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Rethinking Lithium as a Vital Micronutrient for Mental Wellness

If you hear the word “lithium,” your mind probably jumps to one of two things: a powerful psychiatric medication or the batteries keeping your phone…

James Greenblatt, MD12/05/2025

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Infections & Inflammation Nutritional Lithium

How Lithium Offers New Insights into Parkinson’s Management

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a slow-moving thief, gradually robbing individuals of their ability to move freely and perform daily tasks with ease. What starts as…

James Greenblatt, MD10/22/2025

Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Treatments

When we think of essential minerals, we usually focus on well-known ones like magnesium, calcium, and zinc. But there’s another critical mineral that rarely gets…

James Greenblatt, MD09/29/2025

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Nutritional Lithium

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care

Alzheimer disease remains one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine. It is a black hole that consumes memory, independence, dignity, and time. Despite decades…

James Greenblatt, MD08/22/2025

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Nutritional Lithium

Lithium and Alzheimer’s: From an Ancient Element, a New Hope

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a black hole—a force that consumes memory, independence, health, dignity, time, and energy, pulling everything beyond the point of return. The…

James Greenblatt, MD08/15/2025

Alzheimer's & Dementia Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease

One of the more important—and often overlooked—nutrients for brain health is vitamin D. In my own experience with thousands of patients, optimizing vitamin D levels…

James Greenblatt, MD11/14/2023

Alzheimer's & Dementia Nutritional Lithium

The Benefits of Lithium for Dementia Treatment

For the last few decades, research has been building that shows lithium may be a disease-modifying treatment and preventative agent for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.…

James Greenblatt, MD04/06/2022

Alzheimer's & Dementia Gut-Brain Connection Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, officially the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (CDC 2022). And rates are…

James Greenblatt, MD02/28/2022

Alzheimer's & Dementia Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry Schizophrenia & Psychosis

Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health – What Does the Research Say?

What is the Ketogenic Diet? Ketosis is a state where the body is forced to rely on fat rather than carbohydrates for energy production. Think…

James Greenblatt, MD01/31/2022

Alzheimer's & Dementia Nutritional Lithium

Two Simple Approaches for Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia

Dear friends, Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a devastating illness. And the latest research suggests things are only getting worse. Currently,…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2021

Alzheimers

Rethinking Lithium as a Vital Micronutrient for Mental Wellness

How Lithium Offers New Insights into Parkinson’s Management

Lithium Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Treatments

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care

Lithium and Alzheimer’s: From an Ancient Element, a New Hope

Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease

The Benefits of Lithium for Dementia Treatment

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet

Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health – What Does the Research Say?

Two Simple Approaches for Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia

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