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Did you put on the pounds over the holidays? The ever versatile art of Astrology can give you a few tips as to why it may be so hard for you lose weight via the Moon’s hard aspects in your natal chart. Check and see if you have a square, quincunx or opposition aspect between the Moon and Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto or the health asteroid Hygeia in your natal chart! It can tell you quite a bit about your attitude towards food and perhaps help you make some healthy changes…

MOON/MARS: “The Gulper.” This combination usually indicates that the individual eats too fast and often doesn’t enjoy food or give much consideration to food choices. Digestive issues are pronounced usually because the digestive tract cannot process the intake (consumption) at the speed of light!

MOON/JUPITER: “The Stuffer.” This combination indicates eating habits that are emotion based and of which food serves as an instant gratification “fix.”  Everything in sight will be gobbled up to release the tension of stress, loneliness, sadness, or boredom. Weight gain is a given.

MOON/SATURN: “The Drooler.” Allergies to certain foods such as sugar, dairy, wheat, potatoes or corn can lead to dependence on substitute foods that are bad for the body such as artificial sweeteners and other foods that are high in carbohydrates.

MOON/URANUS: “The Wolfer.” Bet you can’t eat just one! Compulsive over-eating is the signature connected to this combination which is engaged by the individual just because they can!

MOON/NEPTUNE: “The Denier.” Maybe I’ll diet tomorrow! This combination often signifies eating disorders that are ambivalence or denial based. Overweight makes the individual feel “safe” or powerful.

MOON/PLUTO: “The Addict.” Food addictions and binge eating are common with this combination. If the planets are in the signs of Cancer or Virgo the addictive quality is stronger.

MOON/HYGEIA: “The Struggler.” Physical and chemical imbalances lead to poor eating habits that run extreme from gorging on junk food OR conversely starving oneself.