Hyla Cass addresses women's health issues

Canadian-born Dr. Hyla Cass attracted over 400 people when she recently spoke on the topic of women's health during two stops in Ontario's near north. Dr. Cass's tour, sponsored by Preferred Nutrition, included stops in Huntsville and Bracebridge. The lectures were hosted and promoted by natural retail stores The Great Vine in Huntsville and Muskoka Natural Food Market in Bracebridge.

Dr. Cass is one of the United States' foremost authors and speakers on the subject of integrative medicine. A former assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine, she has incorporated nutrition and natural health techniques into her practice for more than 20 years. With a private practice in Pacific Palisades, CA, she uses an integrated approach in her evaluation and treatment of individuals with a wide variety of problems.

Along with authoring several natural health books, she also appears regularly as an expert in the field, on radio, TV (including The Dr. Oz Show, The View and MSNBC), and in numerous major newspapers and magazines. •