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Can blind people see their dreams?
Leila Jones, May 21, 2021 Dr Alex Dimitriu, founder at Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine explains it further for us: “Sleep and especially dream sleep is truly a natural virtual reality experience. For people who are able to lucid dream – even more so – because they are able to actually control the content of their […]
11 best travel pillows of 2021, according to experts
By Mili Godio, May 20, 2021 “Not everyone is an equally deep sleeper, and people with any sleep issues at baseline will often have a harder time sleeping in a louder and less comfortable environment — such as an airplane,” added board-certified psychiatrist Alex Dimitriu, MD, a sleep medicine specialist. He noted that posture plays a […]
Don’t Identify as an Introvert or an Extrovert? You Might Be an Ambivert—Here’s What That Means
By Kaitlin Vogel @@KaitlinVogel, May 19, 2021 “Temperament is the foundation that everything is built upon; it often has strong genetic roots, and is stable over time,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. Click HERE for the full article.
Want to Ditch the Alarm? Here Are 5 Tips For Waking Up Naturally
by Rebecca Strong, May 18, 2021 While training yourself to wake up without an alarm, the idea is to work with your own internal clock, not against it — because if you’re not getting adequate rest, you’ll probably need to continue depending on an alarm to wake you up. “Someone with a sleep debt will always […]
How to get more REM sleep — the internal ‘therapy’ that happens when you’re unconscious
May 14, 2021 — Dr. Alex Dimitrui, Founder of the Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine clinic, was interviewed by Insider for the article, “How to get more REM sleep — the internal ‘therapy’ that happens when you’re unconscious.”
How Sleep Deprivation Impairs your Mind, Moods & Memory
May 11, 2021. Dr. Dimitriu was published in Psychology Today in an article titled: “How Sleep Deprivation Impairs your Mind, Moods & Memory” Pioneering sleep scientist William Dement once called sleep deprivation “the most common brain impairment.” The research is proving him right. Authors of the latest sleep study, just published (April 2021) in the […]