The New Moon has an inspiring effect on us, stimulates our creativity and fills us with positive energy, while the full Moon causes insomnia and various anxieties.
Most of us have heard of behavior caused by the moon's changes, but have you ever wondered if the moon can affect our health?
Rick Fienberg, an expert and scientist, claims that the Moon cannot cause any psychological or physical changes in the human body. Although it is true that the moon affects the tides, most of the myths we know about its influence are untrue.
However, other researchers continued to study the phases of the moon and their effects on health. These studies led to the following conclusions:
Traffic accidents
Researchers observed about 13000 motorcyclists and concluded that the moon can distract drivers, leading to more traffic accidents. These accidents are not the result of some higher power, but drivers often look at the moon, wander in their thoughts and lose control of the vehicle.
Problems with the psyche
The conducted research included 1800 respondents who have mental health problems and during the full moon, not a single more serious case was recorded compared to other days.
Scientists believe that if there is an influence of the Moon on the human psyche, it is probably very small and rare, which is why it is not included in the statistics. On the other hand, 782 subjects who do not have mental problems were studied and during the full moon a feeling of mild anxiety and depression was noticed.
Insomnia
Research shows that the average sleep time during a full moon decreases by 20 minutes. Also, it takes about 5 minutes longer to fall asleep. During the full moon, the quality of sleep is a shade worse. So there is no reason to worry if you are irritable and tired at the time of the full moon, reports Beauty and Health.
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