Written by Ann Pietrangelo on August 24, 2021 Dr. Alex Dimitriu is double board certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. Dimitriu told Healthline that most unpleasant dreams improve with understanding rather than fear and avoidance. “The same is true of psychotherapy,” Dimitriu said. “The act of shedding light on one’s fears […]
August 17, 2021 | BY: Kate Bayless People just don’t have enough time for themselves between workdays, says Alex Dimitriu, M.D., founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and sleep expert at Sleep Foundation. Research agrees. A 2018 study published in Frontiers in Psychology found that the more an individual had to resist certain desired behaviors or actions during the day, the more […]
By Lauren Vinopal, 8/16/21 It would be unfair, though, to place all of the blame on the exercise. Like many ideas from the past, two sleep cycles isn’t one that’s aged well, Alex Dimitriu, a psychiatrist and sleep medicine doctor, tells me. “It takes our brain and body quite a while to wind down even once […]
Emily Laurence・August 13, 2021 Psychiatrist and sleep medicine doctor Alex Dimitriu, MD, explains that there are three types of sleep: deep sleep, REM sleep, and light sleep. “When someone drinks alcohol, they spend less time in REM sleep, and that’s the sleep phase where we dream the most,” he says. If you have a few cocktails […]
By Rebecca Deczynski, August 06, 2021 What makes them so amazing? Bamboo fabric naturally decreases heat retention, so if you’re someone who runs hot at night, it can help prevent you from overheating. And even if you don’t deal with dreaded night sweats, there’s still a benefit to wearing PJs that keep you nice and cool. “There […]
By Dominique Michelle Astorino, August 05, 2021 At its most basic, a nocturnal panic attack is just that: a panic attack that happens at night. Sometimes known as sleep or nighttime panic attacks, a nocturnal panic attack occurs in lighter stages of sleep (vs. deep sleep) without any obvious triggers and often wakes the person […]
What Do Dreams About Tornadoes Mean?
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on August 24, 2021 Dr. Alex Dimitriu is double board certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. Dimitriu told Healthline that most unpleasant dreams improve with understanding rather than fear and avoidance. “The same is true of psychotherapy,” Dimitriu said. “The act of shedding light on one’s fears […]
Are You a Revenge Bedtime Procrastinator?
August 17, 2021 | BY: Kate Bayless People just don’t have enough time for themselves between workdays, says Alex Dimitriu, M.D., founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and sleep expert at Sleep Foundation. Research agrees. A 2018 study published in Frontiers in Psychology found that the more an individual had to resist certain desired behaviors or actions during the day, the more […]
What Happens If I Put My Insomnia To Use By Working Out In The Middle Of The Night
By Lauren Vinopal, 8/16/21 It would be unfair, though, to place all of the blame on the exercise. Like many ideas from the past, two sleep cycles isn’t one that’s aged well, Alex Dimitriu, a psychiatrist and sleep medicine doctor, tells me. “It takes our brain and body quite a while to wind down even once […]
Sleep Doctors Explain the Very Strange Ways That Alcohol Can Affect Your Dreams
Emily Laurence・August 13, 2021 Psychiatrist and sleep medicine doctor Alex Dimitriu, MD, explains that there are three types of sleep: deep sleep, REM sleep, and light sleep. “When someone drinks alcohol, they spend less time in REM sleep, and that’s the sleep phase where we dream the most,” he says. If you have a few cocktails […]
These ‘Buttery Soft’ Bamboo Pajamas Keep Hot Sleepers Cool All Night
By Rebecca Deczynski, August 06, 2021 What makes them so amazing? Bamboo fabric naturally decreases heat retention, so if you’re someone who runs hot at night, it can help prevent you from overheating. And even if you don’t deal with dreaded night sweats, there’s still a benefit to wearing PJs that keep you nice and cool. “There […]
Did You Know It’s Possible to Have a Panic Attack In Your Sleep?
By Dominique Michelle Astorino, August 05, 2021 At its most basic, a nocturnal panic attack is just that: a panic attack that happens at night. Sometimes known as sleep or nighttime panic attacks, a nocturnal panic attack occurs in lighter stages of sleep (vs. deep sleep) without any obvious triggers and often wakes the person […]