Nishi Bhopal, MD is board-certified in Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Pacific Integrative Psychiatry, an online practice in California where patients receive a whole-person approach to anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, including nutrition, psychotherapy, and integrative and functional medicine. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Bhopal is the founder of IntraBalance, an educational platform that includes a YouTube channel and online courses for physicians and therapists where she teaches the fundamentals of clinical sleep medicine.

Some of the topics we discussed were:

• Safe approaches to elderly patients who have difficulty sleeping in the hospital
• Melatonin in an inpatient setting
• How to handle a situation where a patient insists on taking sleeping pills by using the FIFE model
• Strategies to decrease the negative impact of sleep disturbance for healthcare professionals who work long hours, night shifts, or who constantly switch between day and night shifts
• Melatonin for healthcare professionals doing shift work
• Traveling tips on how to help decrease the negative impact of changing timezones and deal with travel fatigue and jet lag
• The truth about how blue light exposure affects sleep
• Ways to promote better sleep in your evening routine
• How to watch a show or movie at night without disturbing your sleep
• Dr. Bhopal’s tips and recommendations for sleeping better yourself and for helping patients sleep better
• The interaction between food and sleep

And more!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

CDC free shift work resource:
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/work-hour-training-for-nurses/longhours/mod1/01.html

TimeShifter app:
https://www.timeshifter.com/

Study on sleep in hospitalized patients:
Morse AM, Bender E. Sleep in Hospitalized Patients. Clocks Sleep. 2019 Feb 25;1(1):151-165. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep1010014. PMID: 33089161; PMCID: PMC7509688.

Dr. Bhopal's sleep workshop for patients:
https://go.pacificintegrativepsych.com/sleep-tune-up

Connect with Dr. Bhopal:

LI:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishibhopal/

YT:
https://www.youtube.com/c/intrabalance

IG:
https://www.instagram.com/intrabalance

FB:
https://www.facebook.com/IntraBalanceLLC/

Private practice website:
https://pacificintegrativepsych.com/

Private IG:
https://pacificintegrativepsych.com/

Nishi Bhopal, MD is board-certified in Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Pacific Integrative Psychiatry, an online practice in California where patients receive a whole-person approach to anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, including nutrition, psychotherapy, and integrative and functional medicine. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Bhopal is the founder of IntraBalance, an educational platform that includes a YouTube channel and online courses for physicians and therapists where she teaches the fundamentals of clinical sleep medicine.

Some of the topics we discussed were:

• Holistic treatments for insomnia that are evidence-based
• Tips about supplements that can help with insomnia
• Which brands Dr. Bhopal personally trusts when she uses or recommends supplements for sleep
• What dose of melatonin is better for sleep
• How to deal with waking up in the middle of the night
• Common issues that look like insomnia but are often misdiagnose
• How to deal with delayed sleep phase (later circadian rhythm) and advanced sleep phase (earlier circadian rhythm)
• About Dr. Bhopal’s program for those who want to learn more

And more!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

MSK about herbs:
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine/herbs/search

Connect with Dr. Bhopal:

LI:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishibhopal/

YT:
https://www.youtube.com/c/intrabalance

IG:
https://www.instagram.com/intrabalance

FB:
https://www.facebook.com/IntraBalanceLLC/

Private practice website:
https://pacificintegrativepsych.com/

Private IG:
https://pacificintegrativepsych.com/

Valerie Cacho, MD, is an integrative sleep medicine physician and women's sleep expert. Her interests and expertise include diagnosing and treating medical sleep disorders, mind-body approaches to insomnia, self-compassion and mindfulness, clinical hypnotherapy, and promoting sleep health and whole living. She is the president and founder of Sleep Life Med, a tele-sleep practice in Hawaii and California. Additionally, Dr. Cacho is the CEO of Sleephoria, a sleep health resource for women founded on the belief that a well-rested woman has the energy, clarity, and drive to change the world.

Some of the topics we discussed were:

• Difficulty with waking up at night and staying asleep
• How food can promote better sleep
• Myths and misconceptions about sleep
• Supplements with scientifically proven benefits for sleep
• Tips on sleep and menopause

And more!

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