| FOR thousands of years, men have believed
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| | and biological rhythms of many living
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| that the moon governs aspects of life on
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| | organisms are connected with the tides,
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| earth. It has been thought that the
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| | which, in turn, are directly influenced
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| moon's phases have an effect on plants,
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| | by the gravitational force of the moon.
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| animals, and even humans. While some
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| | Some claim that if the moon influences
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| long-cherished notions have been
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| | the tides, it must affect humans as well,
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| disproved by modern scientific research,
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| | since much of the human body is water.
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| other beliefs persist to this day. What
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| | And what of the supposed relationship
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| do the facts show?
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| | between the phases of the moon and mental
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| Some people are convinced that there is a
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| | disorders, the time of one's birth, and
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| connection between the phases of the moon
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| | even the menstrual cycle, the length of
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| and the growth of plants. Thus, they use
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| | which is approximately the same as the
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| calendars and almanacs in deciding when
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| | lunar month?
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| to plant flowers, spread manure, bottle
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| | Studies have been undertaken in the
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| wine, or make preserves. This is done in
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| | fields of psychiatry, psychology, and
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| the belief that if certain tasks are
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| | gynecology to get to the truth of the
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| performed during the wrong phase of the
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| | matter. The results have been
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| moon, the quality of the product will be
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| | inconclusive. Some researchers claim to
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| compromised. One source offers this
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| | have found slight correlations between
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| advice to gardeners: "Vegetables to be
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| | human activities and lunar rhythms, but
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| eaten fresh should generally be picked
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| | others state flatly that there is no link
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| during the waxing moon, while vegetables
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| | at all. They argue that if lunar cycles
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| to be preserved should be picked during
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| | had a marked influence on human births,
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| the waning moon." Is there a scientific
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| | the connection would have been clearly
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| basis for this practice?
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| | demonstrated long ago. What is more, none
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| Some studies seem to link the growth of
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| | of the theories proposed to explain the
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| plants with lunar rhythms. However, many
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| | supposed lunar effect on man have
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| scientists are not convinced. They point
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| | convinced scientists in general.
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| out that lunar rhythms are complex, they
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| | Although science has demonstrated that
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| are not completely regular, and their
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| | the moon has some effect on the various
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| effects are not marked, so it is
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| | forms of life on earth, the extent is not
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| difficult to replicate the experiments
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| | easily determined. Our physical universe
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| upon which the studies are based.
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| | is complex, and at least for now, many of
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| Certain lunar effects have been verified,
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| | the marvelous mechanisms that regulate it
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| however. For example, it has been shown
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| | remain unknown.
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| that the activity, feeding, reproduction,
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