Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 12/2/2005

Question
What exactly is your specialty in treating addiction?
How effective are your methods?
Do your patients come to you on their own, or do family members usually bring them?
How long does it usually take to overcome addiction?
What reasons do people usually cite for seeking your services?
What sort of an effect does your treatment have on their lives?
Do you keep in touch with your patients after they are treated, if so, how do they seem to be doing long after the treatment?
What is your advice for someone who thinks they may have an addiction?

Answer
“What exactly is your specialty in treating addiction?”
I treat addiction with a combination of nutritional therapy and psychotherapy.

How effective are your methods?
From a clinical point of view the treatment is very effective, Because it is a new type of treatment large sale studies have not been done. But there is sufficient evidence i support of  this treatment see:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/research_hypoglycemia.html

Also study the biochemistry of addiction, you should be able to understand it.

Do your patients come to you on their own, or do family members usually bring them?
My clients were prisoners and offenders under the Criminal Jurisdiction. About 75% of prisoners has addiction as a comorbid condition to their offences.
See:
The Forgotten Factor in the Crime Debated at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/forgotten_factor_crimedebate.html

Also read:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/i-plesman_segment.html


How long does it usually take to overcome addiction?
Between 3 months and a year, depending on how severe the addiction and on what the addictive substance was.

What reasons do people usually cite for seeking your services?
Referred to me by the Courts.

What sort of an effect does your treatment have on their lives?
Return to normal life.

Do you keep in touch with your patients after they are treated, if so, how do they seem to be doing long after the treatment?
Not always, I have a few friend who were once my clients.

What is your advice for someone who thinks they may have an addiction?
Read our web site.