Lithium orotate is 5 times stronger than pharmaceutical lithium without the toxicity

Most people know lithium orotate as the manic-depressive treatment. But, because it affects many different components of the human body lithium orotate is fundamental to human nutrition.

1. Lithium orotate has potent neuro-protective effects.
2. Lithium orotate has been show to increases gray matter in the brain.

Lithium is has more efficient transport via its orotate carrier.

In his seminal studies of the lithium orotate compound activity Dr. Nieper discovered orotate is a more efficient transport of lithium. This means that low dose lithium orotate is more effective than pharmaceutical in treating depression, migraine headaches, cluster headaches, and even alcoholism. It generally understood that both forms of lithium works on mania by mitigating dopamine and norepinephrine release. This tends to flatten overly elevated moods. Both forms of lithium also stimulate serotonin synthesis at low dose. But mild to moderate depression sufferers may derive greater benefit from low-dose lithium orotate supplements.

1. 5 mg of lithium orotate, a fraction of the 100 mg of lithium carbonate avoided the risk of kidney toxicity associated with high-dose lithium carbonate.
2. 5 mg of lithium orotate compares to 100 mgs of lithium citrate as a 20-fold enhancement of potency.

Lithium orotate; alcoholism, insulin, diabetes

Dr. Nieper's ten year study of 42 alcoholic patients administered 138 mg of lithium orotate per day found a decline in alcoholic relapses. Migraines, seizures, manic behavior and cluster headaches were also reduced among this group as were improvements in liver, thyroid, cardiovascular and immune function. The improvements in liver function appeared to be due to a synergy between lithium orotate and calcium both of which were administered to the alcoholic patients with liver disease. Lithium is also an immune fortifying antiviral, especially against the herpes simplex virus. It is being studied in vitro in the fight against measles.

1. Due to its immune stimulating effects, if you suffer from an autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus you should not take lithium supplements without first consulting your health care practitioner.
2. Lithium supplementation is being studied in relation to neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease.
3. Lithium also possesses insulin-sensitizing effect. Lithium has been found to mitigate plasma sugar levels, especially when used in tandem with insulin. For this reason lithium is being studied as a possible protocol in the fight against diabetes.