The relationship between lithium intake and health is a topic of minor interest, in that no-one is going to be building a rejuvenation therapy on the basis of the mechanisms by which lithium may very modestly slow aging in short-lived species. There is some evidence for greater human life expectancy to occur in areas in which there is more lithium in the water supply, but this sort of geographical epidemiology is fraught with confounding factors relating to wealth, preferences, culture, and migration. As researchers note here, lithium has both a narrow therapeutic window and only small effects on health…
Lithium Produces Mildly Positive Effects on Healthspan in Mice
The relationship between lithium intake and health is a topic of minor interest, in that no-one is going to be building a rejuvenation therapy on the basis of the mechanisms by which lithium may very modestly slow aging in short-lived species. There is some evidence for greater human life expectancy to occur in areas in which there is more lithium in the water supply, but this sort of geographical epidemiology is fraught with confounding factors relating to wealth, preferences, culture, and migration. As researchers note here, lithium has both a narrow therapeutic window and only small effects on health…