Thread: lucid dreaming diet?

Some say chocolate before bed because of the choline I think, but that will get you fat for sure . Some say milk and I even seen cheese I think .

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Originally Posted by madshatter

Are there certain things you should include in your diet that will help you attain lucidity/recall your dreams better? my friend said that eggs are good because they contain choline in them. what ever that is... haha. he also said to take some melatonin. i tried the melatonin and it made attaining sleep easier, and it made me feel better and more awake when i woke up but it made remembering dreams very hard. so, are there any foods/pills that you can take to help you attain lucidity and remember your dreams?

There are foods that may help for various reasons, like ones high in choline, b vitamins, protein, vitamin c, or drugs(like chocolate). There are also foods that can work against you for various reasons, like ones high in sugar or fat.

Although the most powerful effects come from not eating anything at all for awhile.

As far as melatonin, I don't currently trust it, its been shown to have very low acute toxicity but there is no good studies demonstrating its over all short or long term safety.

Below is a link to the section of the forum where various lucid aids are discussed including many supplements.
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...splay.php?f=44

Originally Posted by madshatter

Are there certain things you should include in your diet that will help you attain lucidity/recall your dreams better? my friend said that eggs are good because they contain choline in them. what ever that is... haha. he also said to take some melatonin. i tried the melatonin and it made attaining sleep easier, and it made me feel better and more awake when i woke up but it made remembering dreams very hard. so, are there any foods/pills that you can take to help you attain lucidity and remember your dreams?

It is interesting to find out that a lot of these supplements to induce a lucid dream are the same supplements that I take for hypertrophy / bodybuilding purposes. Even before I became interested in lucid dreaming I was taking L-glutamine, L-arginine, and creatine for muscle recovery after lifting weights in the gym. Thus obviously you should incorporate a bodybuilders' diet in your lucid dreaming regime. I am on a high protein and low carb diet. I try to eat 4 meals a day. Starting with my biggest meal at breakfast and go lighter during the day. Start with eggs and ham omelet, bagel and orange juice for breakfast. For lunch chicken, rice, and vegetables. Dinner same as lunch. Before bed a sandwich or eggs and toast. And before bed take your lucid aid supplements like L-arginine, DHEA, 5HTP. Wake up four hours later and take galantamine, choline with some water and go back to bed. Even if I don't lucid I still get a healthy muscular body. In addition you will also find that a lot of the whey protein products out there contain many of these supplements already added such as L-tryptophan and L-arginine. I also discovered that dark chocolate with 70% cocoa or caffeine will help me remember my dreams better if you are having problems remembering them. But this is what works for me I don't think it's universal.