In 2010, she began with the Paleo diet, excluding dairy, grains, legumes, refined carbohydrates, and vegetable oils. After one year, her bilirubin levels returned to the normal range, her jaundice and constipation resolved, and her migraines reduced to roughly one every two months. Her fatigue and dermatitis, however, persisted. She followed the standard Paleo diet for a total of 20 months.
Treatments and drugs. Your treatment depends on the type of mental illness you have, its severity and what works best for you. In many cases, a combination of treatments works best. If you have a mild mental illness with well-controlled symptoms, treatment from one health care provider may be sufficient. However, often a team approach is appropriate to make sure all your psychiatric, medical and social needs are met. This is especially important for severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is the most persistent and disabling of the major mental illnesses. It usually attacks people between the ages of 16 and 30, as they are beginning to realize their potential. It affects approximately one in 100 people worldwide, (one per cent of the population), affecting men and women almost equally.