Comment on The other day I heard a friend talking about how "the moon's gravity affects our internal organs." This sounds like bull, but is it? And if so, how would I correct their misinformation?

new_guy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Contramuffin@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Iirc, this is actually true. There has been some studies that suggest that the moon phase does influence menstrual cycles. I don’t fully remember what the researchers concluded, but I remember vaguely that it was something like, not seeing the moon (if the sky is overcast, for instance) doesn’t affect the menstrual cycle, but looking at the moon will “reset” the cycle in some way.

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  • new_guy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well, now you made me find this paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abe1358?intcmp…

    OP’s friend might’ve read something based on it too

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• Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah, archaeologists have found evidence of women timing them with groups of 28 scratches on stone- perhaps trying to conceive?

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  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Or avoid conception

    Or at least know when not to wear white pants

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