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The 7 Best Home Remedies for ADHD

Written by Morgan Mandriota on October 14, 2021 “Home remedies are useful because they can be implemented with relative ease, and they can also be applied whenever needed,” adds Alex Dimitriu, MD, who’s double board certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and is founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in Menlo Park, California. Click HERE for the full […]

How to Stop Snoring, According to Sleep Experts

By Sarah Fielding, October 07, 2021 And while it may seem like just another part of life, it is possible to stop snoring. “Snoring is the result of air going through a partly closed or constricted airway.” Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, tells Health. […]

I Took All Social Media Apps Off My Phone 14 Months Ago, and I’m a Totally Different Person

By Kiersten Hickman, October 6, 2021 “Indeed social media can be like any other addiction,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “At base, there is a foraging or searching behavior, which is often rewarded with ‘a find,’ and the ensuing surge in dopamine. Many […]

3 Reasons You’re More Anxious In The Morning (And How To Fix It)

By Dominique Astorino, 10/05/2021 “In my experience [as a practitioner], anxiety tends to be higher in the morning,” said Alex Dimitriu, a sleep medicine physician and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California. “The data is mixed … with some studies showing more anxiety later in the day.” Click HERE for the full article.

6 Ways To Wake Up Feeling More Rested

By Donna Sarkar Oct 5, 2021 According to Alex Dimitriu, a psychiatrist and sleep medicine expert, we can break down a night’s rest into a specific cyclical pattern known as sleep architecture. This pattern consists of four to five sleep cycles that alternate between rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep. Dimitriu explains that our body needs these different cycles […]