Table of lithium content in food

The adult body contains about 70 mg of lithium( accumulates in the lymph nodes, blood plasma, adrenal glands, intestines, liver, lungs, heart, thyroid gland and other organs - in very small amounts);is excreted mainly with urine( up to 95%), a little with feces and then.

Lithium in the human body performs a number of important functions:

• helps to reduce the excitability of the nervous system, which is important in the treatment of various mental illnesses( releasing magnesium from cellular "depot" it inhibits the transmission of nerve impulses, reduces the amount of free norepinephrine, lowers serotonin in the brain, increasesthe sensitivity of the brain to the action of dopamine);
• affects neuroendocrine processes, fat and carbohydrate metabolism( increases glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis and insulin levels in the blood serum of diabetic patients);
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• has anti-anaphylactic and antiallergic effects;
• increases immunity;
• will improve the health status of heart attack, Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease;
• neutralizes the effect on the body of ethanol, radiation, salts of heavy metals.

Especially valuable are the psychotropic properties of lithium. It has long been noted that in regions where lithium is found in drinking water, mental illness is much less common, and people behave more calmly. For example, the popular French resort Vichy also became famous largely thanks to lithium, which is abundant in the healing water of local sources.

However, getting lithium is best from natural, natural sources, since its overdose can adversely affect your health. When receiving organic lithium, the body absorbs as much as it needs, and the rest successfully displays, so it is impossible to get an excess of this trace element with natural consumption.

Lithium content in food products ^

• The lithium content of products largely depends on the place of their growth, climatic and weather conditions, season, etc.
• So, in plants belonging to the same family, the lithium content can be different;in terrestrial parts it is usually greater than in roots.

Physiological requirement for lithium, symptoms of deficiency and excess ^

• The physiological daily requirement for lithium is not precisely defined at the moment.
• It is known that during pregnancy, lithium preparations are absolutely contraindicated.
• The toxic dose threshold for a person is determined according to age, weight and sex at a level of: 90-200 mg.
• The reduced content of lithium is observed in the body in patients with alcoholism, as well as in conditions of immunodeficiency and some neoplasms.