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)

Chromium - connections

Chromium ->

• Affects: Insulin/glucose metabolism
• Antagonizes: Vanadium
• Associated With: Copper
• Associated With: Aneurysms, Arthritis, Immune system dysfunctions, Joint / bone pain (Level: high)
• Associated With: Arthritis, Cystitis, Hives, Immune system dysfunctions, Itching, Joint / bone pain, Poor wound healing, Type II diabetes, Urinary bladder infection (Level: low)
• Associated With: Cancers (Level: low; Cancers: right ovarian, right testicular, thymus gland; Evidence: thymus preliminary or animal data)
• Associated With: Acne, Allergies (Level: low; Frequency: frequent)
• Associated With: Blepharitis, Conjunctivitis (Level: low; Side: left; Frequency: usually; Severity: worse)
• Associated With: Cholesterol (Level: low; Target level: high)
• Associates With: Copper
• Associates With: Copper (Degree: closest)
• Causes: Osteoporosis (Certainty: can; Level: high)
• Causes: Osteoporosis (Certainty: can; Level: low)
• Causes: Trabecular osteoporosis (Level: very low; Comparison: relative to copper, potassium, selenium, or vanadium; Frequency: frequently)
• Causes: Allergic reactions (Modality: may; Population: hypersensitive individuals)
• Contributes To: Healthy bones
• Controls: Glucose response (Degree: some extent)
• Enables: Parathyroid function (Necessity: required; Quality: proper)
• Exhibits: Anti-inflammatory properties, Degenerative properties (Level: higher)
• Has Property: Anti-inflammatory properties
• Helps: Arthritic disorder (Mechanism: lowering copper)
• Improves: Cholesterol status, Triglyceride status (Ability: able)
• Improves: Stress-coping ability (Dosage effect: calming)
• Increases: Copper bioavailability
• Increases: Copper (Aspect: bioavailability; Intake: greater)
• Increases: Copper bioavailability (Modal: may; Condition: low relative to copper)
• Inhibits: Rutin (Degree: mostly)
• Is A: Trace elements
• Is A: Copper antagonists (Condition: individually indicated)
• Lowers: Copper
• Lower Than: Copper (Average: true; Frequency: always; Exceptions: virtually none)
• Normalizes: Copper
• Normalizes: Copper (Priority: first)
• Opposes: Potassium (Strength: potent)
• Pairs With: Copper
• Recommended For: Adults (Scope: all individuals)
• Reduces: Inflammation
• Reduces: Osteoporosis (Aspect: risk)
• Reduces: Copper (Intake: greater)
• Reduces: Bone loss, Sugar metabolism disorders (Level: higher; Modal: may; Outcome: lower incidence)
• Reduces: Potassium, Sodium (State: elevated)
• Remedy For: Hypoglycemia (Form: chelated; Dose minimum: 500 mcg/day; Dose maximum: 2000 mcg+/day)
• Required For: Carbohydrate metabolism (Amount: small; State: normal)
• Required For: Parathyroid function (State: proper)
• Stabilizes: Blood sugar (Effect: helps)
• Supports: Blood sugar management (Amount: small; Population: diabetics)
• Supports: Bacterial infections, Viral infections (Intake: adequate; Importance: important; Timing: when fighting)
• Supports: Human health (Necessity: essential)
• Supports: Copper metabolism (Role: cofactor)
• Supports: Insulin/glucose management (Similarity: with vanadium)
• Synergizes With: Magnesium
• Worsens: Left-sided headache (Example: 1; Condition: person needing Group B for left headache; Timing: that day)

-> Chromium

• Calcium, Copper, Potassium, Selenium - Antagonizes
• Vanadium - Antagonizes (Frequency: rare)
• Chromium picolinate - Contains
• Soil in North America - Contains (Level: lower)
• People living in Asia - Contains (Location: tissue; Comparison: up to five times higher than US)
• Aging - Decreases (Trajectory: declining)
• Intracellular potassium - Depends On (Interaction: interactive)
• Sugar intake - Depletes (Amount: excessive; Tendency: present)
• Copper - Exceeds (Frequency: invariably; Degree: much_higher)
• Copper - Exceeds (Frequency: virtually always; Measure: level)
• Alcohol, Sweets - Increases Requirement For
• Sugar - Increases Requirement For (Level: high; Source: chocolate)
• Cobalt, Selenium, Vanadium - Inhibits
• Vanadium - Inhibits (Condition: higher regular supplementation; Degree: partly responsible for symptoms)
• Copper - Inhibits (Level: overload)
• Hexavalent chromium, Trivalent chromium - Is A
• Potassium - Lowers (Amount: high)
• Sugar intake - Lowers (Prominence: major factor; Prevalence: Western societies)
• Simple carbohydrates - Lowers (Scope: all other)
• Copper, Potassium, Selenium - Opposes
• Vanadium - Opposes (Frequency: rarely)
• Copper - Opposes (State: elevated)
• Chromium supplementation - Raises (Modal: may; Timing: after copper and potassium normalize)
• Extra potassium intake - Reduces
• Food refining - Reduces (Foods: sugar cane and whole grains)
• Vanadium - Requires Higher Level Of (Condition: vanadium supplementation; Degree: much higher; Measure: level)
• Magnesium - Synergizes With

Mineral ratios - connections

Mineral ratios ->

• Affects: Biochemical makeup (Polarity: favorable or unfavorable)
• Affects: Spinal alignment (State: abnormal; Modal: capable)
• Causes: Osteoporosis (Quality: improper; Degree: mostly)
• Causes: Scoliosis (State: abnormal; Timing: over time; Modal: can)
• Corrects: Mineral imbalances (Action: correction; Priority: foremost)
• Promotes: Medical problems (State: worsened; Timing: over_time; Environment: favorable)
• Subject To: Cell-receptor control, Spinal control
• Triggers: Back spasms (State: abnormal; Timing: subsequent; Location: upper_middle_or_lower; Mediator: scoliosis; Modal: can)

-> Mineral ratios

• Vitamin C overdose - Changes (Frequency: regular daily; Progression: gradual)
• Healthy diet, Standard multivitamin/mineral formulations - Fails To Change (Condition: nutrients_not_customized; State: abnormal)
• Common foods and beverages - Has (Examples: potassium/sodium; calcium/phosphorus)
• Water-soluble vitamins - Worsens (Condition: overdose; Certainty: capable)