normalizes (Condition: low magnesium; Activity: slightly overactive; Frequency: at times)
• Iodine supplementation - Normalizes (Scope: most individuals on hypothyroid medication; Simplicity: simply; Dose: extra; Certainty: could)
• Potassium iodide - Protects (Modality: can help; Condition: radiation emergency)
• Soy products - Reduces (Frequency: regular; Degree: significant; Effect: depressing; Modality: can; Basis: phytoestrogenic properties)
• Potassium iodate, Potassium iodide - Saturates (Amount: enough; Route: oral; Timing: 30 minutes to one day before exposure; Alternative timing: a couple of hours according to some sources)
• Iodine - Support
• Iodine - Supports
• Iodine - Supports (Level: low; Modality: may; Context: low thyroid function)

Thyroid activity - connections

-> Thyroid activity

• Manganese - Depresses (Condition: raised through lithium effect on liver function)