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
Publications Book: GETTING OFF THE HOOK
Various articles in the Hypoglycemic Healh Association of Australia Newsletters
Education/Credentials BA (Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Question i am fat, 46 years old, have 0 self-esteem, unhealthy with diabetes, high cholesterol, and med-high hypertension, depressed to where i have stopped working, am in foreclosure, divorced, 5 foot tall, 223 pounds, and am very stressed out to the point i have thought about suicide. but, please do not let that alarm you, because i could never do that. i would not want to hurt my family. i am a people pleaser and i give, give, give. what do u think i need to do first to get out of this predicament?? so much to bear!!!!! i do not want to take antidepressants anymore!!
i heard they tend to make people fat. i started getting fat 20 years ago and started on prozac around that time. help me!
Answer With you height and weight you are definitely obese. Obesity and depression usually go together because both share a common problem, namely insulin resistance. This may look pretty hopeless, nevertheless something can be done. This is confirmed because you are also diabetcic. Please read:
Going on a strict diabetic diet plus supplements mentioned in the Hypoglycemic Diet article is the best way to get rid of your depression.
and in addition, ask for a referral to a Nutritional Doctor, a Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychologist.
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Jurriaan Plesman
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search
Skype: jurplesma
