03Oct
14Nov
It’s Not Just CBD: Isolate, Full Spectrum Hemp Oil and the Entourage Effect
What you’ll learn What is the Entourage Effect and why it is so powerful The differences between CBD isolate, full spectrum hemp oil extract, and broad spectrum , all generally referred to as CBD. It can be confusing! How to choose the best form of CBD for you In the world of holistic medicine...
28Oct
GABA & Stress: What You Need to Know
What you’ll learn How GABA operates in the brain and body The role GABA plays in stress How supplemental GABA can reduce perceived stress When it comes to relieving worry and stress, GABA is the neurotransmitter you want to look at. Think of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) as your cellular brakes. This chemical...
27Sep
Nighttime Sugar Cravings: Why They Happen and How to Beat Them
We all know that feeling. The sun has gone down and you’re snuggled in bed, or maybe relaxing on the couch with a cup a tea. You aren’t hungry, but ice cream starts to seem like a really good idea. Or maybe it’s a cookie or a brownie left over...
29Jul
My CBD Interview with Shiloh
Shiloh Coleman recently invited me to be a guest on his “Purpose in the Process” podcast, “because I find your approach to health care both interesting and compelling … I love to dig into the why behind the how of just about any process, whether related to business and career,...
20Mar
Is It Drugs not Guns Causing Shootings?
We as a country are still reeling from the unspeakable tragedy of the Parkland, Fl, shootings. After Sandy Hook we said "never again." That is when I wrote this article in the Huffington Post, on Feb 19, 2013, about the effects of psychiatric drugs in causing violence. And then we let 1,607 mass shootings happen. Here is...
30Jan
Is Lead Paint a Concern for Adults?
Q. My wife and I are moving from our house into an older condominium. It’s charming, but should we be concerned about lead paint? A. Your confusion is understandable. Most information about lead paint toxicity concerns exposure in children, who are at higher risk because they are smaller, still developing and are more...
19Dec
Nutrition Not Prozac!
Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food. —Hippocrates We know that the brain can be greatly influenced by what we eat, and researchers are beginning to understand why. The very makeup of brain cells depends on the presence of specific nutrients. Omega-3 fatty acids, for example, are an...
10May
Lead: The Dangers No One Is Talking About
Almost 40% of American adults have harmful levels in their bodies...
It started with Flint, Michigan, where outraged parents complained of toxic concentrations of lead in their drinking water. But anyone who reads newspapers, watches TV or goes online knows that lead continues to be a national problem. A Hidden Danger: While...
02Mar
How Nutritional and Alternative Treatments Can Help You Avoid Using Drugs for Depression
By Dr. Mercola Depression is a very serious health problem and can be terminal, as up to 30,000 people who are depressed commit suicide every year. But are antidepressants the best approach? Contrary to popular belief, there are safer—and oftentimes far more effective—alternatives to the drug route, as explained here by Dr....
07Jan
Feed Your Brain To Curb Your Cravings
Push the play button below to hear the interview on "10 Minute Wellness Tips" Nationally acclaimed innovator and expert in the fields of integrative medicine, psychiatry, and addiction recovery, Dr. Cass helps individuals to take charge of their health. One area is in withdrawing from both psychiatric medication and substances of...
11May
Protecting Memory and Preserving Cognitive Performance
By Jim English The human brain is one of the most elegant and complex structures ever conceived. Comprising over ten billion neurons and supportive cells, no other organized structure – organic or silicon – can begin to match the sheer complexity and processing power of the human brain. It regulates...
31Jan
Whole-Body Psychiatry – Mental Health is Not all in our Heads.
Mental health is not all in our heads. Nutrition is an oft-ignored — yet incredibly effective — way to manage mental illness, including schizophrenia. Robert Hedaya tried everything in mainstream psychiatry’s toolbox to treat a patient with panic disorder, including cognitive behavioral therapy and a series of prescribed medications. She was...
17Aug
Hyla Cass, M.D., a Woman on a Mission
by Lyle Hurd, Editor, Total Health Magazine Hyla Cass, M.D., is an oft-quoted expert in the field of integrative medicine. In addition to her busy practice, and nationwide lectures and media appearances (CBS news, MSNBC, PBS), she has written 10 books, including St. John’s Wort: Nature’s Blues...
04Aug
SSRIs Up Chance of Falls in Dementia Patients
By Kurt Ullman Nursing home residents with dementia face a significantly increased risk of injurious falls if they are taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), according to a Dutch retrospective study. There was nearly a three-fold increase in injurious falls seen in patients on any type of antidepressant medication, reported Tischa J.M....
17Jul
Badly Flawed Study of Fish Oils Leaps to Wildly Unsupported Conclusions about Cancer
I am glad to find this rebuttal of the recent study reported that EFA's cause prostate cancer. It made no sense, and this article does. Have a look: The study’s authors showed similar biases in previous papers—yet the media keep stoking the flames without doing any serious analysis. A...
20Jun
DHA Makes Women Smarter, Men Faster
Study suggests brain function improves with 1,160mg/day Women get smarter and men get faster after DHA supplementation, suggest a new study. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, investigated the effect of DHA on the cognitive abilities of young men and women. DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, is an...
09Jun
9th Graders in Denmark Expose Plants To Cellphone Radiation In Experiment
An experiment that tested the effects of mobile phone radiation conducted by 5 girls in a grade 9 class at Hjallerup School in North Jutland, Denmark has drawn acclaim and attention from numerous established researchers and scientists throughout Europe. The girls, Lea Nielsen, Mathilde Nielsen, Signe Nielsen, Sisse Coltau and Rikke...
31May
Feedback on KPFK Interview
Hi Dr.Cass, I enjoyed listening to your interview today. I am a local private health chef who is working on a book called "Culinary Secrets from a Left Handed Private Health Chef" (www.junepagan.com) . I have worked with a variety of homeopathic internists, registered dietitians, trainers over the past 30...
28May
Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food
Here is a timely article on the importance of eating whole foods, and in a fairly conservative and very respectable publication, the New York Times. WE like the idea that food can be the answer to our ills, that if we eat nutritious foods we won’t need medicine or supplements....
