HealthyPIG Magazine

For thousands of years, people have been speculating about the impact of the moon on human health and behavior. The ancient Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder claimed that the moon can "penetrate everything" and conducted a theoretical analysis of its influence on tides, marine life, plants, animals, and human activities. Although science has since explained some lunar phenomena, such as tides and solar eclipses, there are still many problems shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the most common lunar legend is the moon’s ability to influence behavior at night. There is no shortage of stories about night chaos, sleep disturbances, and insomnia driven by the inestimable power of the moon. But is there anything in folklore? Modern research methods have a new understanding of the relationship between moon phases and sleep.