Food you shouldn't eat before sleeping?

**Cookino** · 06-17-2012 11:45 PM

So I've read about foods that can increase chances of becoming lucid if you eat them before sleeping and I've been wondering if there are any kind of food that could decrease chances of becoming lucid or that might affect dream recall/vividness in a negative way?

**melanieb** · 06-17-2012 11:49 PM

Any food could potentially decrease your chances of lucid dreaming, particularly if consumed too close to sleep.

Honestly what matters is how your body handles the calories. Some people will do better than others. You might not have any troubles with any foods/drinks.

It's best not to eat too close to sleep time, even when people suggest drinking apple juice. Consume the products but do so with plenty of time to digest.

Any item, food or not, that impacts your sleep routine and metabolism has the chance to negatively affect recall. Know your body and go with what works for you.

**StaySharp** · 06-18-2012 04:50 PM

As melanieb said it depends on yourself. I usually don't feel any impact from food at all but sometimes if I eat something big before sleeping my recall goes somewhere it doesn't to. You can make some experiments to see how you handle food while sleeping, otherwise go with the advice from above, to keep food a few hours appart from sleep.

**Crashyy** · 06-18-2012 05:02 PM

Well there was one week i had a great dream recall, I remembered 19 dreams that week. (I didn't eat anything a few hours before I went to bed)
But the weeks after I only remembered 1 each night so 7 dreams during those weeks.
Everynight at 10pm I eat instant noodles lol. I usually go to bed at 10.30/11.00
So maybe those noodles were the cause of my bad dream recall. I'm gonna stop eating noodles for a while
and see how my dream recall goes. Thanks for the thread! ;p

**littlezoe** · 06-18-2012 09:27 PM

I usually eat close to going to sleep... but now that i think about it... Maybe it does affect LDs in a bad way... hmm..

**Mindraker** · 06-18-2012 11:37 PM

Some people say that indigestion can lead to strange dreams. But I'm not advising that you should eat foods that will give you indigestion.

**littlezoe** · 06-19-2012 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Mindraker

Some people say that indigestion can lead to strange dreams. But I'm not advising that you should eat foods that will give you indigestion.

That worked like that for me while i believed in it. Placebo.

**LucidiTEA** · 06-19-2012 03:15 PM

I was often told alcohol would prevent vivid dreams but I have found that to be the opposite effect on me. I typically remember more vivid dreams after a couple of alcoholic beverages. I chalk to being in a deeper sleep the first half of the night resulting in REM rebound for the later half.

**TwoCrystalCups** · 06-19-2012 12:20 AM

Before i slept last night, i ate a small snack 4 hours before sleep, i had a great lucid dream, and made sure my bladder was empty before sleeping as well. I can't have good dreams knowing my bladder is hitting me on my head every time in my dream saying wake up you got to go! lol.

**Spyyko** · 06-24-2012 08:24 AM

FOOD DYES. Heavily detrimental to dream recall.

**dreaming90** · 06-24-2012 04:38 PM

I'd say avoid junk food before bed. And try to get in a few servings of veggies during the day; I've found that doing this increases my clarity of consciousness.