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So I know science isn& #39;t cool anymore but... reduced levels of lithium in the water supply clearly correlate to higher levels of self-harm, suicide, domestic abuse, and other mental health troubles.
It& #39;s a naturally occurring element which our water processing plants REMOVE. https://twitter.com/sleepisocialist/status/1305757829974945793">https://twitter.com/sleepisoc...
It& #39;s a naturally occurring element which our water processing plants REMOVE. https://twitter.com/sleepisocialist/status/1305757829974945793">https://twitter.com/sleepisoc...
Adding lithium /back/ into the water supply might just be an instance of "radical change" which could drastically improve mental health outcomes worldwide.
People fear lithium not because there& #39;s any evidence that there& #39;s something wrong with the chemical, but because they associate it with bipolar, and because society treats people with bipolar like lepers.
And it& #39;s worth noting: Lithium isn& #39;t noticeably psychoactive! We /still/ don& #39;t know why it actually works so well because its actual effects are so subtle.
What we know, is that when people don& #39;t have it, their brains malfunction. But with it, sometimes they& #39;re a lot better.
What we know, is that when people don& #39;t have it, their brains malfunction. But with it, sometimes they& #39;re a lot better.
Finally, if you& #39;re still on camp "scary chemicals!" --- do some research, and cut magnesium, potassium, and iron out of your diet, then tell me how you feel.
"But those are basic nutrition that& #39;s always been in human diets!"
So is lithium.
"But those are basic nutrition that& #39;s always been in human diets!"
So is lithium.
Studies and further reading:
https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2017238#:~:text=It%20appears%20that%20lithium%20has,prevention%20of%20some%20medical%20illnesses
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https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2017238#:~:text=It%20appears%20that%20lithium%20has,prevention%20of%20some%20medical%20illnesses
