Your Moon Sign and Your Health

There are 9 planets (including the sun and the moon) in our solar system.  Each of these planets affect a different area of your psychological make-up.  The moon, among other things, govern your emotions, your genetic make-up and your health.  This article will talk about the health needs and concerns of each sign. 

It is very important that your nurture yourself in the way appropriate for your particular moon sign.  Nurturing yourself in this way gives you the foundation to explore your goals and ambitions.

BASIC BODY NEEDS BY ELEMENT

MOON IN EARTH SIGNS:  Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Treat your body with touch. Hands on massage, acupuncture, fabrics that feel good to the skin, lotions, sun-bath

Food requirements:  processes and assimilates green leafy vegetables.  Fruits in moderation. Ratio should be 2/3 green vegetables and 1/3 fruits.  Eat nuts sparingly.  Energy already grounded enough.

Foods should be eaten in this order:

Greens

Fruits

Nuts

Other vegetables sparingly

Foods to Avoid:  Jelly Beans.  Over-indulgence in nuts.  Processed foods.  Artificial dyes and colors.  Synthetic foods do biggest damage to earth’s overall system.  Because moon earth signs are already grounded, heavy foods such as meats and cheese should be avoided.

Sleep:  Sleep with schedule of the earth.  Sleep when sun is down. Wake when sun is up.

MOON IN AIR SIGNS:  Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Communicate with your body.  Ask it how it feels, what it wants.  Dialogue with your body!

Food requirements:  Nuts and other dense heavy foods. Needs heavy foods to ground energy.  Most likely to be able to process meats, esp. Libra and Gemini

Foods should be eaten in this order:

Nuts

Green Vegetables

Juicy, citrus fruits

Foods to Avoid:  Anything gummy such as wheat products, rice products, etc.

Sleep:  Ability to program  body for sleep schedule most appropriate  for particular lifestyle.  Should take naps and be well rested for early evening, when breeze is highest.  Sleep cycle best periodic, in short spurts

FIRE SIGNS:  Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Challenge your body through physical exertion

Food Requirments:  Hot foods, peppers of all types (bell peppers, Serrano peppers, jalepeno) ginger, garlic.  Food should contain lots of fresh herbs (cilantro, basil, thyme, etc.)

Foods to Avoid:  Ability to process artificial foods but such foods can alter their judgement and performance.  Fire signs have quick reaction times and make good athletes because they instinctively know how to make the right move at the right time.  Synthetic foods do not necessarily lower energy but can cause them to make right move at wrong time, or wrong move at the right time.  DEFINITELY AVOID ALL CAFFEINE PRODUCTS.

Sleep:  Needs very little sleep. Should not sleep during the day and wake at night. The more daytime energy they get, the later that this energy will sustain them into the night.

WATER SIGNS:  Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Nurture your body with aromatherapy, sound/music, baths

Food Requirements:  High concentration of fruits and assortment of colorful vegetables (radishes, broccoli, purple cabbage, etc.)

Foods to Avoid:  Excessive sweets.  Processed sugars. Alcohol (except for trained, ritualistic purposes)

Sleep:  Needs the most sleep.  Healing happens through sleep and dreams.  If they have a problem, they should turn it over to their Higher Self and take a nap.  If nap taken during the day, shades should be pulled down to make room as dark as possible.