By Gary Greenberg, December 2020 “Sleep is essential for the brain, which is the most metabolically active organ in the body,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California. “Like a house after a wild party, the brain needs a complete shutdown for a thorough clean-up after each day.” […]
By K.M. Langevin, Dec. 30, 2020 “Dieting alone is part of a much more complex system,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, psychologist and sleep specialist, told Health Digest. “Behavioral change, with the aim of overall health and sustainability, can lead to much better outcomes.” That bodes well for WW, as it offers training and tools to help […]
December 22, 2020. Dr. Dimitriu was published in Psychology Today in an article titled: “When Is It Too Much? Managing OCD During COVID” Imagine trying to tell yourself not to think about the coronavirus. Impossible, right? But everyday virus prevention measures such as handwashing and physical distancing also happen to overlap tremendously with the type […]
By Dr. Alex Dimitriu, Dec., 22, 2020 Imagine trying to tell yourself not to think about the coronavirus. Impossible, right? But everyday virus prevention measures such as handwashing and physical distancing also happen to overlap tremendously with the type of circular thinking and repetitive behaviors known all too well by those with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. Click HERE for […]
By K.M. Langevin/DEC. 22, 2020 “Humans are essentially social creatures,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, dual board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist, explained to Health Digest. “And we do better when we ‘belong,’ or have a purpose.” Dimitriu highlighted a study about “Blue Zones,” or places where people live the longest. These are also “places where there […]
By Lauren Vinopal, DEC., 17, 2020 Psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist Alex Dimitriu agrees, describing insomnia as “a finger-trap problem, where the harder you force sleep, the worse sleep can be.” This is why many doctors are careful to clinically diagnose insomnia, preferring instead to focus on the main symptom of not being able to fall or […]
This Is What Your Brain Does During Sleep
By Gary Greenberg, December 2020 “Sleep is essential for the brain, which is the most metabolically active organ in the body,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California. “Like a house after a wild party, the brain needs a complete shutdown for a thorough clean-up after each day.” […]
The truth about Weight Watchers
By K.M. Langevin, Dec. 30, 2020 “Dieting alone is part of a much more complex system,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, psychologist and sleep specialist, told Health Digest. “Behavioral change, with the aim of overall health and sustainability, can lead to much better outcomes.” That bodes well for WW, as it offers training and tools to help […]
When Is It Too Much? Managing OCD During COVID
December 22, 2020. Dr. Dimitriu was published in Psychology Today in an article titled: “When Is It Too Much? Managing OCD During COVID” Imagine trying to tell yourself not to think about the coronavirus. Impossible, right? But everyday virus prevention measures such as handwashing and physical distancing also happen to overlap tremendously with the type […]
When Is It Too Much? Managing OCD During COVID
By Dr. Alex Dimitriu, Dec., 22, 2020 Imagine trying to tell yourself not to think about the coronavirus. Impossible, right? But everyday virus prevention measures such as handwashing and physical distancing also happen to overlap tremendously with the type of circular thinking and repetitive behaviors known all too well by those with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. Click HERE for […]
Surprising ways marriage can affect your health
By K.M. Langevin/DEC. 22, 2020 “Humans are essentially social creatures,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, dual board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist, explained to Health Digest. “And we do better when we ‘belong,’ or have a purpose.” Dimitriu highlighted a study about “Blue Zones,” or places where people live the longest. These are also “places where there […]
THE ONE THING THAT’S PROVEN TO TREAT INSOMNIA
By Lauren Vinopal, DEC., 17, 2020 Psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist Alex Dimitriu agrees, describing insomnia as “a finger-trap problem, where the harder you force sleep, the worse sleep can be.” This is why many doctors are careful to clinically diagnose insomnia, preferring instead to focus on the main symptom of not being able to fall or […]