Health and diseases?

Health and diseases of an individual is always said to be influenced by astrological factors like the positions of the planet. An astrologer can derive a natal chart by studying the position of the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the two nodes, Rahu and Ketu, their declination at the date and time of birth of an individual. A horoscope not only predicts the future of an individual but it can also reveal the physical characteristics of a person along with his health and diseases he or she is inclined to get. Thus the study of the two luminaries the Sun and the Moon along with the planets helps a lot in knowing about the health factors of an individual. The positions of the planets in the zodiac are taken and a person's "dasha" which shows when a particular heavenly body will dominate in a person's life are arranged. In olden days Hippocrates who was a famous physician use to first study a person's natal chart and then proceed with his treatments.

The influence of the planets on the signs and the houses is responsible for the health of a person which can be realized during the Dasa and Vidasa of a planet. Thus acute or chronic sickness occurs when the planets are not in the right position. There are other factors like time and space which is also responsible for other general sickness. Every organ of the body is governed by a planet or zodiac sign or a particular house. To study the health aspect the significance of sign, house (from Rasi) and the planets should be super imposed and synchronized. The sixth house, and its ruler along with the karaka of the respective house, Saturn denotes the diseases in Vedic astrology. The eleventh house is also an indicator of diseases.

A person gets infected by diseases with aspect to the parts of the body in his natal chart ruled by its bhava and the rashi of malefic planets. Thus the person gets the disease of the body part denoted by the particular planet. A person is sure to suffer from hernia when his natal chart reads an afflicted sixth house, Virgo and its ruler Mercury. Similarly when there is an afflicted fifth house, its lord, Leo and Sun, then he or she is said to have liver problems. With the help of horoscope and Gochara, the life of living creatures governed by the planetary influences can be predicted.