Vegan Lucid Dreamers?

Vegan... but... cheese... -drools-

I'm not sure I could stop eating dairy products. I have been thinking about cutting out red meat for a while now, since I don't like it that much anyway. Really, though, I think my problem is that I eat too much chocolate and ice cream.

Regarding vegans and lucid dreaming... I'm not sure if it's the lack of meat that seems to help with awareness, since in cutting out meat you add a lot more fruits and vegetables. A healthy non-vegetarian diet would also include lots of fresh foods. Not eating processed foods seems like it would be a big part of it. It would be interesting to do a study comparing the two.

nah god design us to to be raw vegan. kung fu monks thats live in high mountain in china that only eat raw vegan indeed to live up to 300 years sometimes thousands

Pics or it didn't happen.

No but really where is your source.

Maybe longer life spans but that old I don't really think so. Where did you hear/see that?

I've been a vegetarian for nearly two years now, and it's has definitely improved not only my mindfulness, but also my overall health and wellbeing. I really do believe that giving up meat helps with lucid dreaming. I don't know if there is a scientific explanation for it, but my mind is definitely more clear now than it used to be.

A clear and aware mind = lucidity.

Sarcasm perhaps?

On subject, are there any vegetarians out there who haven't noticed it's helped with lucid dreaming? So far it seems like all vegans/vegetarians agree that it helps (or don't know).

I've been vegan for a little less than a year now and I haven't noticed a huge shift in dreaming. However, I haven't really been actively practicing lucid dreaming lately. I'll see how it goes now that I'm back into it. However, I did have to stop taking fish oil pills - which I found increased the vividness and clarity of my dreams.

I'm extremely happy with my vegan diet though. I have a lot more energy and just feel a lot better in general. If anyone here is vegetarian and is considering going vegan, I'd definitely recommend it. It's a lot easier than you might think.

Who would want to take fish oil pills? o.0

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Originally Posted by Hidden

Who would want to take fish oil pills? o.0

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Fish oil contains vitamins B6 and B12 which both have an effect on dreams.
http://b6dreams.com/

I also think there's some info on these forums about it.

I may cut out fast food (for weight loss more so than dreaming), but I won't turn vegan. Besides, cutting out anything unhealthy can help with feeling better and being more mentally alert. For a good long time I didn't drink soda or any other super sweet drink and I felt SO good. Didn't pay attention to my dreams at the time, though I will this go around to see if there's a change. (after I force my dad to stop buying them. >_<). Of course thatprobably won't apply to everyone. But probably cutting anything out that causes you mental or physical fatigue would probably help with having lucid dreams.

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Originally Posted by SteadyState

Fish oil contains vitamins B6 and B12 which both have an effect on dreams.
http://b6dreams.com/

I also think there's some info on these forums about it.

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Ah, I see. I misread what you'd written. Thanks for the link; I was actually wondering about B6 just recently.

It's been awhile since I've visited this thread! I have read that vegans live longer than non vegans. 10 years or more depending on diet/exercise etc. I must say being vegan for 40 days now, 12 when I started this thread in the beginning. Well, surely it has helped. I've been really busy with writing and whatnot and haven't done any reality checks at all and had three nice lucid dreams without any effort put into them at all. Had two in the same night and my god, they were so vivid and clear and detailed. It was alarming! Only I had to pee really bad the second I became lucid in the first dream and was afraid that if I did I'd pee my bed. But honestly, being vegan is just amazing! Even if I was only a vegetarian I'd still feel insanely different and more alive in the dream state. I'm off to try a more raw food diet and I'll get back to this thread and post the results.

PS. I used to take these One A Day vitamins but since I went vegan I had to give them up and haven't been taking any at all. You need B12 when you give up meat but you can get that in other foods like cereal etc. So I feel normal without the vitamins but I am still looking into some vegan ones.

PPS. For those that say they can't be vegan because they love cheese and ice cream etc. Daiya Mozzarella Cheese is probably the BEST cheese I have ever tasted. Also organic non-dairy ice cream is so good! Try any organic non-dairy ice cream and compare it to normal dairy ice cream that isn't vegan and you will like the non-dairy kind more. It tastes the same but better. Seriously! Give it a go...

-Chase

When I started lucid dreaming I read a lot about 'lucid nutrition'' and found out that dairy products are very good for lucid dreaming.Also vitamin B12 is very important for lucid dreams and you only find it in animal products.So I don't think being a vegan necessarily means better awareness or more lucids.In my opinion what will really help is eating healthy and exercising :cheeky:

Anyways congrats on becoming a vegan
I intend to give up on chicken(I only eat fish and chicken) also but I cant' yet because of my parents

I'm a vegetarian because I don't believe in the consuming of meat. Not Vegan though

I've never had a lucid dream before being Vegan in 2009, so I cant comment on that comparison, but I do have more energy and mind-clarity in waking life and dream recall after going Vegan.

I went vegan about a year ago. I'm not 'strictly' vegan, i.e. I'll have milk in tea etc, but I dont eat meat or fish at all, and try and stay away from eggs and the like. I haven't noticed improvements in dreaming or LD to speak of, although I have noticed having much more energy, being 1000x healthier, and having much better meditation sessions :)

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I went vegan about a year ago. I'm not 'strictly' vegan, i.e. I'll have milk in tea etc, but I dont eat meat or fish at all, and try and stay away from eggs and the like. I haven't noticed improvements in dreaming or LD to speak of, although I have noticed having much more energy, being 1000x healthier, and having much better meditation sessions :)

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Well, if you go 100% vegan I think you will see a huge difference. I am really strict with my diet now. I won't even eat anything with "high fructose corn syrup" or have anything containing "aspartame" (just look up the huge list of side effects and you will see why.) I also switched from regular table salt to only "sea salt" and try to eat organic as much as possible and raw foods whenever I can. The one thing that has seemed to help a lot is drinking tea. Rooibos tea to be exact! Red tea is my favorite! Really seems to calm you and make you more aware of your surroundings. I also don't have caffeine in my diet which I believe has great benefits. I'm not saying everybody should do what I do, it is harder and takes a lot of willpower but it is worth it. It will cure depression and all sorts of other things in the process. Not saying I've cured my depression 100% but it was gone for quite awhile. Not eating fast food and learning to appreciate what goes into your body effects your mind and thus lucid dreaming seems to change on a number of scales. Opening your mind and allowing you to live a much greater lifestyle than those around you. -Chase

i get that not eating meat is healthier. But aren't products like milk and cheese healthy aswell? and eggwhites, you're body needs eggwhites

I am vegetarian for about 11 years now. ;D

“I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat animals who are”

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“I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat animals who are”

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Totally worth the bump.

Just broke my vegan after a year by eating eggs cause I was stupid and didn't eat protein things but I try to keep it vegan as much as possible.

I am a veganphobic. I am totally opposed to vegan diets and abstaining from meat. Power to the meat!

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I am a veganphobic. I am totally opposed to vegan diets and abstaining from meat. Power to the meat!

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Totally worth the bump.

I'm a vegetarian and a vegan a couple days out of the week. I try to eat vegan but sometimes it's just to much trouble to avoid eggs and butter.

I can't remember if I became a vegetarian or had LDs first. I think I started getting into both around the same time. But I do notice increased awareness and focus when I eat vegan vs vegetarian. I feel lighter and like I'm using the food in an optimum way rather than overeating, but this could be more because I'm more conscious of my food and eating habits when I eat vegan.