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Most of our days pass by with very little excitement. Every so often, we’re faced with an event that changes our lives and turns our world upside down. Yesterday I woke up a Sagittarius and by last night I was an Ophiuchus. Does this mean that my entire fate has changed? Will my temperament, my likes and dislikes morph into something unknown to me? No. Well, maybe, but I doubt it has anything to do with my sun sign. I’m no astrologist (or astronomist for that matter) but I assure you that the identity-crisis can stop.

I’m going to guess that this shift in the zodiac calendar will cause very few life-altering effects. Of course, this logic hasn’t stopped me from scouring the internet for information and yes, finding a way that it applies to us here in the diet world. So whether you believe in it or not, let’s have some fun and explore it a little! Drumroll please… The new zodiac chart is:

Capricorn: Jan. 20 – Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 – March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18 – May 13
Taurus: May 13 – June 21
Gemini: June 21 – July 20
Cancer: July 20 – Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10 – Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16 – Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30 – Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23 – Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 – Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 – Jan. 20
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The popularity of Facebook quizzes is a pretty good indication that people enjoy learning about themselves through short descriptions. As a student of psychology, I have studied several personality and psychological tests from the Rorschach to MMPI to Myers Briggs Type Indicator. I have spent a lot of time learning about the MBTI and find it very helpful in understanding communication and relationships. Many people take the MBTI during college at some point. The MMPI is one of the tests most often used when evaluating for the courts. Less scientific tests are often used for Human Resources departments. In Japan, the most popular personality measure is blood type; they use it for everything from employment to dating to marketing.
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