By Julia Ries Wexler, Mar 12, 2026 The number on your thermostat might be important for more than just your comfort. A recent study in the journal BMC Medicine linked hot nights to a string of negative health issues, including altered stress responses and changes in heart rates. “While a cool bedroom was always considered a […]
By Korin Miller, Mar 11, 2026 Deep sleep is stage 3 non-REM, which is the deepest phase of non-REM sleep, while light sleep is the initial non-REM phases of sleep, or stages 1 and 2. “Deep sleep—or slow wave sleep—is also essential, and happens more in the first half of the night,” says Alex Dimitriu, […]
By Becky George, Mar 11, 2026 “Bedtime stacking is when people make a ‘command center,’ in bed — where they get to bed earlier, but still have everything they might need to finish up for the rest of the day before sleep,” explains Alex Dimitriu, MD, and double board-certified in Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry. Click HERE […]
By Rachel Sacks, Mar 10, 2026 While the difference may not seem like much, women often bear the brunt of a lack of sleep due to a combination of biological and social factors, according to Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a double board-certified psychiatry and sleep medicine doctor. “Hormonal fluctuations throughout the life cycle, menstruation, pregnancy and menopause […]
By Mandy French, Mar 3, 2026 “What a great study, and so good to see further evidence that the myth of 8 hours of sleep is too much. This supports a prior studyTrusted Source between the U.K. and China, which also showed 7 hours to be optimal for mental health and cognitive performance,” said Alex Dimitriu, MD, double […]
By Elizabeth Millard, Feb 25, 2026 It can be an effect of the disorder itself, of medications used to manage bipolar, or sometimes both, says Alex Dimitriu, MD, a psychiatrist in private practice and a medical reviewer for Everyday Health. “Patients frequently describe this as ‘cognitive dulling,’ where processing speed slows down and focus becomes difficult to maintain,” […]
Should You Lower Your Bedroom Temperature for Better Heart Health?
By Julia Ries Wexler, Mar 12, 2026 The number on your thermostat might be important for more than just your comfort. A recent study in the journal BMC Medicine linked hot nights to a string of negative health issues, including altered stress responses and changes in heart rates. “While a cool bedroom was always considered a […]
Sleep Doctors Say This Is How Much REM Sleep You Should Be Getting Each Night
By Korin Miller, Mar 11, 2026 Deep sleep is stage 3 non-REM, which is the deepest phase of non-REM sleep, while light sleep is the initial non-REM phases of sleep, or stages 1 and 2. “Deep sleep—or slow wave sleep—is also essential, and happens more in the first half of the night,” says Alex Dimitriu, […]
Doctors warn the Gen Z ‘bedtime stacking’ trend is an insomnia trap and one-way ticket to morning burnout — here’s what they recommend focusing on instead
By Becky George, Mar 11, 2026 “Bedtime stacking is when people make a ‘command center,’ in bed — where they get to bed earlier, but still have everything they might need to finish up for the rest of the day before sleep,” explains Alex Dimitriu, MD, and double board-certified in Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry. Click HERE […]
The ‘gender sleep gap’: Why women get worse sleep than men — but need more
By Rachel Sacks, Mar 10, 2026 While the difference may not seem like much, women often bear the brunt of a lack of sleep due to a combination of biological and social factors, according to Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a double board-certified psychiatry and sleep medicine doctor. “Hormonal fluctuations throughout the life cycle, menstruation, pregnancy and menopause […]
This Is How Much Sleep You Need to Lower Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk
By Mandy French, Mar 3, 2026 “What a great study, and so good to see further evidence that the myth of 8 hours of sleep is too much. This supports a prior studyTrusted Source between the U.K. and China, which also showed 7 hours to be optimal for mental health and cognitive performance,” said Alex Dimitriu, MD, double […]
Clearing the Mist: How to Treat Bipolar Brain Fog Without Destabilizing Your Mood
By Elizabeth Millard, Feb 25, 2026 It can be an effect of the disorder itself, of medications used to manage bipolar, or sometimes both, says Alex Dimitriu, MD, a psychiatrist in private practice and a medical reviewer for Everyday Health. “Patients frequently describe this as ‘cognitive dulling,’ where processing speed slows down and focus becomes difficult to maintain,” […]