Health and Depression Advice
Dyspraxia, Flo, Dan and Me
Dyspraxia is a learning disability that affects Florence Welch and Daniel Radcliffe among countless others. Including me, Melanie. But I plan to research dyspraxia until solutions can be found...
Body Role Models... Looking in the Wrong Places
Celebrities with first names only are rarely famous for their body, so why are we deluged with articles begging us to look like Cheryl or Kate?
Waiting for Medical Test Results
If something big has happened and waiting for test results to come back from the doctors is taking ages, you need to find a few ways to take care of yourself.
Set Me Free... Battling An Eating Disorder
Coping with an eating disorder is akin to being a caged bird. An isolating experience, where you feel like your disorder's willpower is keeping you under lock and key. How to escape? A huge question which hopefully can be at least partially answered.
Hikikomori: A Western perspective on Asia's Missing Millions
They don't go out. They don't speak or interact with others. They are similar but not identical to agoraphobics. They are hikikomori.
C-Section procedure - a mooky momma's tale
Lyndsie Zombie gave birth to Emma-Lee Athena Zombie by C-section. It's a scary term for someone who has no idea what it entails, but you never know... Come the time, you may have a c-section procedure and it's good to know how it might go.
Sleep disorder symptoms
Sleep deprivation has its upsides - Ambrose Bierce defined dawn as 'the time when men of reason go to bed'. At its worst it can make you clumsy and depressed, like a 2yr old elephant withdrawing from crack. How does one conquer the symptoms of sleep disorder?
Coping With Chronic Illness - Things To Do When You're Proper Poorly
There's nothing like being diagnosed with something to make you shake up your life a bit. It's not a piffling niggle or something that will go away, it's something chronic that will persist and probably get worse. Like, you know, MS. You're Proper Poorly (PP).
Top 10 Tips: How to be more confident and boost your self esteem in social situations
Hello! Do you sometimes feel a bit wrong? That's okay. We sometimes feel like that too. These 10 behaviour tips can help to quickly boost your self-esteem levels in social situations, from recognising your fight-or-flight fear patterns to doing something about them.
Unusual Hair Problems
Unusual Hair Problems - Uncombable / Spun Glass Hair Syndrome? Menkes Kinky Hair Disease? Some hair problems go beyond the common and the ordinary, and have quixotically out of the ordinary names to boot. Move over, candyfloss hair, hair loss and dandruff...
The Insane Are Among Us - Destigmatizing Mental Illness
Destigmatizing mental illness is a vital step towards ensuring more people acknowledge having a mental illness and take steps to treat it (with the help of valid social support if required). There are endless varieties and levels of mental illness... it's time to stop clinging to a 'one size fits all' label.
Coping with Crohn's disease
A guide to living with Crohn’s disease and not totally losing your mind - with a quick look at diet, ways of easing pain, and sending that black dog 'depression' whimpering to his kennel.
The mooky little guide to disability
Disabled body? Abled mind. Roll up! Roll up! Get your mooky and creative DIY grassroots disability blogs here! We also hand out a few handy hints and tips from a lovely mook who's been there.
Tips for dealing with grief and bereavement
If someone you know dies, life gets a lot more real. One lovely mook offers tips for dealing with grief in the hope that you might (in her words) learn from her mistakes. What a kind and gracious mook!
Philips wake-up light for winter SAD
Winter SAD tips: If you wake up grumpy in winter, it could be partly because of your cruel alarm. The Philips wake-up light wakes you gently with high lux-rating light and the music of your choice to beat those winter blues...
13 Tips for a Better Night's Sleep
There's a secret beauty enhancer that can make you slimmer, prevent dark eye circles, soften facial imperfection, improve pain relief, slow aging and make you mentally alert. Its name is sleep...
Colon hydrotherapy - the tao of poo
In busy life your colon's working over time to process your food. What should take 24 hours takes 3 days. This can lead to symptoms like bloating, lethargy, acne, allergies - you name it. Colon hydrotherapy is an ancient primarily Egyptian practice to make your body work better...
Agoraphobia support - How to cope with the unbearable
Though mainly a fear of open spaces and crowds, agoraphobia can have a few other tricksy tricks up its tricksy sleeve. It's not nice. A prior sufferer explains how they learned to overcome agoraphobia.
How service dogs can help with bipolar disorder
Studies - and, hey, real experience - have shown that affectionate pets like dogs can really help for anyone coping with bipolar disorder. It's recognised to the point where bipolar sufferers can now get 'service dogs'...
Advice - How to cope in a psychiatric hospital
"Being put into in-patient care for any mental illness can be hard. As difficult my own experience in a priory hospital was, it was an experience I would never forget as it taught me to love life and help other people with similar difficulties."
How to help prevent suicide
Recorded suicides have increased by 60% since 1960. But there is a panacea to this pandemic. From suicide hotlines to spotting warning signs, learn how to help prevent suicide.
Paradox omega oil for mermaids
At last! A fish oil that doesn't taste of fish. Omega oil is truly super. It's recommended for weight loss, memory loss, luscious hair, strong nails and all sorts. Apart from flax & hemp oils it's mainly found in fish - so here's one that tastes of lemon...
Summer heat tips
If you are lucky/misfortunate enough to be in the midst of a hot, hot summer, here are some summer heat tips on how to cool down. Remember: Horses sweat, men perspire but women gently glow :)
Teen pregnancy diary & vlog
Massive thanks to Miss Bone for giving us her pregnancy diary and vlog up to 12 weeks: Maternity clothing, teenage mum myths vs. facts, puking, discharge, taste and smell, circulation... it's all right here. We love you Miss Bone.
What (naughty) chemicals are in food?
Non-organic food: Today, 'food' (note the quotes) contains bizarre concoctions dreamed up by labcoated alchemists known as 'flavourists'. Additives with names like Blue 1. Curiouser and curiouser...
What is M.E.?
What is M.E.? A look at symptoms, treatment, and methods to stay positive if you are an M.E. sufferer or know someone who is.
Treatment & relief for migraine headaches
Migraines: Ever had a sickening migraine headache where all you needed was a good place to lie down? In the dark? But couldn't? So you just popped in some pills and waited...? These migraine treatments may also provide relief for those dreaded headaches.
Pollen allergy season relief
Hay fever: It's allergy season: Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and some ten percent of folks just can't stop sneezing. Hay fever = boo! Deal with the deadly outdoors and cure those pollen allergy symptoms.
Mooncup madness
Mooncup: Getting up close and personal with the Mooncup is the greenest way to have your period. We love the mooncup - but one poor mooky pioneer was forced to cry "I think I broke my uterus"...
How to get out of the dumps
Depression tips: We all get a little down in the dumps. And it gets old. Fast. But here are some tips to make things a little better for yourself, whether you're just going through a rough patch or depression is blinking at you with sleepy eyes.
Potential side effects of antidepressants
BDD advice: Sometimes antidepressants can help relieve depression. However, it's worth doing medical and personal research into the potential side effects of anti depression medication...
Body dysmorphic Disorder - BDD advice
BDD advice: Body Dysmorphic Disorder isn't about feeling spotty and fat - it's about not leaving the house for months in case people laugh. We look at BDD causes, symptoms, treatments and tips.
All-nighter tiredness tips
Tiredness tips: How to successfully pull an all-nighter and make it through the next day with this rather helpful advice to combat tiredness.
Surviving the party season
Health tips: Autumn months are packed with parties. By the time New Year is over, you'll be screaming for a Friday night in. These tricks will help you look and feel your best in party.season.
Eating disorders and the gothic community
Eating disorders: The media is obsessed with our shape and dieting extremes are splashed all over the tabloids. The spotlight is on weight, whether it's the emaciated or the morbidly obese. Subcultures focus on breaking free of mainstream boundaries in favour of personal freedom. But, when it comes to weight, are subcultures subject to their own internal pressures? Has alternative culture escaped the madness?
S.A.D. - winter depression tips
Winter depression: You probably know someone with S.A.D. or Seasonal Defective Disorder, more commonly known as winter depression. We look at a few ways of easing up those winter blues.
Hangover Tips and hangover Cures
Hangover cures:
Check our hangover tips for
before, during and after boozing to
minimise the possible damage to your body and pride.
Manic depression
Bipolar disorder: Lots of people are afraid of what they don't understand. Manic depression is one of those things. Emma has what doctors term a bipolar disorder. This is how one manic depressive has learned to live with being touched with fire.
Natural cures for depression
Winter depression tips: We all have times - especially in winter - when we are frayed at the edges and feel as pooky as a chicken in a basket. Mookychick explores a host of natural remedies for winter blues and SAD.
How to get new feet
Foot treatment: Our feet carry us through the world. Literally. This gorgeous intensive foot treatment will make you feel like you just brought a new pair of feet to match the shoes.
Pregnancy symptoms they don't tell you about
Pregnancy symptoms: Morning sickness isn't the half of it. Pregnancy symptoms include anything from vaginal discharge to piles, heartburn and pooing in labour. Let's deal with some of those pregnancy nasties.
How to love your gorgeous, goddessy belly (and other body parts)
Body image:Feeling a lack of body confidence about your belly? Feeling fat and ungoddessy? It's time to take control, from body magic rituals to creative photography and retraining your well-meaning friends. These are some body image tips you really won't have seen before...
A girl's guide to cheap exercise and working out
Body: Useful exercise tips for working out. How to beef up on a budget - with DIY tips and online resources to help you exercise for cheap.
Mooky guide to (cheaply) weaning your baby
Alternative pregnancy: Weaning is something mommas-to-be often get excited about. Teaching your baby to eat foody not booby is something you can photograph and Facebook all your friends with. The reality is messier.
Toxic beauty: How hidden chemicals in cosmetics can harm you
Alternative Beauty:Ever wanted to dye your hair pink? Hair salonista Anya Goy says THE most popular alternative hair colour request is for pink hair, so you're not alone. Pink hair is like the blonde hair of the alternative world. Why? Because they's both gots binga-banga-bing-bong sex appeal! We look at the whys and wherefores of pink hair and what pink hair dye says about you...
Pregnancy symptoms - the embarrassing bits
Health: There are some good things about pregnancy - the end result, nice people letting you have their seat on buses, and partners so worried that you might explode in a gush of hormones that they do your bidding willingly. However there are some pregnancy symptoms you might not be so keen on. Read on - even if you're not up the duff, pregnancy symptoms are interesting stuff!
Morning sickness - natural remedies and cures
Holistic health: Morning sickness is one of the first signs of pregnancy and most mothers-to-be will get some form of it. Mookychick strides forth proudly to present mooky mommas with some natural remedies and cures for this blighted and unwelcome visitor.
Pregnancy symptoms - the embarrassing bits
Health: There are some good things about pregnancy - the end result, nice people letting you have their seat on buses, and partners so worried that you might explode in a gush of hormones that they do your bidding willingly. However there are some pregnancy symptoms you might not be so keen on. Read on - even if you're not up the duff, pregnancy symptoms are interesting stuff!
How to be a fun, gluten-free goddess and get away with it
Holistic Health: If you're gluten-free it means that food containing wheat, barley, and other glutinous things is out to get you like a bad horror film. If the queen of nectars no longer gently covers the food-digesting intestines of your stomach, we have the perfect guide to living on a gluten-free diet and still feeling like a fun-filled godess of foodiciousness.
How to cure winter colds and flu
Body and Beauty: Could you pass Kerz a tissue? She's got flu. The good news is she ended up sat in bed looking over some old fashioned wives' tales on how to cure it and some initially dull - until you get what they're on about - scientific papers. Now she's on the mend, here are her tips and wives' tales on how to avoid cold and flu in winter...
Wake me up... How to deal with a monday morning
Body and Beauty: There are good ways and bad ways to wake up. The bad way makes the thought of leaving the nice, warm safety of your bed worse than fighting off an army of clawed chav-bears. Theses 8 tips will make sure you wake up in a good mood and stay that way.
How to be a healthy vegetarian
Body: Vegetarian? Thinking about it? When vegetarians choose to deny themselves part of what's considered a normal balanced diet, can they make up for the change? Forget ethics and look after yourself with this handy guide to a healthy vegetarian diet. We'll leave looking after your conscience to you.
Sexual health checkups: The positives
Body: An STI checkup at a sexual health clinic need not be a grim experience. As women are apparently supposed to get a cervical exam once a year, Holly-Rae Smith has written about her own positive experience to put some minds at ease.
Skin purgatory: Psoriasis
Body: Want a strange kind of body confidence? Get psoriasis, says Kate Morrison. This sexy little skin disease will ensure that you will never again angst over your love handles, your weird feet or chunky calves. Because you'll be far too worried about covering up.
Recharge tips for mooky mommas
If you're a mooky momma building up a tribe from scratch, it could be that you don't always got your sparkle on. These 10-minute tips will go a long way to getting back on the case once you've put the babies to bed.
Hypnotherapy: The Big Smoke
With Britain signed up for a smoking ban in all public enclosed spaces, people are either in the process of building a Depression-era 'smokeasy' in their basement or figuring out how to quit the habit. Veteran smoker E_Diva checks out hypnotherapy to see if it really can make you stop smoking...
Party pills - health guide
A new generation of drugs have appeared on the dance scene over the last two years. They are available from shops and hyped as a safe, legal alternative to ecstasy. But are they as safe as the hype makes out?
Get healthy skin
Whether you want natural beauty or theatrical drama, you'll need skin so translucent friends can see the blue fizzy pop you're drinking go right down your neck.
rsi exercises
You've probably heard of RSI. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is caused by repetitive hand movements, like when you use a computer. Here are some nice tips to chase it off - because it's rubbish, it really is.
The Cancer Free Lifestyle – How an Ecig Can Help Prevent Cancer Tomorrow
If you're a smoker who has cancer concerns and is thinking of getting an electronic cigarette, just do it. It's a little stick, and a big step.
Health and Depression Advice
Read health and depression advice from people who have been there, from anxiety and insomnia to bipolar disorder, STDs, abortion and anorexia.
