Dr. Cass

Community
Dr. Cass is a member of the Advisory Board of Health Sciences Institute, Taste for Life Magazine, and Total Health Magazine. She also served as board member and President of NOURISH AMERICA to provide access to the benefits of nutritional supplements to children and adults at risk for nutritional deficiencies.

Appearances
Dr Cass appears regularly as an expert in the field, on radio, TV (including the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, and MSNBC), and in publications such as the Los Angeles Times, The Toronto Star, Cosmopolitan, Time Magazine, and People Magazine.

Dr Cass also maintains a busy schedule of speaking engagements at health-related events around the country, with topics ranging from complementary medicine and psychiatry, anti-aging, women's health (including natural hormone therapy), weight management, to stress reduction, and natural treatments for addictions, anxiety disorders, and depression.

Contact:   hyla@cassmd.com

Curriculum Vitae

Identifying Information: Born in Toronto, Canada

Occupation: Psychiatrist; integrative medical practitioner; author; consultant

Education: Pre-Medical and Medical Education: University of Toronto, School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Internship: Los Angeles County-U.S.C. Medical Center

Residency Training: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, child and family psychiatry

Board Certification: Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Attending Staff Physician: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1980-92)

Professional Memberships:

1. Orthomolecular Health and Medicine Society (OHM)
2. National Association of Medical Communicators (www.ibiblio.org/namc)

Board Member:

1. Board Member Emeritus and Past President, Vitamin Relief USA, providing vitamins to underprivileged children and other at-risk populations (www.vitaminrelief.org)
2. Board Advisor –American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)

Academic Appointments and Professional Positions:

1. Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine (1979- 2005)
2. Psychiatric Consultant to the Independent Safety Committee, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Pacific Gas and Electric (1990–2002)
3. Advisory Board: Health Sciences Institute, Baltimore, MD (www.healthiernews.com)
4. Advisory Board: Taste for Life, Peterborough, Maine (www.tasteforlife.com)
5. Associate editor: Total Health Magazine, St. George Utah (www.totalhealthmagazine.com)

Author:

1. Supplement Your Prescription (Basic Health, Nov 2007)
2. 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health for Women (McGraw-Hill, 2005)
3. Natural Highs (Penguin Putnam Avery, 2002)
4. User’s Guides to Herbs (Basic Health Publications, 2004), Ginkgo (2003), and Vitamin C (2003)
5. Kava: Nature’s Answer to Stress Anxiety and Insomnia (Prima, 1999)
6. St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster (Penguin Putnam Avery, 1998)

Licensure: States of California, Delaware

About Dr. Cass

Hyla Cass M.D graduated from the University of Toronto School of Medicine, interned at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, and completed a psychiatric residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine. She was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine until 2005, and is in private clinical practice in Pacific Palisades, CA.

Dr. Cass is author of several popular books, including Supplement Your Prescription: What YOur Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition; 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Woman's Take-Charge Program to Correct Imbalances, Reclaim Energy, and Restore Well-Being; Natural Highs: Supplements, Nutrition, and Mind/Body Techniques to Help You Feel Good All the Time (Penguin Putnam; St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster); Kava; Nature’s Answer to Stress Anxiety and Insomnia; User’s Guides to Ginkgo, to Vitamin C, and to Herbs.

She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Health Sciences Institute, Taste for Life Magazine, and Total Health Magazine, and an advisory board member of California Citizens for Health. She consults to the supplement industry regarding formulations, and has developed several under her own label.

Incorporating nutritional principles and natural health techniques in her practice for more than 20 years, she is one of the nation's foremost authors and speakers on the subject of integrative medicine. She regularly appears on radio, television, including the View, the CBS Evening News and MSNBC, where she successfully debated a “Quackbuster” (unlicensed physician) challenger. She is quoted as an expert in the field in publications such as the Los Angeles Times, The Toronto Star, Cosmopolitan, Time Magazine, and People Magazine. Her speaking topics to both lay and professional medical audiences include complementary medicine and psychiatry, anti-aging, women's health (including bio-identical hormone therapy), stress reduction, and natural treatments for addictions, anxiety disorders, and depression.

Articles by Dr. Cass

1. First Women’s Health, Winter Health Woes. February 7, 2005.
2. Alive Magazine. “Addicted? I can quit whenever I want”: the right nutrients can reduce cravings. May 2004.
3. Taste for Life. Prevent the YEAST CONNECTION. March 2004.
4. Whole Life Health. Cure for the Caffeine Crunch. December 2003.
5. Alive Magazine. Overcoming Addiction. November 2003.
6. New Living Newspaper. Healthy Solutions to the Caffeine Trap. October 2003.
7. Bottom Line Health. Lift Your Mood The Safe Way. September 2003.
8. Taste for Life. 5 Energy Boosters. July 2003.
9. Men’s Health. Male Depression. Summer 2003.
10. Taste for Life: Expert Advice. St. John’s Wort. 2002.
11. Healthy You. Dr. Hyla Cass reveals…. U.K. September 2002.
12. Taste for Life. Dr. Cass’s Recommendations for blood sugar balance. June 2002.
13. Balance. Nutritional Approaches to Mental Health. U.K. Spring 2002.
14. Taste for Life. Expert Advice on St. John’s Wort. March 2002.
15. Let’s Live. Get a Grip on …naturally with the help of herbs and lifestyle changes. August 2000.
16. Vitamin Research News. SAMe: A Supplement for the 21st Century. Vol. 14, Number 6. June 2000.
17. Natural Pharmacy. Natural Relief for Anxiety. Vol. 4, No. 6. June 2000.
18. Bottom Line Health. Drug-Free Ways to Fight Depression. April 2000.
19. Herbs for Health. Banish the “holiday blues”. November/December 1999.
20. Natural Pharmacy. SAMe: A supplement for the 21st Century. Vol. 3, No. 12, December 1999.
21. Total Health. Natural Remedies for Stress, Anxiety and Insomnia. December 1999.
22. Women’s Health Newsletter: Alternative Medicine Report. Fish Oil Improves Outcome in Patients with Bipolar Disorder. Vol. 1, No. 9. September 1999.
23. Let’s Live. Relax with Kava. May 1998.
24. Total Health. WOMEN and DEPRESSION: Choosing Complementary Care. Volume 21, No. 4.
25. Total Health. Natural Highs. Volume 24, No. 3.
26. Total Health. New St. John’s-wort Study Misleads Public. Volume 24, No. 2.
27. Total Health. SAMe Supplement for the 21st Century. Volume 22, No. 2.
28. Total Health. Manage Stress with Relora: Cut Sweet Cravings at the Same Time. Volume 24, No. 5.

Quotes By Dr. Cass/Articles About Dr. Cass/Book Reviews:

1. First for Women. Foods That Medicine. March 21, 2005.
2. First for Women. Just can’t lose? March 21, 2005.
3. Alternative Medicine. The Natural Cure for Depression. March 2005.
4. First for Women. Always tired? October 4, 2004.
5. First for Women. Foods that with more love. February 28, 2005.
6. Healing Lifestyles & Spas. Food and Mood: Is There a Connection? November/December 2004.
7. First for Women. Foods that unstoppable. November 15, 2004.
8. First for Women. Turbocharge your body’s good-cheer chemicals. October 25, 2004.
9. First for Women. Sidestep afternoon slowdowns. October 4, 2004.
10. Shape. Get energized. October 2004.
11. Alternative Medicine. The Best Energy-Boosters. October 2004.
12. Woman’s Day. Get Energized! September 14, 2004.
13. Woman’s World. In the morning. September14, 2004.
14. Woman’s World. In the afternoon. September 14, 2004.
15. First for Women. Say so long to your inner critic! September 13, 2004.
16. Woman’s World. 14 Smart Cures for Back-to-School. September 7, 2004.
17. Oxygen. Energy Uppers: 10 Easy Ways To Live More Vigorously. August 2004. “Some people are genetically…”
18. Woman’s World. 11am: Hit the Water Cooler. August 17, 2004. “But drinking water…”
19. First for Women. Outsmart Perspiration. June 21, 2004.
20. Woman’s World. At breakfast… sip one less cup. June 15, 2004. “Cutting out just one…”
21. Woman’s World. Cross more things off Your “stress list”! June 8, 2004. “Bright light increases the…”
22. Fitness Magazine. Beat Your Next Craving. May 2004. “Typically, boredom is just mild…”
23. Whole Foods Magazine. Book Review of Natural Highs. May 2004.
24. Woman’s World. Get an instant happiness jolt with these Surprising blues busters! May 25, 2004. “Concentrating on something…”
25. Fitness Magazine. What’s the best way to keep…..undermining current goals? March 2004.
26. Shape. Get Energized. January 2004. “Negative thoughts are draining…”
27. Redbook. Instant Energy Booster: Snacks that’ll pump you up! March 2004.
28. Woman’s World. The aroma that lights up brain cells! February 17, 2004.
29. Arkansas Democrat- Gazette. ‘We are what we eat’ book: Add grains of salt to taste. February 11, 2004.
30. Palisadian Post. Dr. Hyla Cass to Speak At Conscious Life Expo. February 5, 2004.
31. Woman’s World. Cold? Tired?…. February 3, 2004. “Enormous numbers of women…”
32. Woman’s World. If you’re over 30, Your Hormones may need help… January 27, 2004. “The good news is that we now have…”
33. Woman’s World. Insomnia? December 23, 2003. “We’re naturally lighter sleepers…”
34. Woman’s World. Going caroling. November 18, 2003.
35. Saginaw News (MI). Quiz yourself on mind’s capabilities. October 22, 2003.
36. Woman’s World. Tired? Sad? Stressed? Take some PS! October 7, 2003. “PS increases your brain’s…”
37. Woman’s Day. Mood Foods: Boost your state of mind. October 7, 2003. “When combined, carbohydrates and protein…”
38. Woman’s World. Turn on your brain’s “relaxation” waves! September 23, 2003. “L-theanine is so powerful…”
39. Vitamin Retailer. Healthy Foundation Awards Research Contract. September 2003.
40. Woman’s World. Surprising cures for your blue mood. May 20, 2003.
41. Bodhi Tree Book Review Newspaper. Review of Natural Highs. Winter 2002/Spring 2003.
42. Woman’s Day. Boost Your Energy. April 1rst 2003. “When you try to get…”
43. Taste for Life. 11 Health Tips. March 2003.
44. Shape. The marriage weight penalty. February 2003.
45. Total Health. St. John’s Wort. February 2003.
46. Clinical and Research News. BPD Patients Respond To Omega-3 Fatty Acids. January 17, 2003. “…the brain is made up…”
47. Charleston Daily Mail Newspaper. Mood Foods. December 31, 2002.
48. Awareness Magazine. Beating Holiday Blues, Naturally with Hyla Cass, MD. November/December 2002.
49. Kindred Spirit Quarterly. Mood Food. U.K. September/November 2002.
50. Altoona Mirror Newspaper. Wanna get high? No, not that way. September 24, 2002. “Pleasant smells can put people…”
51. One Spirit. Book Review of Natural Highs. September 2002.
52. Inner Words. Book Review of Natural Highs. September 2002.
53. Natural Health. Book Review of Natural Highs. August 2002.
54. El Nuevo Herald. La nutricion es clave para el rendimiento escolar. August 13, 2002.
55. Total Health Resource Guide. July/August 2002.
56. The Role of Nutraceuticals and Nutrition in Disease Prevention. Book Review of Natural Highs. Summer 2002.
57. The Toronto Star Newspaper. In the age of deception, the years lie lightly. July 26, 2002.
58. The Toronto Star. Say “hi” to her highness Hyla. July 19, 2002.
59. Nutrition News Newsletter. Natural Highs. June 2002.
60. Alternative Medicine. Book Review of Natural Highs. June 2002.
61. Whole Life Times. Eat Right, Stay Sane. June 2002.
62. Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association ( JANA). Interview with Hyla Cass, MD. Summer 2002.
63. JANA. A Visionary Contribution. Summer 2002.
64. Whole Foods. Supplement Highlights. March 2002.
65. Taste for Life. Chill Out- Naturally. February 2002.
66. Clinical Psychiatry News. St. John’s Wort Fails First Placebo Trial. May 2001.
67. Taste for Life. Getting to the Heart. March 2001. “Medications may have a single…”
68. National Post. The little herb that could. February 5, 2001.
69. Alternative Complementary Therapies. Study participants with SAD…..and light. February 2001.
70. Woman’s World. 5 Cures for The summertime blues. August 15, 2000. “But you can also reap…”
71. Vitamin Research Products. Kava Kava: A Safe, Effective, Legal Alternative/June 2000.
72. Time Magazine. The Root of Tranquility. November 9, 1998.
73. Total Health. Pioneering a 21st Approach to Optimal Health. Volume 22, No. 1.
74. Total Health. Total Health Management for Women. Volume 22, No. 6.
75. National Newpaper Campaign 2003. Benefits of SAMe.