Gwern has a useful page about this:
Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
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Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#42You can buy trace mineral drops, which contain a fair amount of lithium, as well as magnesium and other trace minerals. The most common ones are based on de-salted mineral deposits from the great salt lake.
No idea if this is the best supplement for lithium (but would be interested to know).
I have been using these for years, primarily because I feel the evidence is strong for the benefits of a small amount of lithium. As a welcome side effect, the magnesium has completely alleviated leg jitters while sleeping (this is a well known effect of magnesium).
Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#43Meat, seafood, eggs, milk, nuts, legumes and high water content plant foods (fruits and vegetables) are a generally good dietary sources of Lithium. Fats, grain-based and sugary foods are poor sources. If you're not lucky enough to live in an area with a high Lithium water supply, a low calorie density paleo-type or plant-based diet is probably the best way to ensure an optimal Lithium intake. (Tomatoes are a particu…
> [..] plant-based diet is probably the best way to ensure an optimal Lithium intake.
It looks like a plant-based diet is probably the best way to ensure optimal intake of most micronutrients. Plants and legumes contain a whole lot of micronutrients per calorie, especially compared to calorie-rich 'junk' food.
Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Food's already got enough estrogen-emitters to cover it...but you're right.
As government oppression continued to increase over time, they had to keep increasing the dosage ;p Even that wasn't enough though, so that's why they started doing Chemtrails. So now they implement a comprehensive three-factor approach; water supply, food supply and air supply. They can combine different ratios of the chemicals in order to customize treatment to the geographical region; that's necessary to achieve a…
It does give another meaning to the "rat race".
Clearly the solution is buy direct from source (or grow your own food) and live away from cities.
Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#45Meat, seafood, eggs, milk, nuts, legumes and high water content plant foods (fruits and vegetables) are a generally good dietary sources of Lithium. Fats, grain-based and sugary foods are poor sources. If you're not lucky enough to live in an area with a high Lithium water supply, a low calorie density paleo-type or plant-based diet is probably the best way to ensure an optimal Lithium intake. (Tomatoes are a particu…
Nuts and legumes are only two of the items on your list. Not sure how you get around to advocating a plant based diet based on that.
Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
The periodic table strongly hints at a lithium salt connection. But what made you suspect lithium deficiency? Pork, beef, and salted potatoes sounds like a standard American diet. It's the core of the McDonald's menu :-)
At forty I'm starting to learn chemistry because my 12 year old daughter has an interest in it. If you have a layman's explanation for why the periodic table strongly hints at a lithium salt connection I would love to show that to her. Thanks. If you have any other insights that one could derive from the periodic table that would be much appreciated as well. Thank you!
Sodium chloride is normal salt, and potassium chloride is another salt.
In general, chlorine is missing one electron from its full configuration, while the first column has a lonely electron in its outermost S-orbital — so they’re pretty happy to do a dance and make a molecule.
(Which is why HCl is also a thing.)
Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
At forty I'm starting to learn chemistry because my 12 year old daughter has an interest in it. If you have a layman's explanation for why the periodic table strongly hints at a lithium salt connection I would love to show that to her. Thanks. If you have any other insights that one could derive from the periodic table that would be much appreciated as well. Thank you!
Sodium chloride is normal salt, and potassium chloride is another salt. In general, chlorine is missing one electron from its full configuration, while the first column has a lonely electron in its outermost S-orbital — so they’re pretty happy to do a dance and make a molecule. (Which is why HCl is also a thing.)
Thank you.
Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#48Can anyone tell me how can I mineralize my water supply with lithium? Maybe Lithium rocks that my drinking water should pass through?
Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#49Meat, seafood, eggs, milk, nuts, legumes and high water content plant foods (fruits and vegetables) are a generally good dietary sources of Lithium. Fats, grain-based and sugary foods are poor sources. If you're not lucky enough to live in an area with a high Lithium water supply, a low calorie density paleo-type or plant-based diet is probably the best way to ensure an optimal Lithium intake. (Tomatoes are a particu…
Nuts and legumes are only two of the items on your list. Not sure how you get around to advocating a plant based diet based on that.
Not advocating anything, only pointing out that fatty and grain-based/sugar-based foods are low in Lithium (per calorie).
Re: Lithium in drinking water and crimes, suicides related to drug addictions (1990)
#50This reminds me of the conspiracy theory which claims that the government is putting chemicals in the water supply to keep people docile and controllable.
depending on what country you live in, the government is putting fluoride in the water supply to keep your teeth healthy.