Title: Full Moon Effects: What Research Has Discovered
Headings: How Does a Full Moon Affect Our Physical and Mental Well-Being?
How Does a Full Moon Affect Our Physical and Mental Well-Being?
The full moon effect
Full moon and your sleep
May affect sleep latency
May affect men and women differently
Full moon and your cardiovascular system
May affect blood pressure
Full moon, mood, and mental health
Those with bipolar disorder may be affected
Full moon and violence, aggression, trauma, and suicide
The moon and menstrual cycles
Incorrect conclusions
Key takeaways

Content: This has led to the development of circadian rhythms that affect many of your body’s systems — not just your sleep-wake cycle. Circadian rhythms affect your physical and mental health, too. But the widespread use of electric light means many of your circadian rhythms are adapting to new light and dark patterns. When circadian rhythms wobble, it can cause or increase symptoms
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of certain mental health disorders, including: anxiety
bipolar disorder
depression
schizophrenia
Does the full moon still have the power to disrupt your circadian rhythm? It brightens the sky by a lowly 0.1 to 0.3 lux
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compared with a single streetlight (15 lux) or a cell phone screen (40 lux). So, are full moons really associated with changes in mood and mental health? The prevailing scientific evidence says no. Researchers in a 2017 study
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analyzed emergency room records at a 140-bed hospital and found that people visited the ER because of a psychiatric condition in roughly equal numbers during all four phases of the moon. A 2006 review
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of more than 10,000 medical records from different facilities found the same thing: