ZC, nutrition and dreams

#1

Hi All,

All my life I have rarely remembered my dreams. Some people remember dreams every night. I only remember dreams if I have been taking vitamin supplements. I have never worked out which vit supplement it is that helps me to remember my dreams.

After 9ish weeks of ZC I am FASCINATED to discover that I am now regularly remembering dreams. Even though I am only taking one supplement (D3/K2 which has never affected my dream remembering).

Which leads me to ask whether sleep changes have happened to you with ZC?

I also wondering if eating veg may have somehow reduced the amount of nutrition I was absorbing. I mean, I used to eat keto - veg, a few berries, no grains and the odd chip - and then needed a supplement on top to be able to remember dreams.

Now I am eating a bit more meat (maybe20% increase), more fat (mainly butter, cream and meat fat) with no veg or fruit except a bit of darkchoc now and then).
So maybe the veg was interfering with me getting the most nutrition out of the meat I was eating…? Fibre preventing vit or min absorption? Something in the veg which prevented my body making use of the nutrients in them?
Obviously I am speculating.

I know that ZCers claim no need to supplement, and I was always open to that idea, but I am blown away that I can apparently gauge it myself, by my dreams, within only 9 weeks of starting this way of eating.

(Teresa (turtle)) #2

All I can say is that I have found the same to be true with remembrance of my dreams since switching to eating only animal kingdom foods when hungry. :thinking:

(Chris) #3

Oxalates found in leafy greens inhibit or block the absorption of calcium and iron - two things women are historically deficient in. Then there’s the other phytotoxins as well…crappy link but it illustrates the point fairly well.

http://www.moonvalleyreptiles.com/uromastyx/uromastyx-diet/oxalates-goitrogens-toxins

#4

Thanks @Dread1840
Very interesting to learn that oxalates block calcium and iron.
:slight_smile:

#5

Well, I have to say, this dream remembering is a mixed blessing.

I have always been so envious of people who can remember them. But nowadays I sometimes wake up feeling like I have already done a full day’s living.

Who knew the unconscious could be so… active.

(Sam ) #6

I am 3 months into a low (under 20g) of carbs a day and I have insane dreams now whereas I never used to before! last night I dreamt about making a chick pea, potato, and lentil curry and then woke up thinking I had actually eaten all of it and that I was mad with myself! I had the same sort of guilt dreams when i gave up drinking - would dream that I had drank loads of beer and then wake up really upset that I had broken my no drinking rule! I dearly love my mind! :slight_smile: