Myth

Lithium is only used/important in the treatment of severe psychiatric illnesses.

References

Schrauzer G. N. (2002). Lithium: occurrence, dietary intakes, nutritional essentiality. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 21(1), 14–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2002.10719188

Jakobsson, E., Argüello-Miranda, O., Chiu, S. W., Fazal, Z., Kruczek, J., Nunez-Corrales, S., Pandit, S., & Pritchet, L. (2017). Towards a Unified Understanding of Lithium Action in Basic Biology and its Significance for Applied Biology. The Journal of membrane biology, 250(6), 587–604. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00232-017-9998-2

Author’s Notes

Reference touches on lithium’s role as a nutrient

Author’s Notes

Lithium’s neuroprotective effects (& neuroplasticity) – info Lithium as an essential nutrient Lithium is toxic to ingest – partial - info Lithium in drinking water - info Lithium consumption during pregnancy – partial, below

Trifu, S. C., Popescu, A., & Marian, M. A. (2020). Affective disorders: A question of continuing treatment during pregnancy (Review). Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 20(4), 3474–3482. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.8989