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/