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USGS uses machine learning to show large lithium potential in Arkansas

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280 points antidnan | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 17:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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chromatin ◴[22 Oct 24 17:30 UTC] No.41916576[source]▶
Serious question:

Given the mood alerting properties of lithium, are people living here chiller than would be expected (controlling for instance for poverty / SES) ?

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1. AStonesThrow ◴[22 Oct 24 20:57 UTC] No.41918614[source]▶
It may surprise you to learn that lithium is actually a toxic substance. No human being has ever suffered from a lithium deficiency. Lithium is not a natural or healthy component of anyone's diet.

So, the so-called therapeutic dose of lithium is merely a sub-toxic level, and must be monitored by frequent blood tests.

There are horrific side effects from using lithium in the long term, including convulsions, hair loss, diarrhea, suicidal and homicidal ideations, and extreme thirst (polydipsia).

So personally, I would rather not be tapping into lithium reserves for my health.