Moonstruck

Lunar Eclipse Why you're exhausted and hangry today My street last night, bathed by moonlight Hello, Reader, If you found yourself in front of the pantry multiple times throughout the day this week wondering why your self-control evaporated... Your biology is being dragged around by an external tide. In the week before a full moon, our brains often navigate a triple whammy: a 30% drop in deep sleep, a surge in cortisol, and a 17% drop in leptin—the hormone that tells your brain you’ve had...