it could also be affecting your mood sometimes  referred to as the magic ion this element's name  

它也可能會影響你的情緒 有時也被稱為魔法離子 這個元素的名字叫 "魔法離子

is lithium and a recent review of decades of  research has found that trace amounts of lithium  

是鋰，最近回顧幾十年的研究發現，微量的鋰

found in the tap could be stabilizing your mood  and may even have the potential to reduce the risk  

在水龍頭中發現的，可以穩定你的情緒，甚至有可能減少風險。

of suicide of all the elements lithium is one  of the lightest this soft silvery white metal  

鋰是所有元素中最輕的元素之一，是一種柔軟的銀白色金屬。

occurs naturally in soil rocks and many foods it's  also highly reactive particularly with water and  

天然存在於土壤岩石和許多食物中，它還具有很高的反應性，特別是與水的反應性。

varying degrees of lithium can be found in  surface water groundwater and seawater around  

在周圍的地表水、地下水和海水中可以發現不同程度的鋰。

the world and not only is it valued for boosting  the energy density of our batteries over the past  

的價值，不僅提升了我們電池的能量密度，在過去。

few decades lithium has gained recognition in  the medical community for its powerful impacts  

幾十年來，鋰在醫學界得到了認可，其強大的影響是什麼？

on mental health too in fact today lithium  is a standard treatment for bipolar disorder  

事實上，今天鋰是躁鬱症的標準治療方法。

a mental illness categorized by dramatic mood  swings of emotional highs and lows that affects  

情緒劇烈波動的精神疾病，情緒高低起伏，影響

roughly 1 in 100 people worldwide lithium is  also used when patients with depression don't  

全球大約有1/100的人使用鋰，當抑鬱症患者不能正常工作時，也會使用鋰。

respond to other medications as it's recognized  as an effective long-term management tool for  

對其他藥物的反應，因為它被認為是一種有效的長期管理工具。

warding off hospital visits and suppressing  suicide attempts unfortunately it can have  

阻止去醫院看病和抑制自殺企圖，不幸的是，它可以有

some pretty bad side effects like hand tremors  and headaches when taken in high enough doses  

一些相當糟糕的副作用，如手震和頭痛，當採取足夠高的劑量。

but the dose is prescribed and the amount that you  naturally get from the tap are very different used  

但規定的劑量和你自然從水龍頭得到的量是非常不同的使用。

medically a prescribed dose typically ranges from  a couple hundred milligrams to over a thousand  

醫學上的處方劑量通常從幾百毫克到一千多毫克不等。

by contrast the lithium levels found in a liter of  drinking water typically measure anywhere between  

相比之下，在一升飲用水中發現的鋰含量通常介於1.5升和2.5升之間。

a fraction of one microgram to 200 micrograms  depending on the source but this incidental  

根據來源不同，其含量為1微克至200微克的零頭，但這種附帶的

exposure isn't necessarily insignificant over the  past few decades studies have shown evidence of  

在過去幾十年中，研究表明，接觸到的汙染物並不一定是微不足道的。

a relationship between higher levels of lithium  and drinking water and lower rates of depression  

鋰和飲用水中鋰的含量越高，抑鬱症的發病率越低，兩者之間的關係越好

crime and even dementia in the general population  some studies have even suggested an association  

有些研究甚至表明，在一般人群中，犯罪甚至痴呆症與此有關。

between higher lithium levels and lower rates  of suicide but not every study has found similar  

鋰含量越高，自殺率越低，但並非每項研究都有類似的發現。

lengths and importantly no comprehensive effort  has been made to connect all of this research  

長，而且重要的是沒有作出全面的努力將所有這些研究聯繫起來。

until now a recent study led by researchers from  king's college london and sussex medical school  

直到現在，最近的一項研究上司 從國王學院倫敦和蘇塞克斯醫學院的研究人員。

set out to synthesize all available evidence of  the association between lithium and drinking water  

著手綜合所有關於鋰與飲用水之間關係的現有證據。

and suicide rates in total the team identified  415 articles spanning three decades comprising  

和自殺率的研究，該團隊在30年內共發現415篇文章，包括

data from over 1 000 regions counties and cities  around the world the average concentration of  

來自全球1000多個地區縣市的數據顯示，中國的平均濃度為0.5-1.5。

lithium in the water samples ranged from under 4  to over 80 micrograms per liter by combining the  

鋰在水樣中的含量從每升4微克到80多微克不等。

results of multiple studies the team was able to  statistically analyze the data and search for a  

多項研究的結果，該團隊能夠對數據進行統計分析，並尋找一個

link and a link emerged their analysis showed that  areas with higher concentrations of lithium in  

聯繫和聯繫出現了他們的分析表明，在鋰的濃度較高的地區。

their public tap had correspondingly lower rates  of suicide this is the first meta-analysis of its  

他們的公共水龍頭的自殺率相應較低，這是首次對其進行薈萃分析。

kind so these findings are hugely encouraging  still the team emphasizes that more work needs  

所以這些發現是非常令人鼓舞的，但團隊仍強調需要做更多的工作。

to be done to explore this relationship they note  that conducting randomized trials that supplement  

要探索這種關係，他們指出，開展隨機試驗，補充

the water supply with lithium would be a great  place to start particularly in communities with  

鋰的供水將是一個很好的開始，特別是在社區中。

high prevalence in mental health conditions  criminal behavior and substance misuse so how  

精神健康狀況、犯罪行為和藥物濫用的高發率，是以如何

exactly does this magic ion work its magic well  we don't really know at least not exactly because  

這個魔力離子到底是怎麼工作的？ 我們也不知道，至少我們不知道。

lithium is an ion it interacts with many different  target cells in our body and results in a whole  

鋰是一種離子，它與我們身體中許多不同的目標細胞相互作用，並導致一個完整的

host of side effects making it extremely difficult  to pinpoint which interaction affects our mood  

一系列的副作用使得我們很難確定哪種相互作用會影響我們的情緒。

however we do know that lithium interacts with the  brain's neurotransmitters the chemical messengers  

但我們知道，鋰與大腦的神經遞質相互作用，化學信使。

that help our neurons communicate when in balance  our billions of neurotransmitters expertly manage  

幫助我們的神經元進行交流，當我們的數十億神經遞質處於平衡狀態時，我們的神經遞質會專業地管理

virtually all of the body's tasks from our  breathing to how we learn but if their levels  

從我們的呼吸到我們的學習方式，幾乎涵蓋了所有的身體任務，但如果他們的程度

become out of sync health problems like depression  and anxiety can arise by modulating the response  

變得不同步的健康問題，如抑鬱症和焦慮症，可以通過調節反應來產生

of our neurotransmitters lithium is thought to  restore their proper functioning the prevailing  

我們的神經遞質的鋰被認為可以恢復它們的正常功能。

hypothesis is that lithium promotes inhibitory  neurotransmission which regulates anxiety  

假設鋰能促進抑制性神經傳遞，從而調節焦慮情緒

while inhibiting excitatory neurotransmitters like  dopamine and glutamate which are elevated during  

同時抑制興奮性神經遞質，如多巴胺和穀氨酸，這些遞質在治療過程中會升高。

mania not only does this recent analysis provide  us with further incentive to unpack lithium's  

最近的分析不僅為我們提供了進一步的動力來解讀鋰的 "狂熱"。

effects on the body it offers us a chance to  appreciate water's overall health benefits too  

它為我們提供了一個欣賞水的整體健康益處的機會。

clean healthy drinking water contains all kinds  of elements and minerals that are vital to human  

潔淨健康的飲用水含有各種對人體至關重要的元素和礦物質。

health calcium and potassium just to name a few in  fact water can help us meet up to 20 of our daily  

事實上，水可以幫助我們滿足每天20％的健康鈣和鉀。

dietary intake requirements for certain elements  and simply staying hydrated can restore balance to  

飲食中某些元素的攝取要求，以及簡單地保持水分，可以恢復平衡，以達到最佳效果。

our neurotransmitters in our body and literally  calm our nerves amazing to be clear i am not  

我們的神經遞質在我們的身體，並從字面上平靜我們的神經 驚人的要清楚，我不是。

suggesting that you drink raw water you know the  kind that's unfiltered untreated and unsterilized  

建議你喝生水，你知道那種未經過濾，未經處理，未經消毒的水。

running the risk of ingesting harmful bacteria is  not worth it i'm just saying the benefits of water  

冒著攝入有害細菌的風險是不值得的 我只是說水的好處。

and really anything that we ingest extends well  beyond what's obvious on the surface so cheers  

我們所攝取的任何東西都遠遠超出了表面現象，所以乾杯吧

to that fun fact when it was first introduced back  in 1929 7up contained lithium let us know if you  

到這一有趣的事實，當它第一次推出回1929年7up含有鋰讓我們知道，如果你。

would drink lithium soda down in the comments or  if you want us to cover more stories on mental  

會喝鋰蘇打水下來的意見，或者如果你想讓我們覆蓋更多的故事，對精神的

health in the future make sure to subscribe see  you next time on seeker and thanks for watching

健康的未來，一定要訂閱看到你下一次的seeker和感謝觀看