>Scientists Say Lithium Should Be Added to Drinking Water to Prevent Suicides
I would buy spring water with a little lithium in it. There is no question that its a therapeutic mineral with a varity of health benefits. Doctors used sell Lithia springs water as a therapeutic in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The drug companies never wanted it to be on the market as a medication and fought hard to keep if off the market for at least 20 years after it was discovered to work against mania (bipolar disorder) while the rest of the world was using it. I think the compromise was to only allow the FDA to approve it at high doses requiring blood monitoring, which would give drugs companies a chance to compete in that market. Lithium is still considered the gold standard by more experienced psychiatrists to prevent mania and suicide and the doses need to reduce suicidality can be as low as 5 ppm/day in naturally lithium rich spring water.