Lithium
1000 mcg, 100 capsules
Item # 02403 |
Supports brain health and longevity
Lithium is a trace mineral that supports healthy
cognitive function, brain health, and possibly even longevity. This
supplement contains 1000 mcg—or 1 milligram—of this health-promoting
nutrient.
Gluten free Non-GMO
Overview
Trace mineral lithium has traditionally been used
for mood health support. Our Lithium 1000 mcg uses a much lower dose
than what you would take for those traditional reasons. So why should
you take a lithium supplement? Because this nutrient promotes neuronal
health, already-healthy brain glucose metabolism, and cognitive
function—all absolutely essential elements of a happy, healthy life.
Lithium encourages healthy clearance of proteins
that can affect cognition and memory—as well as the process for clearing
cellular debris.
Lithium 1000 mcg Benefits
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Promotes brain health and function at the cellular
level
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Encourages natural process for clearing proteins
from the brain
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Supports already-healthy brain glucose levels
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May help maintain DNA health and longevity
Lithium and Longevity
Recent studies indicate that lithium may help
support longevity. This is because some evidence indicates a correlation
between long-term high-dose lithium supplementation and healthy telomere
length. Telomeres are the “endcaps” of our DNA strands that protect our
delicate chromosomes—but they get shorter as time goes on. So the longer
you keep your telomeres healthy, the better your chances of keeping your
DNA healthy.
Product Details
Lithium and Cognitive Health
Lithium helps maintain
youthful, healthy cognition and memory by inhibiting normal, age-related
changes in the brain—and can even help protect brain function in healthy
individuals. Here’s
how:
A healthy brain naturally creates certain types of
proteins. These proteins can end up affecting cognition and memory—so
your brain has natural, built-in processes for removing them.4 But this
clearing process declines over time as part of normal aging. When that
happens, these proteins can begin to accumulate.
A Bodyguard for Your Brain
Preclinical studies indicate that lithium helps
support the breakdown of these accumulated brain proteins and promotes
the brain’s normal process for clearing cellular debris from your brain
cells.
Lithium also helps protect your brain’s neurons
(this is called a neuroprotective effect). It does so by inhibiting an
enzyme called glycogen synthase kinase-3, or simply GSK3. This enzyme
is involved in many different kinds of cellular functions—one of which
happens to be the way your brain metabolizes glucose, or blood sugar.
So lithium may help maintain already-healthy cerebral glucose
metabolism.
Lithium and a Healthy Life Span
While nothing is certain, lithium may be a great
addition to your longevity regimen as well. The reason possibly has to
do with telomeres, an emerging indicator for lifespan and cellular
vitality. Telomeres cap the outside ends of our chromosomes and protect
our DNA from deterioration—think of them as the little plastic or metal
endcaps on a pair of shoelaces.
Every time a cell replicates, those endcaps get
shorter—and eventually, telomeres become too short to do their job. So
the theory is that the longer you can maintain long, healthy telomeres,
the better your chances of a robust lifespan are going to be.
Why Lithium: Research has observed that some
people on long-term, high-dose lithium regimens have
longer-than-expected telomeres. And one study found that lithium levels
found in tap water (much lower doses) were modestly associated with
human mortality and lifespan. There’s also some evidence that lithium
may inhibit cellular senescence—a natural part of aging where cells no
longer function optimally—as well as help promote healthy circadian
rhythms.
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