Lunar Influence – Sleep (20)

Introduction

It has finally been found that the lunar phases do indeed affect our sleep. This has been the result of several studies and much research. The latest research results from Dr Christian Cajochen strongly suggest that the full moon does indeed affect sleep in human beings, giving them a sleep that is not as good as normal.

The Study’s Findings

It was in summary found that the full-moon made brain activity related to deep sleep to drop by 30% and that people in the study took five minutes longer to go to sleep and they overall slept 20 minutes less.

This is not surprising because generally the effect of the full moon on human behaviour is to agitate, make restless and amplify impulses and emotions Therefore, one would expect that with such increased agitation sleep would be more difficult and not as deep or restful.

Conclusion

Dr Christian Cajochen from the University of Basel in Switzerland said the following about the findings of his research: "The lunar cycle seems to influence human sleep, even when one does not see the moon and is not aware of the actual moon phase,". This interesting observation shows us that the influence is real and it is not our mind reacting to the full moon and creating this behavioural disturbance.

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