RAJ DASGUPTA

“There are no double-blind, randomized control studies speaking to the benefits of sleeping naked,” notes Rajkumar Dasgupta, M.D., a sleep expert and an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. (Though, we think that’d make for an awesome research project.) Read More

Classic insomnia is called psychophysiologic insomnia, says Rajkumar Dasgupta, M.D., an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. People with it usually have anxiety related to sleep. They dread bedtime or develop bad habits that ultimately make their insomnia worse, he says. Read More #askmen #CassieShortsleeve #askmencom #howto #insomnia

Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (who was not involved with the new study), tells us the study is really important for better understanding women’s health. He also tells us there are a few different things that might make women more likely to have sleep problems. He tells us that estrogen and progestin may work to regulate sleep, though doctors aren’t totally sure how. But becau

"For something as easy as sleep, it's quite difficult to do, and that's the bottom-line point," said Dr. Raj Dasgupta, a sleep and pulmonary doctor and assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Southern California. Sleep physicians said there are steps people can take and a few products that might help those who would rather slumber than count sheep at night. Read More

Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta (who goes by Dr. Raj), a spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, says that while a podcast like this can be helpful for getting to sleep, there are other pieces of the sleep hygiene puzzle necessary for achieving a good, full night’s rest, and those shouldn’t be neglected. “The role of sound, temperature, your pillow and bedding, the role of meditation—certain things work for some individuals and not for others because sleep is very indi

Okay, so why do my friends take it? Dr. Dasgupta explained to me that when it comes to dietary supplements, melatonin is one of the most popular out there, since it’s believed to be a sleep aid. But unfortunately, it’s actually not that potent — so while my friends swear up and down that it helps them sleep at night, it doesn’t actually lull them into an immediate slumber. Instead, when you take melatonin as a supplement, it really just helps to adjust your body’s internal cl

If you can’t doze off within 15 or 20 minutes and you’re feeling frustrated, there’s no sense in just lying there. The best thing to do is to get out of bed and do something relaxing like read (a book, not a device), do breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, meditate or listen to music that makes you feel calm.Then, “you should only go back to bed when you’re ready to go back to sleep again,” Raj Dasgupta, MD, a sleep expert and an assistant professor at the Univ