HealthMap

Sciatica - connections

-> Sciatica

• Selenium / sulfur ratio - Associated With (State: conflict; Pathway: lateral; Route: anterior portion of thigh)
• Zinc / potassium ratio - Associated With (State: conflict; Pathway: posterior-lateral; Route: hip to toes)
• Herniated disk - Causes
• Abnormal selenium-to-sulfur ratio - Causes (Frequency: less commonly; Excludes: herniated disk)
• Excessive zinc intake - Causes (Modality: may; Alternative: contribute)
• Abnormal zinc-to-potassium ratio - Causes (Scope: most; Excludes: herniated disk; Certainty: can be linked)
• Side-specific mineral - Improves (Comparison: same or sometimes faster than acupuncture; Other therapy: none)
• Chelated chromium - Relieves (Modal: can; Conditions: left-side receptor requirements met; calcium and magnesium near normal; potassium not below normal)
• Side-specific mineral - Resolves (Duration: permanent; Condition: right amount)
• Paired mineral - Shifts (Normal result: no-pain state; Overdose result: original side)
• Mineral overdose - Shifts (Timing: eventually after initial improvement; Direction: opposite side)
• Chiropractic adjustments - Treats
• Essential mineral-pair ratios - Treats (Condition: not related to herniated disk)
• Dr. Ronald Roth - Treats (Time: more than 25 years ago; Methods: ear or body acupuncture)

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)

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)