If you're feeling moody, Jonathan Ellerby, Ph.D., of the famed US Canyon Ranch in Arizona, recommends a few easy tips before seeking medication or diagnosis.

A regular contributor to the US-based Psychology Today website, Ellerby is the spiritual program director for the Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Arizona, and author of the recent Inspiration Deficit Disorder. He blogged on October 19 that moodiness could be a biological issue in the brain or hormones of the body, but recommends examining a few other areas of your life before seeking treatment.