Moon phase does not have any significant impact on our behavior and how soundly we sleep. These are the results of extensive monitoring of sleep and behavior, nearly 6 thousand children of different ages from all continents of the Earth. The results of the research biologists published article in the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics.
“Folklore and sometimes even stories from the medical environment indicate that the phases of the moon affect manifest themselves as psychological problems among humans and animals. And regardless of how much or little scientific background contained in these statements, secrets of the moon will excite the mankind since centuries” – quoted by RIA Novosti Jean-Philippe Chapu from the Research Institute of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa.
According to him, children were chosen as subjects because they are much more subject to rapid mood changes than adults, children also require more sleep, due to which violations in his regime will be a stronger influence on their health and mood.
“Our results are a convincing argument in favor of the fact that the Moon does not affect human behavior. The only significant change is a 1% shift in the duration of sleep, but it can be explained by the fact that in our study was attended by many people. Overall I think that we should not worry about the full moon and turning into “werewolves”. Our behavior to a greater extent influenced by genes, education, income level and other social things than the gravitational forces arising from the interactions of the Earth and its companion,” concluded Sapu.
