Food, Health And Planetary Healing

Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 16:47

Do you know that right food habits increases our vitality, much similar to the way right genetic factors decide on our physical and psychological characteristics? Also planets have a major say on our physical, mental and behavioral attitude and expressions.

When an individual is born, based on the planetary configuration depicted in his or her birth chart, an expert Vedic astrologer can give clues on his or her physical constitution, even the best suitable food for them by analyzing the supportive and other planets.

Besides its predictive nature, Vedic astrology has an equally effective healing technique that consists of different types of healing and protective measures. All aspects of Ayurvedic therapy have at least an indirect application to planetary healing in order to balance the 3 biological humors – the Vata, Pitta & Kapha.

Identifying The Right Food

In order to identify the right food for an individual, the first step is to determine the dominant planet in their chart. Generally, this could be the Lagna and Lagna Lord, which relates to the body and the overall personality. But there could be variations depending upon the strong aspects and associations on the Lagna or its Lord by other planets.

Planetary Wise Dominance

Sun, Mars and Ketu have the Pitta constituency and tend to have a hot and fiery disposition
Jupiter, Moon & Venus have Kapha or phlegmatic influence
Saturn, Mercury and Rahu have Vata or windy disposition

Sign Wise Categorization
Aries, Leo, Scorpio are fiery in nature
Taurus, Cancer, Libra, Sagittarius, Pisces people will have watery-phlegmatic constitution.
Gemini, Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius have the airy nature of the ruling planets

Which Foods To Consume?
When Vata is too high or Vata planets are pre dominating your chart, the use of sweet, sour, salty and pungent tastes are recommended, including a nutritive diet of grains, beans, root vegetables, seeds, nuts and dairy products. Mild spices like ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and Ayurvedic tonics like Chyavanprash are also good.

When Kapha is too high, the use of pungent, astringent and bitter tastes does well. A light diet that is devoid of sweet, salty, sour and oily foods and dairy products is very good. The use of hot spices like ginger and pepper, bitter tastes etc helps in weight reduction.
When Pitta is too high, the use of bitter, astringent and sweet herbs or foods is recommended. Less usage of salt, spices and sour articles along with a cooler and blander diet consisting of raw food is also advisable. Mild bitters and cooling spices like turmeric and coriander are also good planetary healing therapies.

Know Your Planets
It's vital to know the manner by which the planets affect your life. It can help to take decisions which bring you, closer to your desired goals and also to taste success in all your endeavors. So what are you waiting for? Identify the good and bad planetary positions, at the glimpse of your horoscope/ natal chart and be in harmony with the planetary healing.