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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist

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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

Publications

Book: "Getting Off the Hook"freely available on the internet at Google Book Search.
Editor: Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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:

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

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Recent Answers from Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist

2009-10-30 Beer belly:

HI Vanessa, Beer has a reputation of putting on a big belly. Besides if you have a drinking problem you are likely to be overweight as alcoholism and putting on weight have a common factor; namely insulin

2009-09-10 Hallucinations or dementia:

For more information about alcoholic psychosis see: http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENAU240&q=alcoholic+psy Talk to a doctor. Maybe he has to be scheduled

2009-09-08 Hallucinations or dementia:

HI Vicki, I believe on the information given that your brother may have reached the alcoholic psychosis which includes hallucination and delusions. He is seriously ill. I think he needs urgent medical

2009-09-03 perscription drugs and alcohol abuse:

Hi Gary, Yes, alcoholism is a dreadful disease and takes control over your personality. It is a disease because most alcoholics are found to be hypoglycemic. This means in order to treat alcoholism

2009-08-31 Downward Spiral:

Hi Heather, As a Nutritional Psychologist I can advise you that alcoholism is mainly nutritional disease. Although AA is well-known in my opinion they do not pay attention enough to the underlying biochemical

 

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