It is a trace mineral, seemingly an important one.
According to Joel Wallach, it’s required for normal mental health and behavior.
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It benefits longevity in C. Elegans and higher levels in water are associated with less mortality.
Purpose Lithium is a nutritionally essential trace element predominantly contained in vegetables, plant-derived foods, and drinking water. Environmental lithium exposure and concurrent nutritional intake vary considerably in different regions. We here have analyzed the possibility that low-dose...
Improves healthspan in mice:
The Anti-Aging and Longevity Benefits of Lithium
It inhibits GSK3 and activates Wnt. I’ll research GSK3 and Wnt. I know Wnt promotes intestinal stem cells “Upon aging, reduced canonical Wnt signaling is one of the causes of the impaired regenerative capacity
and proliferation of ISCs”