HealthMap

Calcium supplementation - connections

Calcium supplementation ->

• Achieves: Calcium absorption (Range: 30-40%; Independence: regardless of solubility; Scope: most types)
• Increases: Calcium absorption (Dose: 300-500 mg; Frequency: throughout the day; Condition: as needed; Population: unable to absorb 1,000+ mg in one meal)
• Increases Risk Of: Cardiovascular disease (Certainty: might; Year: 2012; Claimant: New Zealand researchers)
• Is Timed For: Sleep (Dose: largest single dose of the day; Time: evening; Reason: calcium requirements greatest during sleep)
• Prompts Update To: Physician guidelines (Year: 2012)
• Worsens: Low stomach acid (Amount: large; Condition: without proper analysis)

-> Calcium supplementation

• Physician guidelines - Discourages (Amount: extra)
• Chelated Calcium - Requires Less (Amount: least; Purpose: meet patient requirements)
• New Zealand researchers - Studied (Year: 2012)

Calcium deficiency - connections

Calcium deficiency ->

• Accompanied By: Daytime sleepiness (Frequency: always)
• Accompanied By: Restless sleep (Frequency: always; Alternative: light sleep)
• Accompanied By: Light sleep (Frequency: always; Alternative: restless sleep)
• Affects: Breastfed babies, Nursing mother (Certainty: confirmed)
• Causes: Anxiety, Bone pain, Chest pains, Depression, Heart palpitations, Insomnia, Joint pains, Mood swings, Muscle pain (Certainty: can; Degree: severe; Aggravated by: overstimulated_thyroid)
• Causes: Anxiety, Insomnia (Certainty: possible preexisting cause)
• Causes: Calcium deficiency symptoms (Degree: severe; Variety: usual)
• Causes: Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Frequency: very common)
• Causes: Anxiety, Chest pains, Depression, Insomnia, Joint pains, Mood swings, Muscle cramps (Modal: can)
• Causes: Insomnia (Time: during sleep)
• Causes: Nocturnal leg cramps (Time: nocturnal)
• Increases Risk Of: Birth defects (Duration: chronic; Subject: mother; Affected: baby)
• Is Associated With: Cardiovascular disease, Colorectal cancer, Depressive disorders, Hemorrhagic disease, Menstrual problems, Mental health disorders, Miscarriages, Muscle spasms and cramps, Premenstrual problems, Prostate cancer, Sleep disturbances (Duration: chronic)
• Is Associated With: High blood pressure (Duration: chronic; Scope: some forms)
• Is Associated With: Kidney stones (Duration: chronic; Scope: some types)
• Is Associated With: Birth defects (Duration: chronic; Subject: mother; Time: pregnancy; Scope: heart defects in children)
• Is Associated With: Bone disease, Joint disease, Periodontal disease (Duration: chronic; Variety: various)
• Requires: Calcium/magnesium ratio (Co condition: magnesium deficiency; Frequency: frequently; Value: different from 2:1; Imbalance: one mineral more deficient)
• Requires: Extra calcium supplementation (Duration: chronic; Amount: large; Purpose: meet_requirements)
• Results In: Anxiety, Bone pain, Chest pains, Depression, Heart palpitations, Insomnia, Joint pains, Mood swings, Muscle pain (Certainty: can; Context: vitamin B6 injections)

-> Calcium deficiency

• Individual assessment - Addresses (Evaluation: logical_solution)
• Current calcium recommendations - Benefits (Duration: chronic; Continuity: continue)
• Vitamin B6 injections - Causes (Certainty: potential; Time: eventually; Severity: severe)
• Vitamin B6 injections - Causes (Condition: not matched to individual nutritional requirements; Degree: severe; Certainty: can)
• Vitamin B6 - Causes (Condition: unmatched_requirements; Route: injection; Setting: weight_loss_clinic; Frequency: frequently; Degree: severe; Combination: vitamin_b12)
• Vitamin B12 - Causes (Condition: unmatched_requirements; Route: injection; Setting: weight_loss_clinic; Frequency: frequently; Degree: severe; Combination: vitamin_b6)
• Vitamin B6 injections - Causes (Frequency: regular; Condition: not matched to patient requirements; Severity: severe; Combination: with vitamin B12 injections)
• Vitamin B12 injections - Causes (Frequency: regular; Condition: not matched to patient requirements; Severity: severe; Combination: with vitamin B6 injections)
• Mother - Has (Duration: chronic; Timing: history)
• People - Has (Scope: all; Claimant: Dr. Takuo Fujita; Time: 1999 interview)
• Patients - Has (Scope: some; Duration: chronic; Age: regardless; Gender: regardless)
• Current calcium recommendations - Helps (State: chronic)
• Muscle spasms and cramps - Indicates (Response: improve_or_subside; Certainty: possible; Timing: after supplementation)
• One-sided leg cramps - Indicates (Side: left; Population: infants; Certainty: confirmed)
• Calcium - Overcomes (Amount: larger)
• Dietary changes, Supplementation - Remedies (Ease: easily)
• Overstimulated thyroid - Worsens

Potassium - connections

Potassium ->

• Affects: Insulin/glucose metabolism
• Affects: Total cholesterol (Degree: somewhat)
• Affects: Amino acid uptake (Destination: cells)
• Affects: Liver glycogen storage (Effect: stabilize or interfere; Condition: hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic disposition)
• 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)
• Aids: Weight loss (Importance: one of the most important; Effectiveness: effective)
• Antagonizes: Chromium
• Associated With: Cystitis (Level: abnormally high cellular; Cause exception: structural)
• Associated With: Cystitis (Level: abnormally low cellular; Cause exception: structural; Symptom: reduced urine volume and possible incontinence)
• Associated With: Anxiety, Arrhythmia, Bedwetting, Cystitis, Fatigue, Glucose intolerance, Hypotension, Immune system dysfunctions, Infertility, Insomnia, Menopausal flushing, Menstrual cramps, Miscarriages, Ménière's disease, Nervousness, Restlessness, Sweating, Tachycardia, Urinary bladder infection (Level: high)
• Associated With: Cancers (Level: high; Cancers: right ovarian, right testicular, bladder; Frequency: bladder less common)
• Associated With: Cholesterol (Level: high; Target level: high)
• Associated With: Anxiety, Arrhythmia, Bedwetting, Bruising, Congestive heart failure, Delayed sexual maturity, Edema, Fatigue, Glaucoma, Glucose intolerance, Gout, High blood pressure, Hydrocephalus, Hyperthermia, Hypogonadism, Immune system dysfunctions, Impotence, Infertility, Insomnia, Liver degeneration, Low sperm count, Miscarriages, Muscle atrophy, Ménière's disease, Night sweats, Palpitations, Reduced urine volume, Seizures, Slow or impaired growth, Sodium retention, Sweating, Tachycardia, Type II diabetes (Level: low)
• Associated With: Cancers (Level: low; Cancers: breast, colon, bladder; Frequency: bladder more common; Evidence: bladder preliminary or animal data)
• Associated With: Bladder incontinence (Level: low; Form: non_structural)
• Associated With: Incontinence (Level: low; Potential: yes)
• Associated With: Cholesterol (Level: low; Target level: low)
• Associated With: Eclampsia or pre-eclampsia, Preeclampsia / Eclampsia (Level: low; Timing: pregnancy)
• Associated With: Total cholesterol (Potassium state: low; Cholesterol state: low; Frequency: often)
• Associated With: Androgens (Quantity: some; Context: erection)
• Associates With: Colon cancer (Level: insufficient; Frequency: often; Partners: insufficient cellular copper and calcium)
• Causes: Bone loss (Condition: needless supplementation or prolonged high level; Mechanism: chromium antagonism)
• Causes: Weight loss (Level: high)
• Causes: Bladder inflammation (Level: high; Effect: pro-inflammatory)
• Cofactor Of: Enzyme systems (Quantity: several)
• Contributes To: Bone loss (Condition: needless_supplementation_or_high_level; Modality: can)
• Contributes To: Impotence (Level: low; Combined with: low zinc; Modal: can)
• Exhibits: Pro-inflammatory properties (Level: high)
• Has Property: Diuretic properties
• Improves: Athletic performance (Condition: raised from very low; Trajectory: steadily; Population: affected children or teens)
• Improves: Bladder infection-like symptoms (Condition: raised to normal; Excludes: structural causes)
• Improves: Multiple sclerosis symptoms (Condition: status normalized; Manner: readily)
• Improves: Night sweats (Modality: may; Condition: high sodium retention particularly involved)
• Increases: Intracellular calcium (Level: higher; Manner: synergistically)
• Increases Risk Of: Colorectal cancer (Level: insufficient; Location: cellular; Modality: more likely)
• Increases Risk Of: Cardiovascular disease, Strokes (Level: low; Course: ongoing)
• Increases Risk Of: Health disorders (State: declining; Scope: any number; Age: typically associated but not exclusive)
• Inhibits: Magnesium
• Lowers: Chromium, Manganese (Amount: high)
• Maintains: Erection (Level: sufficient; Necessity: required)
• Maintains: Acid-base balance, Osmotic equilibrium (Partner: sodium)
• Maintains: Water balance (Partner: sodium; State: normal)
• Maintains: Blood pressure (Partners: calcium and magnesium; State: normal)
• Normalizes: Medical problems (Condition: levels normalized; Scope: many common; Location: urinary and reproductive system)
• Opposes: Chromium, Magnesium
• Paired With: Zinc
• Prevents: Edema (Polarity: insufficiency leads to outcome; Context: middle age)
• Prevents: Fatigue, Loss of libido (Polarity: insufficiency may cause; Certainty: potential)
• Promotes: Inflammation (State: high; Location: bladder)
• Reduces: Sodium
• Reduces: Edema (Certainty: may; Condition: vegetarian-lifestyle success)
• Reduces: Manganese (Selection: patient match)
• Reduces: Sodium (State: elevated)
• Regulates: Blood pressure, Blood sugar (Polarity: insufficiency may increase; Certainty: potential)
• Resolves: Prostatitis symptoms (Amount: higher; Condition: symptoms related to interstitial cystitis; Exception: referred-pain-related interstitial cystitis)
• Resolves: Interstitial cystitis (Amount: higher; Method: supplementation; Exception: referred-pain-related interstitial cystitis)
• Resolves: BPH-related bleeding (Modal: may; Combined with: milk thistle; Condition: no blood-thinner overuse; Method: drugless)
• Supports: Kidney functions
• Supports: Cardiovascular functions, Nerve function (Importance: crucial)
• Supports: Human health (Necessity: essential)
• Supports: Energy release from food, Heart muscle contractions, Nerve impulse transmission, Skeletal muscle contraction (Partner: calcium; Importance: important)
• Supports: Metabolism (Polarity: insufficiency slows; Context: middle age)
• Synergizes With: Calcium, Copper
• Treats: Muscle spasms and cramps (Cause: exercise; Locations: hand_arm_leg; Form: sports drink or supplement; Modal: may)
• Treats: Cystitis (Condition: lowered with nutritional antagonists; Scope: many; Intervention: without other intervention)
• Treats: Right-sided ovarian cysts (Condition: lowered with nutritional antagonists; Side: right; Intervention: without other intervention)
• Treats: Aspirin overdose (Modal: may)
• Triggers: Frequent urination (Level: excessive; Modal: may)
• Triggers Symptoms Of: Cystitis (Level: excessive; Modal: may)
• Worsens: Right-sided headache (Example: 2; Condition: left headaches correspond to Group A; Timing: that day)

-> Potassium

• Magnesium, Sulfur - Antagonizes
• Bacterial cystitis - Associated With (State: high; Frequency: concurrent)
• Copper - Associates With (Source level: low; Target level: low; Frequency: frequently)
• Hypoadrenalism - Causes Loss Of
• Heavy perspiration - Causes Loss Of (Modality: can; Amount: considerable)
• AAACa / AdvaCAL Calcium - Changes (Degree: notable; Timing: after a very short trial)
• Sports drink - Contains
• Special dietary formulations, Weight loss shakes - Contains (Amount: extra; Frequency: common)
• Vegetarian foods - Contains (Amount: higher; Comparison: animal products; Especially: beans and potatoes)
• Weight loss formulations - Contains (Scope: many; Amount: rather large)
• Zinc - Co Occurs With (Level: low; Frequency: frequently; Age: particularly post-middle age or andropause)
• Licorice - Depletes
• Canning, Cooking, Food processing - Depletes (Ease: easily)
• Diuretics - Depletes (Frequency: often; Scope: certain; Condition: prescribed)
• Intracellular potassium - Detects (Amount: too much; Condition: ingested or retained; Population: otherwise healthy individuals; Comparison: no serum change)
• Androgen status - Determines Requirement For (Marker: DHEA)
• Health professional - Evaluates (Ideality: ideally; Scope: requirements)
• Kidneys - Excretes (Amount: excessive; Manner: readily; Population: healthy individuals)
• Dietary intake - Fails To Prevent (Adequacy: previously_adequate; Uniformity: same; Condition: without_adequate_androgenic_support; Frequency: frequent)
• Cashews, Chestnuts, Coconuts - Has Ratio To (Ratio: lower relative to sodium)
• Celery, Spinach - Has Ratio To (Ratio: lower relative to sodium; Recommendation: emphasize)
• Beets - Has Ratio To (Ratio: lower relative to sodium; Recommendation: emphasize; Condition: if tolerated)
• Kelp, alfalfa - Increases
• Vitamin B-Complex - Increases (Amount: high; Duration: lengthy; Effect: retention; Degree: major)
• Urinary tract infection - Increases (Condition: bladder affected; Degree: significant)
• Progesterone - Increases (Mechanism: subsequent)
• Glucosamine sulfate, MSM - Increases Need For (Condition: prescribed_potassium)
• Potassium retention - Increases Requirement For (Level: reduced; Requirement: higher intake)
• Dehydration - Increases Requirement For (Requirement: extra; Modal: may)
• Muscle spasms and cramps - Indicates (Locations: leg_or_calf; Intake: insufficient; Level: low)
• Cobalt - Inhibits
• Insufficient nutrient intake - Involves (State: insufficient)
• Licorice - Lowers
• Chromium supplementation - Lowers (Condition: potassium high relative to chromium; Example: true)
• Chelated chromium - Lowers (Timing: simultaneously; Dose: 1000-3000 mcg)
• DHEA, Pregnenolone - Maintains (Effect: better)
• Chromium - Opposes (Strength: potent)
• Zinc - Pairs With
• Testicular cancer - Presents With (Level: very high; Location: cellular; Side: right)
• Androgenic support - Prevents (Adequacy: adequate; Condition: same_previously_adequate_dietary_intake; Frequency: frequent)
• Bladder prolapse - Prevents Response To (Response: symptom improvement after normalization)
• Average diet - Provides (Frequency: usually; Amount: adequate; Population: average healthy individual)
• B-complex - Raises
• Lithium - Raises (Intake: higher amounts; Frequency: frequently; Tendency: present)
• Zinc - Raises (Modal: may; Amount: increased; Inclusion: also)
• Magnesium - 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)
• Nutritional antagonists - Reduces (Quantity: any of a number)
• Biochemical principles, Chromium, Magnesium, Manganese, Nutritional principles, Sulfur, Vitamin B3/4 - Reduces (State: elevated)
• Hormonal changes - Reduces (Trend: steady decline; Population: many individuals)
• Hormonal support - Reduces Loss Of (Mechanism: partial)
• Perspiration - Removes (Amount: some)
• Impaired kidney functions - Requires (Amount: variable; Dependence: health factors, age, medications)
• Kidney and bladder infection - Requires Reduction Of (Modality: would have to)
• Blood Type O - Should Increase (Condition: aging-related chemical changes; Necessity: may; Amount: greater; Form: dietary or supplemental)
• Fruits, Grains, Nuts, Vegetables - Source Of (Quality: good; Scope: all)
• Vitamin B6 - Supports (Dose: high supplemental)
• Calcium, Copper - Synergizes With
• Chloride - Works With (Degree: closely)