By Jessica Freeborn, Jan 30, 2024

Overall, the results still point to the benefits of kiwi and vitamin C for mental health.

“The strength of the findings for people with low vitamin C levels is impressive, and it was impressive to see kiwi separate from vitamin C tablets, which also demonstrates a non-response to placebo vitamin C tablets,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, double board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, told MNT. Dr. Dimitriu was not involved in the research. “It may have been a good direction to add a non high in vitamin C fruit control, besides kiwi fruit. For anyone not eating enough citrus fruit or presumably low vitamin C levels, studies like this support a substantial benefit from a relatively risk and cost-free intervention of getting more vitamin C in their diet,” he added.

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By Melissa Rudy, Jan 25, 2024

Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a psychiatrist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, was not involved in the Nottingham study but reviewed the findings. “There is no doubt that magnetic brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for depression, and this study, using targeted magnetic pulses, further reinforces the efficacy of this treatment,” he said. A similar type of focused magnetic therapy was developed at Stanford, which found similar strong positive outcomes, Dimitriu said.

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By Alexandra Frost, Jan 12, 2024

Experts say adults over 18 should sleep anywhere from seven to nine hours a night‌. While you sleep, your body is fixing you up for the next day. “Sleep helps mood, anxiety, cognition, and a myriad of other health issues,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, psychiatrist, sleep medicine physician, and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “Most fundamentally, the brain recharges when we sleep, and does a lot of cleanup and organization, so it is no surprise that poor sleep has a negative impact on cognition. The good news, at least in my practice, is that improving sleep can also improve many of the above stated issues.”

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By Melissa Rudy, Jan 1, 2024

A method used by the U.S. military in World War II could help people fall asleep in less than five minutes, some claim. The “military sleep technique” involves relaxing every muscle in the body, starting with the face and working your way down, while taking slow, deep breaths. “Muscle relaxation going down the body, along with a focus on deep breathing, can be an effective way to both increase relaxation and reduce thinking,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, told Fox News Digital.

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By Racheal Ede, Dec 27, 2023

“There are some studies that show antidepressants like sertraline can result in increased bone loss in older women,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in Menlo Park, California. “The benefits [of taking Zoloft] should be closely weighed against the risks and discussed with your physician,” Dr. Dimitriu says. “In my practice, the benefits have often outweighed the risks.”

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By Elizabeth Millard, Dec 20, 2023

Characterized by difficulty falling asleep or waking up and struggling to get back to sleep, insomnia can, in addition to wrecking the next day, exacerbate some MS symptoms, the National Multiple Sclerosis society reports. What’s the connection between MS and staring at the ceiling at 3:30am? A couple factors, according to Alex Dimitriu, M.D., psychiatrist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine in California. For one, medications commonly used for MS, such as steroids, can make it difficult to wind down in the evening, and that can be exacerbated by anxiety over being unable to fall asleep.

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