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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

Australia
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returns 03/31/2012
Expertise

I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Experience in the area

Nutritional Psychotherapist

Organizations

The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications

GETTING OFF THE HOOK
which is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in Hypoglycemic Health Association Newsletter

Education/Credentials

BA(Psych) (Sydney University) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I hope to make the treatment of addiction into a self-help program for anybody to help themselves, by teaching the influence of nutrition on "mental" health.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Addiction is not caused by cravings in the mind, but as a result of an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the body derived from food.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Most "mental" health problems are NOT IN THE MIND, but in a unhealthy body.

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Recent Answers from Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

2012-01-09 Teenage Problems:

Most of the answers can be found at our web  site by reading articles. But I try to briefly answer the questions.     1. General unhappiness about life and society, Social stress affect the biochemical

2011-12-20 Effects of Drugs:

Hi Caroline,    Drugs can indeed send people into clouds. There are quite a few studies showing that marijuana can trigger schizophrenia in some people.    But the use of drugs is often a sign of an underlying

2011-08-21 Started smoking:

Hi Emy,    I find it rather odd that a manager should stop you from eating. Eating healthy food can help you beat addiction.  I will refer you to an article to explain:    Drug Addiction is a Nutritional

2011-08-03 temezepam:

Hi mahnoor,    You can treat your depression without recourse to drugs by nutritional ways. Please read:    Depression is a Nutritional Disorder at:  http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/depression_disorder

2011-08-02 nerve damage:

Hi kristine,    Having been a drug addict one needs to make sure that the underlying biochemical abnormality that caused you to become a drug addict have been properly treated. Most drug addict are found

 

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