How Cancers can quickly alleviate stress and tension…
You tend to worry and are prone to nervous tension and emotional stress. A furrowed brow isn’t the secret to radiant beauty! While you don’t need to live crablike in seclusion, you can reap health benefits by relaxing in a sea-like place.
In a restricted stimulation/isolation tank, you’ll float weightlessly in salty, shallow water inside a dark, warm chamber. Some say you can achieve a state of relaxation not unlike deep meditation. Traffic, deadlines, or a peevish partner suddenly seems no big deal. And you’ll sleep better. The effects of one session can last a week!
This odd scent may be the secret to Cancerian bliss…
If you’re searching for a new scent but don’t know where to begin, one idea is to start with the herbs and flowers associated with your sign: rosemary, comfrey, larkspur, honeysuckle, and coriander.
Try Ineke’s Scarlet Larkspur. How about Jo Malone’s Grapefruit Cologne, which has notes of rosemary and vetiver? You can find acanthus-scented candles, invigorating rosemary body washes, and soothing comfrey soaps.
Try a few of the many colognes and perfumes that feature honeysuckle or, yes, coriander! And the aptly named Silver Scent for men by Jacques Bogart combines rosemary, citrus, and spice.
A calmer disposition can be as easy as taking a breath…
Being ruled by the moon means you’re subject to being influenced by the moods of others. At its worst, that can add to your anxiety, or even just sap your energy and divert your attention. Lucky for you, the solution is only a breath away. Inhaling and exhaling fully and deeply can instantly boost your energy, relax your body, and help you be more alert. Your sign rules the lungs, so you should use them to their fullest potential!
If you’re feeling on edge, breathe through your nose and draw air deep into your lungs, allowing your diaphragm to contract downward. Exhale and push the carbon dioxide out of your lungs. Repeat. You’ll feel better in no time!
Surprising reasons why you’re fatigued…
Are you crawling along with barely enough energy to make it through the day? See if any of these causes are zapping your energy!
You really can “catch” this common health affliction…
Poor, sensitive Crab! Ruled by the Moon, your moods can soar up and come crashing down all in the course of one day. Your loving, nurturing nature is a gift, but all that empathy can make you susceptible to the toxic moods of others. Research suggests that just being around anxious people may be hazardous to your health.
Do what they tell you to do on airplanes and put on your oxygen mask first. Not literally, of course, but employ whatever relaxation technique works for you to calm yourself down. Only then can you help your anxious friend.
Cancers get major benefits from this health trend…
You already know that yoga improves balance and tones muscles, but the benefits don’t stop there! It can increase energy, ease stress, regulate the immune system, help you lose weight, and help you find balance even off the mat.
It may sound like hype from a late-night TV commercial, but research shows that doing even gentle yoga regularly helps people lose pounds and keep them off. It’s less about sweating off calories than it is about changing behavior and the way the brain reacts to stress. Even if you don’t need to lose weight, it never hurts to become more mindful!
These aquatic fitness routines will tone and relax you…
You love to relax with friends and family, but you have to keep fit, too. A long hike with others on the beach lets you connect while you work out. You love the water, so you might like water aerobics. Deep end or shallow, outdoors or in, there are group workouts to suit every ability, without the pounding or joint stress of running or weightlifting. For a more solitary activity, swimming laps will build your endurance in a quiet, almost meditative environment. Add motivating tunes on a waterproof MP3 player to make the time fly.
Ways Cancers can tone up and boost their health…
If you see a muffin top that isn’t on your breakfast plate, it might be time to whittle your middle. The added benefit? Defining your waist not only sculpts your abs but also tones your butt, legs, and arms. You’ll ratchet up the fat burn without aggravating any back pain or tight hip flexors.
Try standing core exercises like lunges with a knee raise. Or seated oblique pulls. Sit on the floor, heels on the ground, knees slightly bent. Hold a towel taut at both ends overhead. Lean back, keeping your back flat. Maintaining a tight core, slowly pull the left end of the towel toward the floor while extending your left leg. Pause, return to start. Repeat on the other side. Do ten on each side.
Go ahead, indulge in this sweet and beneficial treat…
You could eat sweets all day long. Thank goodness nutrition experts have discovered the health benefits of chocolate—especially the dark variety—including antioxidants, reduced risk for stroke, lower blood pressure, and stress relief. What’s not to love?
A little goes a long way, however. Go ahead and splurge on the very best quality you can afford (there really is a difference). Find dark chocolate with unique and sometimes startling flavor combinations like chili pepper, sea salt, orange peel, ginger, or wasabi, and treat yourself to an ounce of “medicine” before bedtime!
How to take your best physical asset to a new level…
Take care of your pride and joy, your mane, and it will be your crowning glory. Have you settled into a hirsute habit? Try a completely different style or cut. Go from classic to asymmetric or long to short. Add golden or coppery highlights and some glossing serum for a burnished glow.
“Bedhead” is the rage, but don’t take it too literally. Today’s versions are full of soft, romantic texture, but you can wear them to the office without looking like you just woke up. Try a tousled ponytail or loosely woven braid. Aim for grrroovy not grrrungy!