[Kik]

I remember reading on the Insomnialand blog about Diet drinks affecting insomnia, namely aspartame.

I'm on a pre-summer diet and as part of that I'm attempting to eat clean. No processed food, additives, preservatives, stimulants and all meals where possible need to be made from scratch. So no coffee, sugar, cheese or Diet Coke.

I'm not a 100% clean eater (more like 85% – 90%) but I have to say, I'm definitely sleeping better at night. I still don't fall asleep straight away, but I'm definitely getting more hours during the night then just my staple of 5-8am.

Has anyone else had their sleep affected by diet? (For better or worse) 🙂

[LindsayK]

I cut red meat out of my diet altogether and noticed an hour or so of extra sleep sneaking in after a few weeks. Plus, I feel lighter overall. 🙂

[Martin Reed]

I definitely think there's something behind the artificial sweetener/insomnia debate. For those that didn't read the blog post in question, here's a link:

Is there a link between artificial sweeteners and insomnia?

There have also been a few more blog posts about diet and insomnia since then:

Can food cure your insomnia?

More foods to consider for natural insomnia relief

Is there a link between blood sugar levels and insomnia?

I think it would be madness to suggest that the food we eat doesn't affect our bodies – but more research needs to be done on how our diet affects how we sleep.

Kik, did you eat particularly high amounts of a specific food before changing your diet?

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[misscupcake]

As someone who has had an eating disorder for as longer than i have had insomnia(honest i am not a complete hypercondriac-more like control freak,over achiever,OCD type of girl..haha) I can say that diet does not affect my insomnia.

Last summer my weight dropped to 5 stone 10 which is 80lbs ie not good and i was seriously ill.Throughout this relapse i was exercising constantly,eatng less than 50cals per day etc etc and there was no difference.Even though i was exhausted i still did not sleep.

When my eating is “normal” or what as normal as someone with an ED can be i cut out caffeine,sweeteners,dairy etc etc and no change.

I have been tested on so many different things food wise and nothing.

So again just my exeprience.

x

[Kik]

'Martin' wrote on '12:

Kik, did you eat particularly high amounts of a specific food before changing your diet?

I was eating a lot of refined carbs like white bread (lots of toast) and pasta (hmmmm…cheesy pasta). Also a lot of diet sodas especially Caffeine free diet coke and diet/ low fat yogurts. And at the start of the year I went through a long phase of crumbed or battered fish. No, I don't know what that was about either 😀

It must also have been a quite high salt diet as during my first week of eating clean, I lost 5lbs off the scales. I'm pretty sure it was all fluid.

[Kik]

On Monday night, I ate about three quarters of a box of double chocolate cookies, fell asleep faster then normal and slept the entire night through.

What's that about?? 😮

[Martin Reed]

Maybe you've stumbled upon an unlikely cure!!

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[Kik]

'Martin' wrote on '16:

Maybe you've stumbled upon an unlikely cure!!

Chocolate flavoured cure! Awesome! 😀

[greenplant]

i am a big believer in what you eat having an effect on your body, and not just because i'm a nutritionist! i notice a change in myself when i follow a clean and healthy diet (fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, no processed foods, lots of water). not only do i feel lighter but i do sleep better. the problem for me is consistency! unfortunately i do drink diet drinks a few times a week and I never heard of the connection between drinking them and insomnia. will have to research this more!

people don't realize the intimate relationship that food has with our bodies. it doesn't just disappear into a black hole once we chew it- our body works at digesting, metabolizing and nourishing itself long after we chewed and swallowed. I try to keep that in mind when I a eating- I look at the food and wonder about how my body will use it and if it will be good enough.

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