Hyla Cass was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. A graduate from the University of Toronto School of Medicine, Cass interned at Los Angels County-USC Medical Center, and completed a psychiatry residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA. A noted public speaker and consultant, Cass has used her background in medicine to talk and write about women's health issues, stress reduction, nutritional medicine, natural treatment for addictions, anxiety disorders, and depression. Cass's book, St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster, delivers the most accurate, up-to-date information on the wonder drug St. John's Wort. Also involved in formulating nutritional products for various medical conditions,… including weight loss, anti-aging, anxiety, depression, and stress relief, Cass has been interviewed for numerous television and radio shows, along with major magazines and newspapers. Dr. Cass, a board certified psychiatrist, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA School in Medicine.