4. If you cut your hair on these evenings, it’ll grow back quicker
It plays an essential role in vegetable growth, so why wouldn’t do the same with our hair? According to certain beliefs, the force of its pull boosts our blood flow. In fact, a handful of hairdressers around the world are convinced. They even offer nocturnes at this time of year, which are always performed outdoors. Incidentally, our nails and hair will grow a lot quicker if they’re trimmed late during these mystical evenings.
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5. The Full Moon makes us more fertile
This belief is based on the fact that the lunar cycle is within one day of the average menstrual cycle. However, there is no connection to be made between the two. However, as for our sex lives, the Full Moon increases our libidos and drives us crazy between the sheets! Women who want to get pregnant are often advised to avoid overhead positions on the evening of a full moon, or to keep their legs in the air after intercourse to help the sperm find its way to the uterus. This is based on popular belief and has no scientific basis. There is no scientifically proven position that increases the chances of getting pregnant.
6. The moon favors childbirth
Women who are approaching the end of their pregnancy often hear "the Full Moon is coming, you'll give birth soon! But are there really more births on Full Moon nights? This is a very old belief. And for good reason, a pregnancy lasts an average of 280 days, or 10 Moon cycles, which is not a coincidence for many people. Some theories suggest that, because the Moon has an influence on the earth's tides, it also influences our inner tides, thus it could act on the amniotic liquid and therefore cause pregnant women’s waters to break. However, whilst faced with these rumors, many scientists have studied the question, but have all come to the same conclusion - there are no more childbirths on the nights of the Full Moon. In other words, if the Moon is associated with fertility and childbirth in many mythologies, no scientific study has been able to demonstrate a real correlation.
7. The moon increases crime
The number of misdemeanors committed during the full moon is said to be higher than usual. Again, this is a myth. In 2010, researchers investigated the supposed link between the two. They studied the numbers of crimes reported during 2009 at a government hospital in Surate, India. Their study found that there was "no significant difference between crime events on full moon and non-full moon days". Crime rates are unrelated to this lunar phase. In 2018, Wayne Petherick, a criminology specialist at Australia's Bond University, remarked: "The only explanation I can see for linking criminology to the phases of the moon is one of practicality for criminals: when there's a full moon, there's more light."
8. The moon promotes epileptic seizures
No, studies prove that the Full Moon has no influence on epileptic seizures.
9. It increases insomnia
Many sleep parameters are disturbed on full-moon nights. The discovery was made by Swiss researchers at the University of Basel. Volunteers spent 64 nights sleeping in a room isolated from the outside world, without noise or light. Their electroencephalograms revealed that deep sleep is shortened by 30% when the Moon is full. Sleep itself lasted less time, and was judged to be of poorer quality. It was also found that on a full moon night, secretions of the sleep hormone melatonin are lower. Researchers believe that we may have a biological clock tuned to the Moon's cycle. 💡 Here’s a little tip if this happens to you: close your curtains, and it will be a night like any other 😉.
>>> Read up on the Full Moon's influence on insomnia.
10. The moon makes plants grow
In this phase, sap flows abundantly and rapidly from the roots to the top of the plant. This has an impact on the plant's growth, promoting rooting and root growth. This is an ideal phase for transplanting, fertilizing and harvesting. Weeding must also be carried out.
💡 It's time for a little bit of science - Let's get technical 💡
The Full Moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are approximately aligned (when this alignment is perfect, there's a lunar eclipse). This means that on this date, the Moon rises when the Sun sets and sets the next day when the Sun rises. The face presented by the Moon is completely illuminated, hence the name Full Moon.
📍 Practical tip - How to prepare for the Full Moon - Use meditation to harness the energies 📍
Close your eyes and concentrate on yourself. Let the emotions come to you, whether positive or negative. It's all about listening to yourself. Take the time you need.
Once you've felt your emotions, ask yourself what's been troubling you lately, and try to identify the source(s). Maybe it's related to certain factors, such as behaviors or actions that you need to question yourself on and understand your feelings by letting go.
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