Date & Time: September 10th at 7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT
Instructor: James Greenblatt, MD
Why do some people remain mentally sharp well into their later years while others begin experiencing changes in memory and cognition?
For decades, Alzheimer’s research has focused heavily on what accumulates in the aging brain—particularly amyloid plaques and tau. But groundbreaking research from Harvard Medical School is raising a different and intriguing question:
Could something the brain needs also be disappearing?
Researchers have discovered that lithium occurs naturally in the human brain and may play an important role in maintaining healthy brain function as we age. Even more surprising, they found that lithium levels were lower in the brains of people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. The research also uncovered another clue: amyloid may actually interfere with the brain’s ability to maintain lithium.
So what could this mean for memory, cognitive resilience, and the way we think about brain aging?
Join James Greenblatt, MD, psychiatrist, author, and a longtime clinical voice on nutritional lithium, for a consumer-friendly exploration of this emerging science. Dr. Greenblatt will explain what researchers are discovering about lithium, why this naturally occurring mineral may matter to the brain, and why these findings could change some of the questions we ask about memory and aging.
Most importantly, he’ll separate what we know from what we don’t yet know—and what consumers should understand before considering lithium orotate on their own.
We’ll explore:
- Why does memory change as we age? What happens biologically in the aging brain?
- Why is lithium naturally present in the brain? And what might it be doing there?
- What did the Harvard researchers discover? A simple explanation of the new research linking lithium deficiency, memory, and Alzheimer’s biology.
- Why might some brains be more resilient than others? What emerging research could tell us about protecting brain function over time.
- Why lithium orotate? What makes this form of lithium particularly interesting to researchers.
- What do we know—and what don’t we know yet? Why promising animal research is not the same as proof of Alzheimer’s prevention or treatment in people.
- What should consumers know about nutritional lithium? Dr. Greenblatt will discuss appropriate caution, safety considerations, and why more is not necessarily better.
A New Question About the Aging Brain
We tend to think about brain aging in terms of what goes wrong. But what if another important question is: What does the brain need to keep functioning well—and what happens when it no longer has enough? New lithium research may offer an important clue.
Join Dr. Greenblatt for a fascinating look at what scientists are learning about lithium, memory, and the biology of the aging brain—and what it could mean for the future of cognitive health.