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> complete with chlorine and flouride added? also, from a microbial activity and/or organic contaminants point of view, tap water probably has orders of magnitu
by com2kid 5y ago
> complete with chlorine and flouride added? also, from a microbial activity and/or organic contaminants point of view, tap water probably has orders of magnitude less than most streams.
> I'd say that a big chunk of the population consumes infinitely more antidepressants and cholesterol-lowering drugs than we were "designed to consume".
Connecting these two topics together, there are localities that have naturally occurring lithium in their water supply. Depression and suicide rates in these areas are lower than average.
See https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/association-between-naturally-occurring-lithium-in-drinking-water-and-suicide-rates-systematic-review-and-metaanalysis-of-ecological-studies/B7DDAF6E2A818C45EA64F3424E12D67A https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-...