Year of the Rooster
Finally, the best way to benefit and avoid the pitfalls in the Year of the Green Rooster is to avoid speculation, temper your ego, do the homework and get to the truth beneath all the glamour and show, minimize confrontations, keep good posture, stay calm, eat well, cleanse your liver, boost your immune and respiratory systems, smile a lot and move forward with your endeavors with confidence and poise. Don’t forget to stay flexible and adapt to all changes. You will find that success is within your grasp.
You should also undertake a regular exercise program that includes stretching and strengthening of the spine such as Dao-In, Eight Treasures qigong or Yoga. A daily relaxation and stress management practice is also important to support your nervous system such as practicing Stress Release Meditation or Five Clouds Meditation. Seek treatment at the earliest opportunity when confronted with any of the conditions mentioned above to prevent unnecessary exacerbation and magnifying your illness.
Diet should consist of “green” color foods as this corresponds to the Wood Elemental Energy. Diet should be abundant in leafy green vegetables like parsley, kale, mustard greens, spinach, collards, chard, beets and beet greens, supplements containing rich chlorophyll such as spirulina, chlorella and blue-green algae, and herbs including dandelion, milk thistle, peppermint and chrysanthemum should be consumed to help the liver. Additionally, including daikon radish, seaweed, persimmons, dill, oregano, cilantro, rosemary, sage, bay leaf, cinnamon, ginger, mustard seed, and garlic will benefit the respiratory system. I strongly recommend Internal Cleanse Tea to support your healthy liver function and Perpetual Shield to strengthen your lungs. Both products are available from acupuncture.com.
On the personal health front, people are more prone to developing problems of the spine such as neck and back pain as well as neurological diseases such as MS, Parkinson’s and neuropathy. Furthermore, look out for liver, gall bladder and respiratory diseases. It would be very appropriate to follow my advice from last year as both 2004 and 2005 share similar elemental energetic of metal and wood.
...beginning Feb. 9, 2005
by Dr. Maoshing Ni
