Cancer energy is nurturing, tenacious, and intuitive.  A caregiver, Cancer believes in providing comfort and is also very financially savvy. Cancer energy is ruled by the Moon making it incredibly deep with a breadth of emotional range and sensitivity.  In terms of nutrition, Cancer is about foods that comfort, recipes that are passed down from ancestors, and meals shared with family. Cancer energy is all about infusing food with care and heart in the kitchen, ensuring everyone is a part of the process, making memories and food that makes us feel good!

The Colour Orange-Yellow

Orange-yellow is a tertiary colour made from the secondary colour orange and the primary colour yellow.  It is associated with warmth and creativity, often considered as cheering and enthusiastic.  In Western cultures, it is associated with joy and prosperity (which matches Cancer energy!)  Orange-yellow also symbolizes wisdom and enlightenment in some Eastern cultures, witnessed in the glowing embers of a fire or in the delicate petals of a Marigold flower.

Orange-yellow coloured fruits and vegetables contain the pigment carotenoid, most specifically beta-carotene.  Our bodies convert beta-carotene into Vitamin A (retinol) aiding with vision, overall immunity and eye health. Yellow-orange fruits and vegetables also contain the antioxidant Vitamin C and flavonoids which help reduce cancer, strengthen teeth and bones, aid in wound healing, lower the risk f heart attack and keep skin healthy.

What can you eat to increase Cancer sun and rising sign vitality?

Orange-yellow coloured foods really boost the natural essence of the Cancer Energy, enhancing vitality and the life force within.  If you have Cancer Sun or Cancer Rising energies, orange-yellow foods like these are your go-to for fuelling your curiosity, movement and uplifting energy:

Fruits & Vegetables – acorn squash, mango, nectarines, delicata squash, cantaloupe, gooseberries, sweet corn, yellow onion, and carrot
Meat & Fish – eggs
Lentils, Whole Grains, Nuts & Seeds – bulgar, amaranth, parboiled rice and chickpeas
Spices & Herbs – mustard and cumin spice

The art of the colour wheel reminds us that everything is best in balance and so to ensure a balance to the Cancer energy, it is beneficial to add its complimentary colour on the opposite side of the wheel which is the Blue-purple of Capricorn. This would include adding foods like black beans, wild rice, and purple asparagus to name a few.  For the full list of Capricorn enhancing foods, check back during Capricorn season!

Some great recipes to enhance the Cancer Energy would be: Harissa-roasted Cauliflower with Delicata Squash & Chickpeas, Mexican Baked Eggs, or Easy Coconut Mango Pudding. So, if you have a Cancer Sun or Cancer Rising Sign and you need a pick-me-up to boost your liveliness, be sure to reference this list of orange-yellow foods and try a recipe listed above!! 😉

Reference Articles & Recipes

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