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Wish you weren't downvoted because there are probably people in power who think along the same line.

7-UP soda used to be lithiated and there have been proposals to add lithium to drinking water (mood stabilizer). People have suggested that fluoride in drinking water can achieve the same. Of course testosterone levels have been cut in half among comparable men over the last 20 years. So endocrine disruptors in our environment are something to look into.




Testosterone levels halved over the last 20 years? You need to back that up with some evidence please.


Scroll down to the chart: https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/hormone-therapy/news/pr...

22% decrease in total and 45% decrease in bioavailable testosterone (the more important metric)


See posts below yes - this is a real thing. It was controversial until about 10-15 years ago. And the effect is bigger if you go back 50-60 years.

What is interesting is that this is news to you.

You would think the media would bring this important news to people's attention. It is as if things are being subtly filtered.


It's a pretty well-documented phenomenon in the west.




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