The idea that the stars can affect your health might seem a little far-fetched. Could something going on in the cosmos actually make you feel sicker or healthier? It’s not really that simple, but there’s actually some truth to it. Sure, you’re not going to break a bone because of a moon phase, or magically heal from an illness because a certain planet moved into a certain sign. That’s just impossible. But we know that the formations of the stars and planets can affect our minds, and therefore, our mental health. And our mental health can end up affecting our physical health.
Everything is connected, and at the end of the day, we can eat healthy and exercise, but if we neglect our mental health, we could feel physically unhealthy. So how can astrology really affect your health? Here are a few ways:
- Astrology can have a major impact on our stress and anxiety levels.
Take the most famous example-Mercury retrograde. If the little red planet is screwing up all your plans, you might feel like tearing your hair out. And if you’re getting super anxious over things going wrong, you might start to feel physically off as well. This is why it’s so important to practice self care during cosmic events like Mercury retrograde. We might think that because astrology doesn’t directly change our physical being that it doesn’t have an affect on our physical health. But when it affects our mental health, it can also have an impact on our physical health.
- It can affect our dreams, and therefore, have an impact on our sleep patterns.
Neptune is notorious for this! Certain planets, such as Neptune, can have a major impact on our dreams. Neptune is known for causing us to have vivid dreams, which can actually lead to major revelations. However, these dreams can also mess with our sleep patterns! You might find yourself waking up in the middle of the night frequently, have trouble sleeping because you had a dream that disturbed you, or wake up extra early and struggle to fall back asleep because of an exceptionally intense dream. By affecting what goes on in our subconscious at night, astrological events can affect our energy levels during the day, so it’s very important to make an effort to get enough sleep!
- Astrology can influence our emotions, which can affect our diet choices.
Let’s take Cancer as our first example. The influence of Cancer can make us miss our family and hometown if we’re far away, so we might turn to comfort foods to fill that void. Macaroni and cheese, anyone? Or maybe a big carton of ice cream is more your style! Leo’s influence can cause us to feel more motivated to work on our appearance, and might push us to choose a healthier diet so we can get in better shape. Taurus is very in tune with nature, so when its influence is strong, we might choose more leafy greens and fewer animal products. The influence of astrology on our diet is often ignored, but it’s definitely important!
