HealthMap

Zinc - connections

Zinc ->

• Added For: Left-sided sciatica (Modal: may; Level: well below normal; Condition: pain not due to prostatitis)
• Affects: Insulin/glucose metabolism
• Affects: Total triglycerides (Degree: somewhat)
• Affects: Adrenals, Thyroid gland (Pathway: direct or indirect)
• Affects: Genitourinary system (Scope: many aspects)
• Affects: Cardiac function (Sequence: subsequently; Pathway: direct or indirect)
• Aids: Metabolism (Degree: moderately; Certainty: may)
• Antagonizes: Copper
• Antagonizes: Zinc antagonists (Dose: individually correct for BPH; Duration: over time)
• Assists: Calcium absorption
• Associated With: Testosterone (Context: erection)
• Associated With: Insulin metabolism (Evidence: some animal studies)
• Associated With: Nausea (Intake: high)
• Associated With: Prostatitis (Level: abnormally high; Location: cellular)
• Associated With: Benign prostatic hypertrophy (Level: below normal; Location: cellular; Frequency: often)
• Associated With: Alopecia, Anemia, Anorexia, Arrhythmia, Fatigue, Gastritis, Hives, Immune system dysfunctions, Infertility, Insomnia, Leukemia, Menstrual cramps, Poor wound healing, Sweating (Level: high)
• Associated With: Cancers (Level: high; Cancers: left ovarian, left testicular, colon, prostate; Frequency: prostate less common)
• Associated With: Nails (Level: high; Condition: brittle)
• Associated With: Impotence (Level: high; Degree: very)
• Associated With: Acne (Level: high; Frequency: frequent; Context: high_testosterone)
• Associated With: Testosterone (Level: high; Target level: high)
• Associated With: Alopecia, Angular stomatitis, Anorexia, Anosmia, Arrhythmia, Congestive heart failure, Delayed sexual maturity, Fatigue, Glucose intolerance, High blood pressure, Hydrocephalus, Hypogonadism, Immune system dysfunctions, Impotence, Infertility, Learning disability, Leukopenia, Liver degeneration, Low sperm count, Memory impairment, Muscle atrophy, Night blindness, Night sweats, Poor wound healing, Slow or impaired growth, Sodium retention, Soft-tissue calcification, Sweating, Yeast infection / Candida vulvovaginitis (Level: low)
• Associated With: Cancers (Level: low; Cancers: esophageal, breast, cervical, prostate; Frequency: prostate more common)
• Associated With: Nails (Level: low; Condition: brittle)
• Associated With: Acne (Level: low; Frequency: frequent)
• Associated With: Total triglycerides (Zinc state: low; Triglyceride state: low; Frequency: frequently)
• Benefits: Benign prostatic hypertrophy (Modal: may; Amount: extra)
• Causes: Blepharitis, Conjunctivitis (Certainty: can; Intake: overdose; Course: chronic; Mechanism: copper antagonism)
• Causes: Weight loss (Level: high)
• Causes: Nutrient depletion (Modal: may; Duration: over time; Scope: zinc-antagonist nutrients)
• Causes: Pro-inflammatory activity (State: higher levels)
• Cautioned For: Compromised immune system
• Component Of: Superoxide dismutase
• Component Of: Enzymes (Quantity: more than 100)
• Contraindicated For: Leukemia (Dose: higher; Condition: unless zinc is low; Scope: some forms)
• Contributes To: Cardiac health problems, Hormonal and metabolic health problems, Urinary health problems, Weight gain (Level: low; Combined with: low potassium)
• Contributes To: Impotence (Level: low; Combined with: low potassium; Modal: can)
• Controls: Prostatitis (Direction: lowering; Method: dietary or supplemental intervention; Effectiveness: most effective; Timing: quickly; Evidence: personal clinical experience)
• Co Occurs With: Potassium (Level: low; Frequency: frequently; Age: particularly post-middle age or andropause)
• Cures: Prostate-related problems (Certainty: seemingly believed; Scope: all; Polarity: claimed)
• Enables: Erection (Level: sufficient; Phase: achieve; Necessity: required)
• Enhances: White blood cell functions (Evidence: shown; Scope: other)
• Exhibits: Pro-inflammatory properties (Level: high)
• Harms: Prostate (Level: below normal; Timing: eventually; Polarity: negative)
• Helps: Left-sided sciatica (Certainty: theoretically; Method: supplementation; Alone: yes)
• Improves: Athletic performance (Condition: raised from very low; Trajectory: steadily; Population: affected children or teens)
• Improves: Multiple sclerosis symptoms (Condition: status normalized; Manner: readily)
• Improves: Night sweats (Modality: may; Condition: high sodium retention particularly involved)
• Increases: White-blood-cell count
• Increases: T-lymphocytes (Evidence: shown)
• Increases: Intracellular calcium ratio (Level: low; Timing: eventually)
• Increases: Copper bioavailability (Modal: may; Frequency: rarely; Condition: low relative to copper)
• Increases: Triglycerides (Modal: may; Source level: increased; Target level: raised)
• Increases Requirement For: Calcium (Intake: excessive; Modal: may)
• Increases Risk: Calcium loss (Target level: above-normal)
• Increases Risk Of: Health disorders (State: declining; Scope: any number; Age: typically associated but not exclusive)
• Inhibits: Aromatase
• Is A: Calcium cofactors
• Lowers: Stored copper (Polarity: negative)
• Maintains: Serum testosterone (Necessity: necessary; State: normal)
• Normalizes: Iron level (Condition: hemochromatosis; Matching: individual; Degree: closer to normal)
• Normalizes: Medical problems (Condition: levels normalized; Scope: many common; Location: urinary and reproductive system)
• Not Associated With: White spots on fingernails (Level: low; Polarity: negative)
• Opposes: Copper (Strength: weakest; Location: intestinal)
• Optimizes: Calcium uptake (Target level: normal; Frequency: generally; Outcome: normal)
• Pairs With: Potassium
• Prevents: Prostate cancer (Level: normal; Importance: important; Purpose: prevention)
• Prevents: Edema (Polarity: insufficiency leads to outcome; Context: middle age)
• Prevents: Fatigue, Loss of libido (Polarity: insufficiency may cause; Certainty: potential)
• Prevents: Calcification (Target level: normal; Frequency: usually)
• Promotes: Alzheimer's disease (Exposure: above normal)
• Raises: Potassium (Modal: may; Amount: increased; Inclusion: also)
• Reduces: Edema (Certainty: may; Condition: vegetarian-lifestyle success)
• Reduces: Iron level (Level: excessive)
• Reduces: Phosphorus, Sodium (State: elevated)
• Reduces Need For: Phlebotomy (Frequency: frequently; Condition: hemochromatosis; Matching: individual)
• Regulates: Blood pressure, Blood sugar (Polarity: insufficiency may increase; Certainty: potential)
• Relieves: AIDS, Herpes (Outcome: mixed; Purpose: symptom relief)
• Relieves: Infections (Outcome: mixed; Purpose: symptom relief; Scope: other)
• Resolves: Hematospermia (Amount: extra; Modal: may; Frequency: occasional; Condition: low-zinc/high-phosphorus ratio)
• Supports: Human health (Necessity: essential)
• Supports: Immune system, Reproductive development, Reproductive function (Necessity: required)
• Supports: Development, Growth (Necessity: required; State: normal)
• Supports: Metabolism (Polarity: insufficiency slows; Context: middle age)
• Threatens: Copper (Condition: copper low or potassium and calcium below normal; Amount: high)
• Transports: Vitamin A (Necessity: required; Origin: liver)
• Treats: Prostatitis (Condition: lowered; Likelihood: more likely)
• Treats: Chronic Prostatitis (Direction: lowering; Location: cellular; Method: diet or nutritional supplementation; Population: great majority of sufferers; Effectiveness: most effective; Safety: safest; Cost: cheapest)
• Treats: Prostate enlargement (Effectiveness: similar; Condition: proper diet unavailable or sterols and sterolins too expensive)
• Treats: Benign prostatic hypertrophy (Modal: may; Method: supplementation; Benefit: indicated)
• Triggers: Prostatitis (Condition: treating BPH with history of prostatitis; Potential: yes)
• Used With Caution For: Benign prostatic hypertrophy (Condition: history of prostatitis; Recommendation: caution)
• Worsens: Prostatitis symptoms (Amount: extra; Frequency: invariably; Method: supplementation)

-> Zinc

• Calcium, Copper - Antagonizes
• Vitamin D - Antagonizes (Combined with: calcium; Frequency: common)
• Vitamin A - Antagonizes (Condition: higher levels; Dependency: dose)
• Calcium - Antagonizes (Degree: very potent)
• Iron - Antagonizes (Frequency: at times)
• Folic acid, Selenium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin C - Antagonizes (Frequency: common)
• Testosterone - Associated With (Degree: closely; Aspect: metabolism)
• Benign prostatic hypertrophy - Associated With (Frequency: at times; Level: below normal; Scope: only enlarged prostate)
• Benign prostatic hypertrophy - Associated With (Frequency: sometimes; State: below normal)
• Phytic acid - Binds (Condition: bread made from unleavened flour)
• Vitamin C - Causes Deficiency Of (Amount: excessive_or_overdose; Certainty: potential; Timing: eventual; Susceptibility: prone)
• Bone, Eyes, Kidneys, Liver, Pancreas, Prostate - Contains (Concentration: larger; Reserve: no)
• Nuts, Shellfish, Wheat germ - Contains (Level: high)
• Health professional - Evaluates (Ideality: ideally; Scope: requirements)
• Dietary intake - Fails To Prevent (Adequacy: previously_adequate; Uniformity: same; Condition: without_adequate_androgenic_support; Frequency: frequent)
• Vitamin B-Complex - Increases (Amount: high; Duration: lengthy; Effect: retention; Degree: major)
• Vegetarian lifestyle - Increases (Frequency: common; Condition: switching)
• Progesterone - Increases (Mechanism: subsequent)
• Vitamin E - Increases (Process: absorption)
• Iron - Increases (Source level: decreased; Target level: increased; Degree: partly)
• Nickel - Inhibits
• Insufficient nutrient intake - Involves (State: insufficient)
• High-dose zinc-antagonist nutrients - Lowers (Amount: high; Duration: over time; Result level: below normal; Exception: initial zinc high)
• Vitamin C - Lowers (Amount: larger; Condition: zinc high)
• Vitamin C - Lowers (Initial level: excessively high; Evaluation: ideal remedy)
• Iron absorption - Lowers (Mechanism: Vitamin C-supported)
• Vitamin C - Lowers (Mechanism: direct)
• DHEA, Pregnenolone - Maintains (Effect: better)
• Testosterone-boosting strategy - Maintains (Level: normal)
• Potassium - Paired With
• Prostate cancer - Presents With (Level: deficient)
• Prostate cancer - Presents With (Level: excessive)
• Testicular cancer - Presents With (Level: very high; Location: cellular; Side: left)
• Prostatitis - Presents With (Location: cellular; Level: above normal to typically very high)
• Androgenic support - Prevents (Adequacy: adequate; Condition: same_previously_adequate_dietary_intake; Frequency: frequent)
• B-complex - Raises
• Alcohol consumption, Food processing, Vitamin C - Reduces
• High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets - Reduces (Duration: long-term; Mechanism: greater sodium and phosphorus retention)
• Aging - Reduces (Frequency: on average; Trajectory: steady; Period: middle age and beyond)
• Hormonal changes - Reduces (Trend: steady decline; Population: many individuals)
• Hormonal support - Reduces Loss Of (Mechanism: partial)
• Sweat - Removes
• Impaired kidney functions - Requires (Amount: variable; Dependence: health factors, age, medications)
• Prostate-related problems - Results From (Certainty: seemingly believed; Scope: all; Level: insufficient; Polarity: claimed)
• Blood Type O - Should Increase (Condition: aging-related chemical changes; Necessity: may; Amount: greater; Form: dietary or supplemental)
• Magnesium - Supports
• Magnesium - Synergizes With
• Vitamin A - Synergizes With (Condition: normal levels; Dependency: dose)
• Alternative practitioners - Uses (Scope: many; Purpose: treat prostatitis)

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)

Candida and yeast infections - connections

-> Candida and yeast infections

• Xylitol - Fights (Modality: helps)