Dr. Majid Fotuhi

But if you see junk food, don't eat it.

Or if you must eat it, eat half of it at first.

Just do interventions little by little over time and you will see that the results will compound over time.

One thing I find interesting in talking about sleep with people is that many people assume sleep problems are part of life.

Many of my patients say to me things like, well, everybody has sleep problems.

As if, well, it is what it is.

You need to make sleep a priority.

Most sleep problems are treatable.

If you have difficulty falling asleep, or if you wake up in the middle of the night, there are six, seven different common causes.

Number one being too much stress.

And if the stress is keeping you up at night, then you need to realize that you are producing your own stress by your own thoughts.

You are the one who's a source of the stress.

Of course, you know, people have financial problems, people have medical conditions, people have children or parents who have medical problems.

So stress exists.

I'm not saying stress doesn't exist.

However, so much of stress is self-generated, is when you worry about things that can happen in the future, or you have high expectations that are not being met.

And so you are creating your own stress.

And it's time to rethink what is causing your stress and have a plan to address it.

You can't have same old, same old for another 20, 30 years, because that is a problem.

Other common issues is that people may have spicy food or caffeinated beverages in the afternoon.