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.
Fate was written in this Pisces’ stars…
At age 19, Ansel Elgort has only a few films under his belt, but that won’t last long because of his work as Caleb Prior in Divergent and Augustus Waters in the film adaptation of John Green’s young-adult best-seller The Fault in Our Stars.
The roles weren’t accidents. The son of a fashion photographer and opera director, Ansel (named for Ansel Adams) took ballet and singing lessons, performed in musical theater, and attended Stagedoor Manor drama camp for seven years. “You take one step at a time and then eventually you get to star in a big movie…. that’s why I am starting to believe in luck.” It’s all coming together for this rising star!
This red carpet winner is also a wise Fish!
Born in Mexico City, Lupita Nyong’o was destined to be a star. As a child she told her mother elaborate stories about her day at school. Later, the Yale Drama School prepped this Pisces beauty for acting, but it’s her sensitivity that has allowed her to respond so passionately to the people and situations around her. Her role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave propelled her onto the world’s radar.
And she’s wise beyond her years: “You go to acting school thinking you’re going to learn how to be other people, but really, it taught me how to be myself. It’s in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person’s circumstances and another person’s experience.”
This lovely Pisces knows the art of self-TLC…
Edge of Tomorrow star Emily Blunt has acted in nearly 30 films—and that doesn’t even include her radio, television, and stage work! So how does a hardworking star take it easy? She loves naps in her hammock. “My dad used to swing my brothers and sisters and me in one under the apple tree.”
She massages her tired feet—her mother is a trained reflexologist, “and she’d practice on the family.” She also watches TV—The Voice, because it “embraces talented people who need a chance,”—and she cooks pasta. She discovered cacio e pepe, or peasant pasta, when living in Rome. “It’s just spaghetti with butter, cheese and black pepper—the greatest meal in the world.” That’s amore!
Moody much? This indie rocker Pisces is all heart…
Indie-rock singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten delivers her message through expressive vocals and intense piano. Heartfelt, elegant, moody, vulnerable—these are just some of the words used to describe her music. Her delivery is “a complete articulation of whatever emotion she is feeling,” wrote one reviewer.
Van Etten doesn’t just skim over the surface of those emotions either. She plunges into them to examine all the joy, pain, anger, warmth, complexity, and heartbreak of relationships. Lucky for her fans, this Pisces is able to express them so perfectly and beautifully!
Women are mad about this sexy Pisces…
After so many seasons, it’s hard to imagine a world without Mad Men’s Don Draper, played with such smoldering, moody masculinity by Jon Hamm! He seemed born to the role, but the veteran actor had to audition—a lot—before landing the plum part. “This is the best job I’ve ever had and maybe ever will have in my life,” he said. Hardly.
What’s next? He followed his Mad Men performance with a role in Baby Driver, but has also hosted SNL three times—so he can do comedy. He’s competitive, bright, and cries during sad movies. Handsome, smart, and sensitive? This Pisces is going to be around for a long, long time!
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!
Your adaptability is your weapon, Pisces…
You adapt easily to the shifting currents in the work world, which is a good thing. But maybe you adapt a little too easily? In meetings do you go along with whatever the group wants rather than state your own opinion? You might think you’re being generous and saving everyone time, but sometimes bad decisions get made because one person didn’t have the courage to swim against the stream and offer an important, possibly contradictory, idea. Blowing every way the wind goes (or current flows) can make you seem wishy-washy. Let your voice be heard!