Welcome! In reading this post, I can relate on many levels. I just got back onto DV this week because I am really feeling the pull of lucid dreaming in my life again. It's been a passion of mine for a long time, but my practice fell away into the background when I started graduate school two years ago. To help get me back on track with everything, including my dreaming, I also just made a significant change in my diet including cutting out sugar, processed carbs, etc. I'm still drinking some red wine, but I've cut way back. It's not an easy shift, but like you, I feel the difference! I am hoping the change in my body chemistry will help with lucidity. A lucid dreaming practice really can change your entire life. It's a complete mental shift if you are open to the full potential of this kind of dream work. Congrats on your motivation and life change! Your first LD is right around the corner.