Mental Illness … More Than Just A Code

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.” – Buddha More than ever, we are seeing more and more cases of depression and anxiety, and more and more medication being prescribed for these issues. But there is a fine balance between knowing when...

The Food … the Bad … and the Ugly

What is your relationship with food? How do you look at food? How does food make you feel? Many of us have asked ourselves these questions throughout our life and still don’t have the answers. Many of us have tried fad diets, spent thousands of dollars, and have...

The Power of Conscious Living

One thing I like to address with the patients I see in my family medicine practice is the concept of consciously living. I know, it’s all too easy to get into the bad habit of unconsciously going through the routines of day-to-day life and not thinking about things we...

The Importance of Gut Health

As a family medicine doctor, 80% of what I do involves the gut. In my years of working with patients, I have seen firsthand that our G.I. system (aka the gut) is truly the pathway to everything. Our gut is responsible for breaking down food to give us nutrients,...

Dr. Cas’ Approach to Wellness

We live in a world where toxins surround us every day, wreaking havoc on our cellular functions, hormonal pathways and energy sources. In my years of practice as a family medicine doctor, I have seen that the majority of chronic diseases stem from ongoing inflammation...