Professor Michael Ristow and his Japanese colleagues from the Universities of Oita and Hiroshima have shown in two different tests that even low concentrations of lithium bring a considerable increase in longevity in humans as well as in other organisms (in this case a type of worm, the Caenorhabditis elegans.): the research was published on European Journal of Nutrition.
Lithium it is one of the nutritional elements present in vegetables and drinking water: "the scientific community does not yet know the physiological function of this element," declares Ristow. “To evaluate its effects on humans, researchers analyzed the mortality rate in 18 Japanese municipalities, and found an important correlation between the longevity of some areas and the amount of lithium present in drinking water. At that point we also administered the same quantity to C.Elegans, and obtained the same results."
In other words, although the mechanism has not yet been understood, scientists believe that lithium increases longevity: it is a basis for even broader studies, which provide the inspiration for the development of low-dose supplements as a supplement to nutrition.
“In the recent past we have already verified an important relationship between the quantity of lithium present in drinking water and a low suicide rate, or a better level of psychological well-being in general. Other studies will be necessary, but it seems like an element worth investigating."
In vino veritas, in Litio iuvenes, apparently.
