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About Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist
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
Nutritional Psychotherapy of various mood disoders

Organizations
Editor of the Hypoglycemic health Association of Australia

web site;

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications
Author of the book:
"Getting off the Hook", It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in the Hypoglycemic Health Association's Newsletters

Education/Credentials
BA (Psych) Sydney University; Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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Panic Disorders/Attacks - body rocking

Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist - 11/2/2009

Question
When I was a child I aquired a skill for dealing with my stress . I would lie in bed and put my hands over my ears and rock side to side .When I was younger I would hum to escape to a previous point in time and I would feel really calm and refreshed when done or I would dose off . Later I would use music as a backdrop and would do it to almost daydream with very realistic ,almost travel back in time to different events .I stopped doing this around age 30 . I am a normal person, nurse by trade and have a wife and two children . I had two siblings that did a form of this also . My dad was an alcoholic and we grew up in a rough neighborhood. I always thought this was our way of coping . Any thoughts ?

Answer
Hi patrick,

You are not the only one who used to rock themselves to sleep as a child. Your father being a alcoholic may indicate that this is due to a hypoglycemic condition. Hypoglycemia is a form of pre-diabetic insulin resistance that can cause excess secretion of stress hormones. Te hypoglycemic condition May run in the family.

It can be treated by going on a hypoglycemic diet that aims at stabilising blood sugar levels.

Please read:

Anxiety web sites at:
http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/hypo/
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/beating_anxiety.html
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/psychotherapy/anxiety_phobias.html
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/hypoglycemia.htm
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/silentdiseases.html
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/psychotherapy/anxiety_phobias.html
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/anxiety_SNS.html

that explains the connection between anxiety disorders and hypoglycemia. Going on a hypoglycemic diet should resolve the problems. If in doubt, please discuss with a Nutritional Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychologist.

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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist
Hon. 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: jurplesman

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