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Hitting a wall of tiredness after lunch? Catherine Fernandez Aristy, M.D., fellowship-trained Family Sleep Medicine Physician at Monument Health Neurology and Rehabilitation in Rapid City wants to help you figure out why you are not getting the kind of sleep you need.
By now, most of us know that the blue light from devices negatively impacts the quality of our sleep. Dr. Fernandez Aristy explains to interim host Leslie Hopton the medical science behind that phenomenon. She also clarifies how sleep aid supplements work and why long term use of those chemicals may cause cognitive decline. Dr. Fernandez Aristy suggests the behavioral factors that may be causing your sleep to become fragmented. She also provides solutions to help you make informed decisions about how to get consistent and deep nighttime rest, such as waking up at the same time every morning, regardless of what time you went to bed. As Dr. Fernandez Aristy puts it, sleep trouble “doesn’t have to be your life story forever.”