Learn to protect your spongy-like nature…
Ordinarily, empathy is a good thing. You should know—Pisces has it by the bucketful! But it can also be draining. You know how you feel when you see someone being chewed out. You aren’t the one being reamed, but you still feel it in your gut! That secondhand stress can actually be bad for you. The knot in your stomach or sense of low-grade anxiety can increase your blood pressure and even contribute to heart disease! To protect yourself, meditate, exercise, or learn a few relaxation techniques that you can draw upon when the need arises.
Don’t feel guilty—just do it!
Sensitive Pisces has a tendency to flee from things you don’t want to deal with, and you can be prone to overindulging when you’re feeling moody. Don’t drown your sorrows in alcohol. Instead, sip a tasty mock-tail that is good and good for you! Try some rose-hip pineapple punch. Rose-hips have anti-inflammatory properties that may ease joint pain and stiffness. Pineapple is loaded with vitamin C. For one serving, stir together ½ cup brewed and chilled rose-hip tea, ½ cup crushed ice, and four ounces unsweetened pineapple juice. Garnish with fresh mint leaves. Here’s to your health!
Take care of yourself first…
You’re always thinking of others and how you can help them, but it isn’t selfish to take care of your own physical and mental well-being. How else can you be ready to come to the aid of others? Putting yourself first has definite beauty benefits, too. Ample sleep, plenty of water, laughter, regular breaks, exercise, healthy food, and working at a job you love will all help to make you more radiant and calm—the better to face the harsh, brutish real world!
Add some spice to your life, Pisces!
It turns out that the spices you already have in your kitchen have surprising health benefits. Cloves are associated with your sign, and a compound in ground cloves may act as a stomach soother. Add a pinch to tea or a cup of applesauce. Feeling blue? Curcumin, an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory agent in turmeric, can help ease depression. Sprinkle it on grilled vegetables or stir it into quinoa. Drifting off into fantasyland? Stay sharp with a bit of cumin. Its anti-inflammatory properties may help improve memory and lower stress. Add it to hummus or toasted nuts. Keep bones strong and regulate blood sugar with some cinnamon in oatmeal or cottage cheese, or sprinkled on apple slices.
Pisces, be even sweeter with this beauty tip…
There’s nothing sweeter than a kissable mouth. Get yours ready for action by rubbing on a dab of brown sugar lip scrub. The sugar crystals combined with jojoba and grapeseed oils exfoliate and moisturize dry, chapped skin. Wipe off with a tissue (if you can resist the temptation to eat it) for lips as soft as honey. Finish with a brown sugar and vanilla lip butter, or if you’re feeling more daring, apply shimmery lilac-toned Let Them Eat Cake lipstick from Lipstick Queen and head out to meet your sweetheart! Va-va-va-voom!
Pisces´ instinctive and comfy cocoon…
You won’t find Pisces living in a sleek, spare, modernist home full of hard edges of steel and plastic. This watery sign keeps an abode that’s warm and welcoming, if not the tidiest on the block. While you don’t necessarily have an aquarium with actual fish, you do gravitate toward ocean hues and natural materials like wood, seagrass, and stone, with gauzy curtains that filter the light like an undersea kelp forest. Leave the big family gatherings to Cancer—you value your privacy. Your home is your haven and your comfortable furnishings your cocoon.
Take some weight off your feet, Pisces…
Pisces is prone to foot problems, but don’t let them sideline you. Take care to find shoes that fit well. If you have lower-back pain, check to see if your feet roll inward when you walk. Over-the-counter inserts may help. If you’ve been standing or walking all day, soothe painful feet with alternating ten-minute soaks in salty warm water to ease soreness and cold water to reduce swelling. Rest and elevate your feet above heart level to help drain fluid buildup. Finish with a peppermint-lotion massage to stimulate circulation and make your toes tingle!
Committing to beautiful, Pisces skin…
No one would ever accuse you of being rigid or regimented! If your skin-care regimen borders on the haphazard, apply a little military precision to your system and your complexion will thank you for it. Once you find products that work for you, commit to using them consistently, every day and in the same order. That gives the products a chance to work. You don’t even have to resort to trial and error because beauty companies have already taken out the guesswork. You can find prepackaged kits that target aging, sensitive skin, breakouts, dry skin, and more.
Pisces, try this recipe made for you…
Nasunin gives eggplant skin its rich, deep-purple color. It also infuses the vegetable with anti-aging properties. Research has shown that nasunin fights the spread of cancerous cells by cutting off their blood supply. It may also slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease by preventing free radicals from damaging neurons. This versatile vegetable can be grilled, baked, sautéed, or roasted and served hot or cold. Branch out from eggplant parmesan and try a salad of roasted eggplant, apple, and quinoa with cumin vinaigrette and give your body a boost!
Pisces, get flashy with your birth stone…
Pisces is believed to have the gift of prophecy. Perhaps you’re interested in the occult or clairvoyance. Your birthstone, aquamarine, is said to amplify such powers. According to myth, these clear turquoise gems washed ashore from the jewel boxes of the Sirens, sea nymphs whose songs lured sailors to their deaths. These beautiful crystals are also reputed to bring serenity of mind and soothe marital discord, a good enough reason to wear them! Add a sparkling brooch (a fish, perhaps) or chandelier earrings and take an outfit from casual to exceptional in a flash.