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The most expensive trace element in the world – because
it costs nothing
An exposé on the suppression of lithium under the guise of
pharmaceutical regulation and public health policy – inspired by Michael Nehls’
visit to the summer festival of the Swiss Association WIR
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Aug 21, 2025 |
I would like to share this exceptional article from the Swiss WIR Association with you. — Dr.
Michael Nehls
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A medical and societal revolution
Lithium is a trace element that has been essential to the development of
all life since time immemorial. Humans are no exception.
But unfortunately, a widespread deficiency exists that diminishes our
quality of life. It leads to an increase in depression and Alzheimer’s disease,
more admissions to psychiatric hospitals, more violent behavior, higher suicide
rates, and ultimately even a shortened lifespan!
The fatal consequences of this deficiency are sold to us as unavoidable
normality, while the responsible authorities simultaneously refuse to
acknowledge the essential importance of this trace element. In a particularly
perfidious twist, lithium-containing supplements are even banned in Europe – as
well as in most other countries worldwide. The fact that many behavior
disorders due to deficiency in children are commonly (and unsuccessfully)
treated with side-effect-heavy but highly lucrative medications, suggests that
financial interests may be behind this scandal. But is it just about profit? Or
are we dealing with a perverse claim to power over the human mind? Who benefits
from a society that grows increasingly ill – physically and mentally – and
lives in constant fear of the future?
“The Conspiracy Against Lithium“
Michael Nehls’ newest book “The Conspiracy Against
Lithium” offers urgently needed
answers and serves as a medical plea for the long-overdue recognition of
lithium’s essential role as a key to a healthier, more mentally stable, and
peaceful society. After all, it offers powerful, natural protection against
chronic inflammation, neurotoxic stress, and anxiety disorders. Ailments that
have now reached pandemic proportions. Essential lithium could become the
symbol of humanity’s breakthrough into a new era of medicine – one that meets
the natural needs of the human being.
Globally, mental performance is declining, particularly among young
people, while rates of depression are skyrocketing.
One in forty people
now suffers from Alzheimer’s, and the age of onset is dropping rapidly.
But the causes are not being addressed – on the contrary. Can that
really be coincidence?
„The Indoctrinated Brain“
Michael Nehls’ book “The Indoctrinated
Brain” introduces a largely
unknown but highly effective neurobiological mechanism whose unnoticed yet
widespread disruption lies at the root of this catastrophe. As a medical doctor
and internationally recognized molecular geneticist, Nehls presents a chilling
chain of evidence suggesting that behind these numerous harmful influences lies
a deliberate, masterfully executed attack on our individuality – aimed at
stripping us of the ability to think independently. But it’s not too
late.
By exposing these
brain-damaging processes and offering concrete steps for counteraction, Nehls
brings light and hope into this fateful chapter of human history. What’s at
stake is nothing less than whether our species retains its humanity and
creative capacity – or loses it forever.
A pill against Alzheimer’s?
Too cheap to be true
Imagine there were a trace element that could dramatically reduce your
risk of depression, suicide, Alzheimer’s, violent behavior, and mental illness.
A molecule that boosts cognitive performance, stabilizes your cells, regulates
your mood – and is as natural as iodine or iron. That molecule is lithium.
“And now imagine:
This molecule – which demonstrably protects, stabilizes, and strengthens – is
banned. Not because it’s dangerous.
But because it’s too cheap. Because there’s no profit to be made.”
Many people believe Alzheimer’s is an inevitable consequence of aging –
a kind of biological expiration date. But that’s a fallacy. While the disease
does correlate with age, correlation is not causation.
What has been
proven, however, is this: A healthy older person with adequate lithium intake
has a significantly lower risk of developing the disease. It’s not age that
makes us demented. It’s deficiency. And that deficiency is not fate – it’s the
result of systematic ignorance – or deliberate sabotage.
Because while we’re being denied lithium, billions are being poured into
so-called vaccines against Alzheimer’s – with disastrous results. These new
miracle drugs from the syringe shelf not only fail to work – they’ve been shown
to accelerate cognitive decline. And still, they’re injected, researched,
administered. Why? Because it pays. For some.
“And for the
others? Only forgetting remains. But no worries – with accelerated dementia,
that now happens even faster.”
What is lithium,
anyway?
No, we’re not
talking about car batteries. We’re talking about lithium in microscopic amounts
– so-called “trace lithium” – which occurs in drinking water, plants, algae,
and seafood. Or at least, it should. Because in many regions of Europe, natural
levels are so low that people are chronically deficient. The consequences:
psychological instability, increased suicide rates, dementia. Studies with
thousands of participants show a direct correlation: In regions with higher
lithium levels in the drinking water, there are significantly fewer psychiatric
disorders. Even plants like lettuce demonstrably grow better with a bit of
lithium. Fruit flies live longer. Animals are more fertile.
And humans? They would be too – if allowed.
So why isn’t lithium already part of our basic healthcare?
Short answer:
Because it benefits no one looking to profit.
Long answer: Because lithium is not officially recognized as essential. Despite
clear data, health authorities stubbornly refuse to grant lithium the status it
deserves. Why? Because there’s no money in prevention. How much does one milligram
of lithium cost? Almost nothing.
And that’s exactly
the problem: Lithium is so cheap, it’s simply not profitable for pharmaceutical
companies. No patents, no blockbuster drugs, no thousand-franc-a-month
therapies. Just a few cents a day.
Anyone wondering
why, in a system that calls itself a healthcare system, healthy people are
economically undesirable – has understood the system.
Banned. Seriously?
Yes, seriously.
Lithium as a dietary supplement is not approved anywhere in the EU – including
Switzerland. [Comment: In the U.S., some companies market lithium orotate as
a dietary supplement, but it isn't FDA-approved as an essential nutrient.] It can neither be advertised nor sold. Anyone who tries to do so
operates on legally thin ice. A doctor may prescribe it, but only as a
pharmaceutical drug – so, expensive. Pharmacies may produce it, but only in
tiny amounts and by hand. And those who want to supply themselves must either
order semi-legally from abroad or mix their daily dose themselves.
The Swiss state – otherwise so proud of personal responsibility –
forbids its citizens from taking a natural trace element in microdoses that
demonstrably helps the brain remain stable. But you’re welcome to swallow a
range of pharmaceutical cocktails to treat the symptoms. Covered by insurance,
of course.
The great medical myth: Humans are inherently flawed
Modern medicine no longer views the body as a self-regulating, wise
system. No, in the eyes of the system, the modern human is biologically
defective from birth. He needs intervention. Shots. Chemicals. Control. And the
earlier, the better. Babies are already considered at-risk objects with
built-in flaws. Their immunity must be trained, their behavior regulated, their
biochemistry monitored. A newborn
miracle becomes a potential lifelong patient – managed by algorithms, treated
by guidelines, adjusted for functionality and profitability. And if regular
booster shots aren’t enough, then daily pills: for blood pressure, for
cholesterol, for thinking. Preventive intake of a natural trace element like
lithium, however? Not promoted – criminalized.
Yet observations
are mounting: The much-praised “preventive measures” of recent years –
especially the mRNA injections – have done the opposite. Increasing numbers of
young people with neurological symptoms, memory problems, word-finding
difficulties. And among the elderly, a sharp rise in dementia diagnoses.
Society is getting dumber and no one seems to notice. Or worse: Everyone
notices, but no one says anything. The elephant in the room, peeing on the
Persian carpet while waving a sign: “You’re being kept stupid.” Instead of
throwing it out, we decorate it. With “awareness campaigns” on mental health.
With early retirement for overwhelmed twenty-somethings. And with
pharmaceuticals for the symptoms. Just don’t ask about the cause.
What happens when
we all become demented idiots?
What sounds like a provocative question is actually the logical result
of a policy of deliberate deprivation. A population deprived of cognition won’t
question anything – it will only follow. A society that raises children without
essential micronutrients and stuffs its elderly with useless drugs does not
produce responsible citizens. It produces dependents. And ultimately, an entire
generation that can’t even remember how it all began.
Maybe that’s the point. There are circles – let’s call them the upper
floors of the pyramid – doing everything they can to stay up there. Sleeping in
oxygen tents, regenerating with stem cells, swapping out their hearts like
others change watch batteries. Five
transplants? No problem. As long as the exploitation system runs, it better be
comfortable. For them. Not for us.
A dumbed-down, disempowered population doesn’t ask questions, doesn’t
resist, doesn’t demand truth. It follows – with blank stares, full medicine
cabinets, and the feeling that “this is just how things are.” But it’s not.
It’s made. Planned. Promoted.
What if we treated
lithium for what it is?
The consequences
would be enormous. General access to trace
lithium – whether through fortified drinking water or supplements – could
vastly improve a generation’s mental health.
Fewer cases of depression.
Fewer suicides.
- Less depressions.
- Less suicides.
- Fewer Alzheimer diagnoses.
- Less psychotropic
medication.
- Less dependency on the
system.
And all that for a few francs a year. No wonder the system blocks it.
What can we do?
1. Educate. Everyone has the
right to know what’s being withheld from them. Lithium is not a drug – it’s an
essential trace element that is systematically ignored.
2. Win over doctors. Only with brave
physicians who free themselves from the grip of insurances and medical boards
can lithium return to where it belongs: basic healthcare.
3.
Change the
legal status. We demand lithium’s
recognition as an essential trace element and its approval as a dietary
supplement.
4.
Take
responsibility. Those who don’t want to
wait for Bern to wake up can get informed today, network, and obtain lithium
legally via prescription.
5.
Empower
parents and seniors. Children and
the elderly benefit most from a stable lithium supply. Those who take
responsibility don’t just protect themselves – they protect society’s cognitive
future.
Lithium is no
secret tip. It’s a human right.
A human right to
mental health. To self-determination. To a life with reason and memory. Anyone
who denies people this trace element doesn’t just rob them of their focus – but
of control over their own minds. This is no
longer about medicine. This is about dignity. And the question: Do we want to
raise our children to be independent thinkers or functional patients with short
memories and long vaccination records? The fact that this trace element is
being withheld is no accident. It’s a system error. And it’s up to us to
correct it. Not tomorrow. Today.
Note: This article does
not replace medical advice. It is intended to break mental blocks. For further
information, visit Michael Nehls’ website. We also recommend this
(not too long) interview with Philipp Hopf. And for those who
want all the details, read Michael Nehls’ books.
Excursus:
The Zurzach Case –
How a Molecule Vanished
What happens when a
natural mineral water has proven antidepressant and neuroprotective effects?
One might think it would be protected, promoted, and used for prevention. But
in reality, it’s taken off the market.
Zurzacher mineral
water, the only known source in Switzerland with a lithium content of 1.3
mg/liter, was shut down in 2022 – just when interest in the brand was clearly
rising again. Numerous articles in medical journals praised its positive effects on dementia and depression. All natural,
no side effects, no billion-dollar research required.
Yet instead of
being declared a public good and placed under state protection, the spring was
economically drained. German owner Riha Wesergold justified the closure with
personnel costs and energy prices – in one of the richest countries in the
world. A year later, two entrepreneurs attempted a
revival: investments flowed into the project.
And today?
The company still exists on paper. But Zurzacher mineral water is no longer for sale. When asked, the
local tourist office confirmed what many suspect: The planned relaunch failed –
no one knows why. The woman on the phone said: „You’re not the first to ask.“
And yet, longtime
locals still say: “We are the happiest people in Switzerland – we drink
Zurzacher water.” The staff member even knew
about lithium. Coincidence? Or a relic of better times? The spring itself
still exists. At the thermal spa, you can draw the water directly from a
fountain. Legally, freely, unmonitored. For now.
So why did it
disappear from the market? Did someone perhaps make an offer to ensure it
stayed that way? An offer less about
beverage distribution and more about suppressing well-being and vitality?
Because anyone who makes people mentally clear, emotionally stable, and
resilient soon faces a problem: They ask questions. They stop simply
functioning. They stop being made sick – and even less, held down.
In a country where
health is worth billions – but only when it leads to illness – it wouldn’t be
the first deal that pays off more for the Pharma friends than the Swiss
citizens.
Aftermath on Paper
In the official
Swiss mineral water composition chart of 2023 Zurzacher was still listed –
with a documented 1.3 mg of lithium per liter. One year later, in the 2024 no mention. Not marked as unavailable. No note on discontinued
production. Simply: erased.
Is this still an administrative oversight – or already data
sanitization?
Because when even a supposedly objective fact sheet deletes
Switzerland’s lithium champion without a trace, the question must be asked: Has
a mineral disappeared – or is this just a symptom of something far bigger? A
Swiss lithium plot?
“WE forget nothing. And to those who author such tables, a friendly
reminder: WE’re reading. Always.”
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