Low-dose ‘mood mineral’ could help DOUSE devastating brain fry
It’s one of the BIGGEST failures of Big Pharma.
I’m talking about the quest to develop a drug to treat Alzheimer’s memory loss.
Sure, there are lots of hopeful headlines out there…
And a lot of hubbub over each new drug that gets approved.
But despite the hype…
NONE of them have really worked to bring this DEVASTATING disease to a SCREECHING HALT!
If you ask me, the mainstream hasn’t been paying ENOUGH attention to something that’s ALREADY out there…
A cheap, proven therapy whose use goes back farther than any of us can remember!
There’s no question that this “miracle mineral” has saved lives since it was first used on people…
But now it’s possible that it could also save your precious memories.
It was all the way back in the 1880s that lithium emerged as a potential treatment to CALM DOWN certain patients.
But it was WAY before then that folks were known to enjoy taking a dip in the calming waters of lithium-rich mineral springs!
Since then… especially since the 1940s… we’ve found that this trace mineral could help STABILIZE mood swings (including those associated with “manic depression,” a.k.a. bipolar disorder)…
And even BEAT BACK suicidal urges!
That’s why the FDA finally approved lithium carbonate for psychiatric use over 50 years ago, in 1970.
But it turns out that certain other folks could benefit from lithium… even if their mood is PERFECT…
With ZERO evidence of depression OR mania.
Because while lithium boosts “mental health”… and helps folks get off the “emotional rollercoaster”…
It could also help support BRAIN HEALTH!
And it works in dramatically LOWER doses than those given to patients with mood issues – in fact, HUNDREDS of times lower!
We’re talking lower than just 5 mg daily.
That’s good news – because “microdosing” could come with significantly FEWER and LESS SEVERE side effects than what are normally associated with the high doses required to treat mental illness.
In a 2013 pilot study out of Brazil, just 0.3 mg was able to SLOW cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients… with significant results after just 3 months.
Since then, more research has confirmed those findings – even in late-stage Alzheimer’s.
Low-dose lithium has shown to protect against neurodegeneration in several ways.
First, it can BEAT BACK the “brain shrinkage” that often comes along with memory loss.
That means less healthy brain cells DYING OFF and not being replaced.
Even better, lithium appears to help support the process by which your brain “clears out” old and dysfunctional cells – a.k.a. autophagy.
And finally, it helps EXTINGUISH the inflammation that can DRAIN your brain of its memories!
But that’s not all…
Because we know from its mood benefits how lithium affects neurotransmitters, a.k.a. brain chemicals that can influence not only mood…
But also memory.
For cognitive issues, it appears to tweak the glutamatergic system… which involves glutamate, a neurotransmitter that’s been implicated in dementia.
But it ALSO appears to increase the availability of acetylcholine – a.k.a. the “memory hormone”!
Now, regular-dose lithium has been more commonly given to younger folks… but low-dose lithium appears to be safer for older folks.
But given the fact that many meds taken by older folks have been shown to interact with lithium… you WON’T want to do this without consulting with your doc.
The good news is that even though a certain form of lithium has been approved as a prescription drug, there’s a natural form of it that’s available without a prescription as a supplement.
You’ll find either lithium aspartate or lithium orotate from several quality makers at your local health food store or online.
To taking another look at proven therapies,
Sarah Reagan
