Tip for preparing a psychedelic session: stop eating 3 hours before bedtime

A simple preparation that helps many people in the week before a psychedelic session is adjusting your evening routine. Try to teach yourself to stop eating about three hours before you go to sleep. During this period, you only drink calorie-free drinks, such as water or herbal tea.

This has multiple benefits for your body and your sleep quality.

Research shows that people who stop eating at least three hours before going to sleep extend their nightly fasting period. This allows the body to recover better during sleep. In a study, improvements were observed in, among other things, insulin sensitivity, blood pressure and heart rate when people followed this simple rule.

The reason is that your body is actually supposed to be in recovery mode at night. When you eat right before going to sleep, your digestion remains active, your blood sugar rises, and your body has to produce insulin. This can disrupt sleep and reduce recovery.

Stopping eating earlier results in a longer nocturnal fasting period of approximately 1 to 4 pm, which can improve metabolic balance and pancreatic function.

For a psychedelic session, this can be especially useful because:

1. your sleep often becomes deeper and more stable
2. your blood sugar and energy remain more stable
3. your body gets used to a light fasting period, which can feel more comfortable on the day of the session

Practical implementation

In the week before your session, for example, you can maintain this rhythm:

• 19:00 last meal
• after that only water or herbal tea
• 22:00 to bed

After a few days, the body often notices that this new rhythm becomes easier on its own.

Many people experience that they sleep more peacefully and wake up feeling clearer, which is a good foundation for a deep and stable psychedelic experience. In the days following the psychedelic session, it also becomes easier to continue making this healthy choice.