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Crying in Your Sleep? Here’s What It Could Mean
By Layla Khoury-Hanold, Feb 2, 2023 One of the main causes of crying in your sleep is past trauma. The reason that unresolved trauma or grief manifests in our sleep is due to our brains performing daily processing functions. “Part of this is cleaning up toxins and storing memories, but another major part is processing what […]
Can being active an extra 7–9 minutes per day boost your brain?
By Annie Lennon, Jan 29, 2023 Dr. Alex Dimitriu, double board certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, agreed that adopting greater levels of physical activity is a main takeaway. “Movement is key! And also active mental engagement—reading over passive television—or videos online. The human body and brain […]
The Merger of Artificial Intelligence and Psychiatry
January 25, 2023 Dr. Dimitriu was published in Psychology Today in an article titled: The Merger of Artificial Intelligence and Psychiatry Psychiatry is an art and a science, and artificial intelligence may provide tools to allow it to better understand what makes us tick. True to this duality, I have always loved working with people […]
Common Antidepressants Can Cause Emotional Blunting: What to Know
By Eileen Bailey, Jan 22, 2023 “I often tell patients that ‘antidepressants dull the passions, bad and good,’ says Dr. Alex Dimitriu a physician in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California and BrainfoodMD. “The highs and lows can be attenuated, though fortunately, when someone is low, feeling less so […]
Top light therapy lamps that act as artificial sunshine during dreary days
By Zoe Malin, Jan 19, 2023 As the sun rises later and sets earlier during the winter months, odds are you feel some combination of sleepy, less motivated and plain old glum during the day. And to some degree, that’s totally normal, said Dr. Alex Dimitriu, who specializes in psychiatry and sleep medicine, and is the […]
What Types of Music Help You Fall Asleep The Easiest
By David Rossiaky, Jan 18, 2023 “The human brain is a pattern recognizer and really enjoys getting it right,” said Dr. Alex Dimitriu, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California and BrainfoodMD. According to Dimitriu, songs that are highly danceable or energetic could in fact […]
5 tips to try lucid dreaming and take charge of your dreams and nightmares
January 18, 2023 — Dr. Alex Dimitrui, Founder of the Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine clinic, was interviewed by Insider for the article, “5 tips to try lucid dreaming and take charge of your dreams and nightmares.”
Sleep experts say you can ‘catch up’ on sleep but sleeping in on the weekends isn’t the way to do it
January 14, 2023 — Dr. Alex Dimitrui, Founder of the Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine clinic, was interviewed by Insider for the article, “Sleep experts say you can ‘catch up’ on sleep but sleeping in on the weekends isn’t the way to do it.”
Why Some Experts Believe Stress Can Aid Performance
January 11, 2023 Dr. Dimitriu was published in Psychology Today in an article titled: Why Some Experts Believe Stress Can Aid Performance “A little anxiety from time to time can be beneficial to task performance…[as] illustrated by the Yerkes-Dodson law, which states…performance is improved by anxiety until an optimum level of arousal is reached.” That […]
The Last Word: Can a SAD Lamp Really Lift Your Mood in the Winter?
By Rena Goldman, Jan 10, 2023 But it’s not just a marketing ploy. SAD lamps are designed to recreate the natural light from the sun, says Alex Dimitriu, MD, an Everyday Health medical reviewer and a dual board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist based in Menlo Park, California. “That light is especially important in the morning.” Click HERE for the full […]
13 Top Travel Pillows for 2023
By Stacey Zable and Timothy J. Forster, Jan 5, 2023 Head support: What’s most important is ensuring your head is supported in the right places by your travel pillow – and, in particular, not being pushed forward by excessive padding – according to Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a sleep/wake and performance specialist who is dual board certified […]
6 mental health conditions that exercise improves
By Heidi Borst, Jan 4, 2023 Exercise is an essential part of our well-being. It boosts metabolism, reduces anxiety, improves sleep, and produces endorphins, says Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double board-certified doctor in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of BrainfoodMD. “For all of my patients, I recommend SEMM: sleep, exercise, meditation, and the Mediterranean diet,” Dr. Dimitriu […]
Does Melatonin Help with Anxiety? What Doctors Say
By Brian Morris, Jan 04, 2023 “Some studies have been carried out showing that melatonin can reduce stress around surgery,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a double board-certified physician (Psychology and Sleep Medicine) who founded Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine as well as BrainfoodMD. “In a 2015 review paper, the authors noted benefit to pre- and post-surgical anxiety in people pre-treated […]
Sleep Remedies: Valerian Root
By Tracey L. Kelley, Dec 21, 2022 The medical history of the plant is quite extensive. “Valerian root has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for anxiety and insomnia,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “It’s believed to have originated in Europe and was first used by the ancient […]