Welcome

Sleep is something we all need and do, every night, but for many of us, it’s an afterthought that we try to squeeze into busy, hectic lives.

I’m a physician and neuroscientist who has spent the last two decades caring for patients, studying the brain, and researching the connections between sleep, aging, and disease. I’ve dedicated my career to understanding how sleep influences long-term brain health, especially the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. I’ve seen firsthand, in my clinic and in my lab, how critical sleep is, not just for how we feel the next day, but for our bodies and brains over a lifetime.

In the last few years, sleep has finally been recognized as a fundamental pillar of health, alongside nutrition, exercise, and mental health. Careful research has shown that chronic sleep disruption increases the risk of everything from heart disease to dementia, and improving sleep can boost memory, mood, and overall health. I’m thrilled that more people are asking questions about sleep and working to sleep better.

Despite the growing awareness of sleep health, I’ve noticed a frustrating gap: good, clear, trustworthy resources about sleep are hard to find. The internet is overrun with advice that is confusing, oversimplified, not backed up by science, or just plain wrong. Patients, research participants, audience members at lectures, friends, and people I meet pretty much anywhere tell me their troubles with sleep and how overwhelmed and lost they feel when they try to learn about sleep on their own.

That’s why I decided to create this website: as a way to bring evidence-based, compassionate, and actionable information about sleep directly to you. I want to share what I’ve learned as a physician and scientist, translate the latest research into practical tips, and answer the questions I get every day. This site is also a way for me to engage more directly with the public. Research and clinical care are both deeply rewarding, but the impact is limited to small groups—my patients, colleagues, and the scientific community. I believe everyone deserves to understand how sleep works and how to improve it, and I hope this site can be a helpful place for people who are curious, struggling, or simply want to sleep better.

Welcome! I’m glad you’re here.