AboutJurriaan Plesman 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 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:
Degrees & Certifications: BA (Psychology) Sydney University and Post Grad Dipl Clin Nutr
Web page: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Experience 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), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Question I have a family member with a long history of addictions drugs/alcohol/prescriptions anorexia and her drug of choice for the past year is crack. Her body is in bad shape, her skin has turned brown, she gets colds alot and doesn't fight them off well. She has moved away from all family. What really is keeping her alive and how much more can the body take. I have seen people die of cancer, etc. This struggle doesn't seem to end for her. She is in her mid fifties and it is so sad to stand by and watch.
Answer Dear Sarah,
I know it is so sad to see somebody go down hill with addiction. It is a difficult disease to treat, The person must WANT to get off drugs in the first place, before we can help them. It is not a matter of a weak will or weak mind, but rather an illness that affects the mind.
The best is to have her detox under medical supervision and then for her to be treated nutritionally for addiction, with the help of a Nutritional Doctor or a Clinical Nutritionist.
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Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search
Skype1 : jurplesman
