Thompson–Dobereiner Principle
What one chemist began two hundred years ago, another rediscovered, updated, and advanced in the name of
Your unique Health & Well being
A 200-year-old chemistry secret. A modern medical breakthrough.
Johann Dobereiner (1829) A German chemist who noticed something no one else did: certain elements behave like chemical cousins—substituting for each other in predictable patterns. He called them "triads." The scientific world noted his discovery, filed it away in textbooks, and never thought to ask: what happens when these substitutions occur inside the human body? It took nearly 200 years for someone to ask that question.
Dr. Robert Thompson (2025) For over 25 years, Dr. Thompson has observed the impact of these and other newly recognized patterns of mineral substitution. He rediscovered Dr. Dobereiner's forgotten chemistry—and saw what no one else had and expanded the original findings. Dr. Thompson observed these mineral relationships and several new ones and applied them to the human physiology systematically for the first time. The result is a revolutionary health map that predicts disease patterns and reveals why your chronic symptoms aren't random. They're chemical.
The Clinical Revolution
This discovery enables healthcare providers to:
Predict which mineral imbalances may lead to specific diseases
Explain why certain supplements help some people, but harm others
Design precise nutritional, supplement, and medical interventions based on accurate knowledge of individual mineral patterns
Prevent disease by correctly substituting and correcting trace mineral patterns, hopefully before disease symptoms appear
Read more in Dr. Thompson’s Newest Book:
Mineral Medicine: The Missing Elements that Change Everything
The 12 Thompson-Dobereiner Mineral Groups
Dobereiner's Original Five Triads (1829):
Lithium MW 3, Sodium MW 11, Potassium MW 19 (Corrected by Dr. Thompson, see below)
Calcium MW 20, Strontium MW 38, Barium MW 56
Sulfur MW16, Selenium MW 34, Tellurium MW 52
Chlorine MW 17, Bromine MW 35, Iodine MW 53
Iron MW 26, Cobalt MW 27, Nickel MW 28
*** Any reproduction of Dr. Robert Thompson’s original trademarked information requires credit to and permission from Dr. Robert Thompson
Dr. Thompson's Updated Chemistry & Additional Groups (2013):
The Potassium Group: Lithium MW 3, Potassium MW 19, Rubidium MW 37 (corrected chemically speaking)
The Calcium Group: Calcium MW 20, Strontium MW 38, Barium MW 56
The Selenium Group: Sulfur MW 16, Selenium MW 34, Tellurium MW 52
The Iodine Group: Fluorine MW 9, Bromine MW 35, Iodine MW 53
The Aluminum Group: Boron MW 5, Aluminum MW 13, Gallium MW 31
The Chromium Group: Chromium MW 24, Molybdenum MW 42, Tungsten MW 74
The Zinc Group: Zinc MW 30, Cadmium MW 48, Mercury MW 80
The Copper Group: Copper MW 29, Silver MW 47, Gold MW 79
The Iron Group: Iron MW 26, Cobalt MW 27, Nickel MW 28, (also possibly Ruthenium MW 44, Rhodium MW 45, Palladium MW 46)
The Germanium Group: Germanium MW 32, Tin MW 50, Lead MW 82
The Bismuth Group: Arsenic MW 33, Antimony MW 51, Bismuth MW 83
The Toxic Group: Mercury MW 80, Thallium MW 81, Lead MW 82