One Special Treatment for Schizophrenia Using a Cutting Edge Diet

Julian Palumbo
ILLUMINATION
Published in
7 min readOct 1, 2022

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What is schizophrenia? According to WebMD:

“Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, mental disorder that affects the way a person thinks, acts, expresses emotions, perceives reality, and relates to others.”

When people hear the word schizophrenia they often think of someone who hears voices and sees frightful hallucinations. This is definitely part of it. They can also have bizarre and abnormal behavior. They may have psychotic episodes during which they break from reality and behave according to what is going on in their own minds. And they can sometimes be quiet and withdrawn, or just the opposite — loud, angry, obnoxious, or even threatening.

The severity varies from person to person, and from time to time. It may go into remission and suddenly come back again.

Schizophrenia usually appears in a young man’s late teens or 20s, and a woman’s 20s or 30s. The symptoms can be so varied it may be difficult for family and friends to notice that anything serious might be wrong for a while. Taken one by one they may not be considered serious, but taken together, they may begin to be a concern.

In the case of my son, I believe it began with the long walks. Taken by itself, it was just something he liked to do. He…

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