Mental Health - Dr. Christopher Palmer - Neuroscience
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The Benefits of Fasting for Schizophrenia
In Russia they have been using fasting, water fasting, for up to 30 days as a treatment for serious mental illness since the 1940s. The challenge with the Russians is that after 30 day fast, they put them on a regular diet and usually the symptoms come right back. So it's a good short term intervention, but it's not a good long term intervention.
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