Can Sleep Reduce Chronic Pain and Inflammation?

But doctors do NOT educate patients about diet, they just experiment you with all those kinds of medications. Only from you that we get educated about diet and I thank you for that.

I loved when Dr. Girnita said that the moment a person is diagnosed with an immune disease, stress will enter their life. So true. I now have health anxiety. For basically 35 years I had excellent health. Then I started to experience all types of health problems. Now I've been diagnosed with 2 chronic illnesses. Poor sleep is very common when pain is a big issue. Of course that starts a vicious cycle of pain-poor sleep-flare up- etc.

My two favourite rheumatologists in one video, what a treat!

Dr. Diana, you're doing a great job. Thanks a lot for inviting specialized Doctors specifically in Rheumatology.

Sleep is the #1 tool in my lifestyle toolbox for rheumatoid arthritis, followed by exercise and stress management! Thank you for highlighting the importance of sleep!

Thank you Dr. Diana and Dr. Elizabeth for this informative presentation. This has helped me to think about sleep and what goes on in the doctor’s office in a whole different way. I hope that both of your practices prosper and your colleagues will take note of your innovative approach to the vital doctor-patient interaction. I feel that this new approach could be a watershed moment that changes that relationship and could, over time, benefit millions of patients to communicate more effectively with their doctors and learn to manage their health much more effectively. Thanks again. Great channel!

I wake up with numbness in my hips. I don't sleep. I nap. I am very fed up with this life.

Thank you Dr Girnita, learning alot from you.. watching from the netherlands. I'm Very grateful for finding your channel about a year ago... You are much apriciated 🌹💎

Dr Diana, Wow! You are a blessing. How different it is in the US.
Your patients should know how fortunate they are!
I know the NHS in the UK is a totally different system which is a totally broken healthcare system..
My GP here in the UK actually said to me, " You are bringing too many things to me!!"
Then, "you've got too many things wrong with you" He knew full well my situation is complex as he'd been my doctor for 20+ years.
How on God's green earth are you supposed to get any help when your primary care giver doesn't want to hear what is going on with you?
Yess.. I did change my doctor.
Now I NEVER go into any doctor appointment alone.

This was so encouraging , you described most people’s situation medically

Dr. Girnita you have a BIG heart and kind hearted god bless you.

Thank you so much for all the info not gotten elsewhere

Sleeping poorly due to pain and regardless of the meds I’m taking or heating blanket Im using,I just can’t stop the pain and my sleep suffers. As I work in healthcare I’m worried my days are numbered because I cannot get restorative sleep to help my patients ~

How I wished you have a clinic here in Maryland especially in silver spring

I've had sleep issues for most of my life. I can't recall EVER getting 8 hours of sleep. I usually get 4 or 5 at most. Now with SD wake up about every hour all night long. I have tried everything over the years and nothing works.

Although I am told by my doctors I definitely should be on pain medicine, no doctor in this area gives pain medicine. I have MS (progressive for decades now),
Sjogren’s Disease, Rheumatoid & Osteo-Arthritis, eczema, etc. I am allergic to NSAIDS & am left with only Tylenol, even though I was on Morphine until the last Pain Clinic that gave pain meds, in another town, quit giving them, too.
I’m bedridden & it kills me to have to go to any appt. I can’t see it any longer.
My sleep is almost nonexistent. I am in constant severe pain. I pray 🙏 I will not get Trigeminal Neuralgia, because I don’t know what I’ll do then.

I like this Rheumatogist

Hello Dr Girnita! Awesome videos!! I’ve been sick since August 2024. All my autoimmune factors are either abnormal or positive. My Ra factor was 7. I’m going to a rheumatologist next month.. Anything I should ask them?? It started cause my inflammation markers were so high. ( testing)

I’ve been living with multiple autoimmune disorders for at least 15 years. I’ve tracked my sleep with wearable devices for about half that time. I find the insomnia gets worse before the pain gets worse, it’s become an early warning sign that I’m headed into a flare. Despite lots of treatments (pain, sleep, immune, etc) my average sleep for five years straight was 3-3.5hrs a night no matter what we did. With more aggressive immune suppressants I’ve manage to bump that up to 5-6hrs. If I do get exhausted enough to sleep more than 7hrs I’m in so much pain from laying down that long that I feel even worse than if I had pulled an all nighter. It’s a torturous balancing act.

Did your guest just say "what an opportunity autoimmune disease gives us to learn how to look after ourselves". Seriously never say that out loud to a patient. Ever.

Thank you, Dr. Diana!

i have started eating more green and fruit and seeds which has omega 3 oils

Ldn together with glycine really increased my quality of sleep. Feeling rested now in the morning,

very interesting & informative, ty!👍

Thank you. Excellent information ❤

i have been following your videos and they really helpful

How can we sleep through the pain? Pain either wakes me up or won’t let me sleep.

Thx so much . Much appreciated.

Should eggs be eliminated in autoimmune?

Yes I am having trouble in my sleep Zi feel pain I used pillows to help me but still I can’t not sleep

Does exercise help with the pain of arthritis? Such as walking or pushups?

Does Dr. Ortiz have an autoimmune condition? She cheerfully says that having one is an invitation to learn to take care of oneself.
It's hard to take someone, you know, like, seriously, when she like giggles while talking about like, you know, serious issues - like, you know?

What about LUPUS?

is egg's good for ra patients

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I am willing to be a guinie pig for the doctors anytime as I have only been getting 3 hours a night for the last 5 months and I am seeing things happening which are on the sleep depravation list.

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There is lots and lots of good advice on RA and autoimmune on RUclips. See what the functional doctors have to say. It’s completely different from the heaps of medicines. See dr. Mark Hyman.

This is way too long to answer a simple question 🤪