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Tag: Lunar effects

The Werewolf Diet

February 10, 2014 Nathan Dickey Popular Culture, Pseudoscience, Skepticism 2 comments

The age-old belief that the full moon influences the human condition has found expression in the latest dieting craze, which is being dubbed the “Werewolf Diet.” Naming the diet after the mythical creature is a bit of a misnomer; werewolves are only tangentially associated with alleged lunar effects on humans and the diet does not involve roaming the streets of […]

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