The Addicted Brain: How to Break Free

This groundbreaking book by acclaimed functional medical doctor Hyla Cass takes a new and natural approach to addiction that offers positive results far from the “tough it out” methods or prescription drugs often employed by conventional medicine to treat addiction. Addiction has become epidemic is today’s society. Addiction can involve a whole range of habits, including food, tobacco, alcohol, drugs of abuse, or prescription medication, and even behaviors like gambling, pornography, or sexual activity. Addiction is a brain disease affected by nutritional, behavioral and emotional factors. Very often, Dr. Cass has discovered, correcting brain chemistry imbalances that trigger addictive behaviors will eliminate the addiction. Her program of optimal brain nutrition that includes healthy eating, proper supplementation and lifestyle modifications has proven effective for thousands of her patients and readers without negative side effects.