cosmic health codes

QUALITIES, TEMPERATURE + MOISTURE

HOT: speeds things up, energizing, yang, expanding, vitalizing, separating, rising/upward movement, too much heat can be inflammatory, agitating and drying.

COLD: slows things down, contracts, active, sinks, stagnates, too much cold can depress, concretization, crystallisation, fatigue and create moisture.

DRY: separates, shapes, fixes, defines, solidifies, irritation, too much dryness hardens the body and can create deficiencies.

WET/MOIST/DAMP: spreads, flows/mobilizes, shapes, softens, relaxes, plasticity, too much dampness weighs down and can create stickiness and sluggishness.

ELEMENTal balance

water

cold + wet, emotions + feelings, phlegmatic, phlegm, retention/clogged, congestion, dampness, bodily fluids, cellular hydration, apathy.
influence: water signs

FIRE

dry + hot: vitality, spirit, action, stimulating, radiating, choleric, yellow bile, heat/inflammation, metabolic drive, acidic, anger.

influence: fire signs, strong Sun or Mars

rules: vital life force, body heat, digestive fire, physical movement, perspiration

in balance: good vitality, physical energy and warmth, feels confident and motivated, taking action, strong immune system

too much fire: irritation/frustration/anger, small fuse, impatient, reflux, high blood pressure, liver and or stomach issues, skin inflammation, headaches, fevers, infection, inflammation in general, excessive perspiration, burnout.
balance with: cooling foods, deeper hydration, water activities + baths, restorative rest, slow paced movement, aloe vera, marshmallow root, wearing cooling colors like blues and greens, mint teas

too little fire: cold hands/feet, poor circulation, low energy, slow metabolism, stiffness in the body, low never, slow digestion, low stomach acid, weak immunes system lacking in life-force and zest/motivation/confidence
balance with: warm cooked foods, time in the sunshine, vigorous exercise, dry sauna, ginseng, warming spices, ginger, wearing warm colors like reds, orange, yellow, pink

EARTH

cold + dry, physical being, melancholic, black bile, stiff/frozen, stability, blockages, dryness, stagnation, structure, bones, sadness.

influence:

rules:

in balance:

too much earth:
balance with:

too little earth:
balance with:

AIR (aka metal)

hot + wet, mental being + thinking, sanguine, blood, achy/tight, nervous, respiration, energetic flow, exhaustion, optimism.

sidenotes ::
* for TCM — Wood (liver/gallbladder), our 5th element, equals ether
* in Ayurvedic — Vata = Ether + Air, Pitta + Fire + Water, Kapha = Water + Earth