By George Citroner, Jun 20, 2026
“People who tend to isolate naturally, due to introversion, anxiety, or personality style, may find remote work comforting,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, told The Epoch Times. “But it may not be the best thing for them.”
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By Nicola Appleton, Jun 10, 2026
For this borderline insomniac who frequently wakes up at 3 a.m., this was unprecedented. However, according to Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a dual board certified psychiatrist and sleep doctor, it’s entirely expected. “I tell my patients they need to be vertical by day, so they can sleep better horizontally at night,” he says.
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By Cathy Cassata, Jun 10, 2026
Zepbound may help with moderate to severe OSA by addressing obesity, which plays a significant role in OSA, said Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “Excess weight, especially around the neck, can narrow the airway and increase the risk of collapse during sleep,” he told Healthline. “Clinical evidence suggests that weight loss is highly effective in reducing disease severity.” Losing 10% to 15% of body weight can reduce OSA severity by as much as 50% in people with moderate obesity, Dimitriu said.
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By Elizabeth Millard, Jun 10, 2026
One of the most crucial steps in alleviating postpartum isolation is recognizing which emotions are difficult and addressing them with a partner, friend, or health provider, says the psychiatrist Alex Dimitriu, MD, the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California and a medical reviewer for Everyday Health. “There can be a cycle of silence, especially if you’ve withdrawn from others because you feel like you might be judged, or because you’re seeing other people return to their own busy lives,” he says. “But acknowledging how you feel is part of self-care.”
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By George Citroner, Jun 6, 2026
Dr. Alex Dimitriu, who is board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and was not involved in the study, told The Epoch Times these findings confirm what he’s observed in his practice: Both too little and too much sleep are associated with worse health outcomes. “It reinforces that 7 to 8 hours is the sweet spot for most adults,” he said. “It’s a modifiable risk factor we can control.” Dimitriu added that it’s also good to know that 7 hours may be sufficient for most adults. “So we stop beating ourselves up about not getting 8 [hours]. Just don’t let that become a slippery slope, and start sleeping 6 hours!”
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By Elizabeth Millard, Jun 3, 2026
By Lauren Vinapol, May 31, 2026
Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist, agrees that no matter what you call it, NSDR or yoga nidra, it is definitely not comparable to real sleep, let alone four hours of it. On the other hand, that does not mean that non-sleep deep rest is bad; it’s just being misrepresented online. “Yoga nidra is not a replacement for actual sleep, but it is a better alternative to lying there stressed,” Dimitriu explains.
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By BethAnn Mayer, May 31, 2026
Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine doctor and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, points out that mouth breathing is not ideal. We’re designed to breathe humidified air through our noses. Mouth breathing is a flag and risk factor for high blood pressure. “The simple truth is that not breathing well causes adrenaline spikes—norepinephrine, to be exact—which raises blood pressure and heart rate,” Dr. Dimitriu says. “It’s the same thing that would happen if you were being choked. Your body reacts intensely.” Yikes. Bigger yikes: “In people with sleep apnea, this happens many times during the night,” Dr. Dimitriu says.
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By Elizabeth Millard, May 28, 2026
By George Citroner, May 24, 2026
By Mandy French, May 16, 2026
“Short sleep is often more associated with stress of a busy lifestyle, and anxiety. It can lead to elevated blood pressure, cortisol, and blood glucose levels, which all have detrimental effects over time,” said Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double board certified psychiatry and sleep medicine specialist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California. Dimitriu wasn’t involved in the study.
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By Moira Lawler, May 2, 2026
You may love a soft, plush mattress, while your partner may prefer a firm one. It’s a difficult compromise, but you don’t have to toss and turn on an uncomfortable surface. Instead, consider buying two twin XL mattresses, one in each partner’s firmness preference, and placing them side by side on a king bed frame. This “split king” setup allows each partner to choose their preferred firmness. This isn’t always the most comfortable, though, says Alex Dimitriu, MD, who is double board certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in Menlo Park, California. “A mattress topper for the person who wants more softness is another alternative,” adds Dr. Dimitriu, who is also a medical reviewer for Everyday Health. Switching your mattress entirely could also do the trick. Choose a memory foam or hybrid option for greater motion isolation, which means you’ll be less likely to feel your partner’s movements during the night.
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By Mandy French, May 2, 2026
“It has been proposed that REM sleep, in which dreaming occurs, is almost a virtual therapy or sandbox environment,” said Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. Dimitriu wasn’t involved in the study. “In the dream state, and absent any norepinephrine (adrenaline), the brain replays emotional experiences to plans for future ones. Dream sleep is like an emotional playground for the mind. Building on this, people who have more active dream lives may enjoy the benefit of better emotional regulation. Their sleeping brains have had more time in the sandbox. Fear, primal as it is, may be the emotion that requires the most processing in our dreams,” Dimitriu told Healthline.
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By Jessica Rendall, Apr 22, 2026
Other themes that came up from participant responses in the study were a perceived trade-off between “speed and depth” and a reduced sense of ownership over ideas. “This is a huge deal,” says Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. He compares generative AI’s effect on thinking to the invention of other tools and what it did to our collective memory, such as speed dial and remembering phone numbers, and digital maps and remembering how to get around. “When we get better tools, it seems we forget how to do it by hand,” says Dr. Dimitriu. “We now have tools that can replace our thinking and that, then, can become a skill we lose.”
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By Mandy French, Apr 21, 2026
“In sleep medicine, there is something called orthosomnia, which is when people get anxious about sleep metrics, and in turn sleep more poorly from having that data. This study is in line with that concept,” said Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double board certified psychiatry and sleep medicine expert and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. Dimitriu wasn’t involved in the study.
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