Lets talk about 2010:01:01 Lunar Eclipse.

Usually one hears about women and their connection to the moon. The average 28-day cycle of a woman's menses is the same as the 28 and bit day cycle of the moon. The Greek word 'mens' is the root word for moon, menstruation, month and mental. Historically women's "moon time" occurred during the new moon or the full moon. If menses occurred during the new moon, this meant that by the full moon women would be at the height of their fertility cycle. Often at this time there is a heightening of the libido in women which is natural, after all this is the best time for procreation. Of course in Victorian times this would be viewed as 'Lunacy'.

Conversely the same would be said for a women experiencing her menses at the time of the full moon. PMS and fluctuating hormones were unknown and most women who suffered from these symptoms were considered mentally imbalanced and hysterical. The word Hysteric means pertaining to the womb.

But what about men? How does the moon affect them? Does it affect them or is the moon and its cycles a women's only event? There are dozens of treatment options for women suffereing from PMS and other 'moon time' symptoms such as moodiness, anxiety, hormone imbalances, but does one ever see a herbal blend for a man's moon time? To some the idea seems silly, and definitely not Manly, yet men have hormones too. Men are just as likely to have fluctuating hormones as women are.

Recently I've begun to look into this idea. I spoke with a gentleman who noticed that during full moons he changes. Not into a Hairy Wolf beast, but rather he found that he was more anxious, felt it was harder to concentrate, his creativity level dropped and he felt distracted and uncomfortable for no apparent reason. The only common theme to his feelings was that they happened during the few days preceding and the days marking the full moon.

These symptoms are remarkably similar to what some women experience during PMS (whether it's a full moon or not) and usually equated to hormones fluxes. Women have it lucky, we can be cranky and blame it on hormones, we can cry and no one laughs at us. If a man were to snap at is wife, or cry when Shelby dies in Steel Magnolia's and then tried to blame it on his hormones he'd be laughed at. Society needs to start reevaluating this double standard and like the old Victorians stop overlooking a vital key to men's and women's health.