Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D., built one of the largest integrative medical clinics in North America by questioning why conventional training left patients without answers. In this week's episode of the Life of Flow Podcast, she explains how her own health story shaped her path, why most doctors are never taught how to heal, and what she sees daily in patients who turn to her clinic after years of frustration.
She shares why lab tests like vitamin D, CRP, and HbA1C should be routine, how insulin and nutrition drive chronic disease, and why 50% of healing is often determined by what a doctor tells the patient. Dr. Connealy also addresses post-COVID realities, from clotting and spike protein testing to the rise of “turbo cancers,” and why she believes the system keeps people sick instead of creating health.
🎧 If you’ve ever wondered why so many patients feel let down by conventional medicine, what doctors aren’t taught in medical school, or how words, labs, and lifestyle can change the course of disease, this episode is for you.
02:12 Early life and the impact of DES exposure during her mother’s pregnancy
10:28 Opening her first practice in Beverly Hills in the 1980s
13:30 Moving to Orange County and founding the Center for New Medicine
17:50 Why “standard of care” fails patients and how integrative care fills the gaps
22:09 The most common complaint patients have about doctors
26:54 The epidemic of chronic disease and the cost of healthcare in the U.S.
30:40 Lifestyle as medicine: exercise, sleep, hydration, nutrition, insulin balance
37:12 “Your words are like medicine”: how mindset and language impact healing
49:21 Rarely seeing heart attacks and new cancers in her patient population
55:40 Post-COVID observations: clotting, spike protein testing, and “turbo cancers”
💡 Who Should Listen
Physicians and healthcare leaders curious about integrative models of care, patients who feel underserved by conventional medicine, and anyone interested in how lifestyle, lab testing, and mindset influence long-term health.
About Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy
Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy is a world-renowned medical doctor and leading functional integrative physician treating and healing patients from across the globe. She utilizes the best of all sciences, including conventional, functional, homeopathic, Eastern, and modern medicine.
Dr. Connealy began practicing medicine in 1986. In 1992, she founded the Center for New Medicine and Cancer Center for Healing in Irvine, California, where she serves as Medical Director. The combined clinics have become the largest integrative medical clinic in North America, having been visited by over 75,000 patients.
She is also the best-selling author of The Cancer Revolution and Be Perfectly Healthy, a frequent contributor to What Doctors Don’t Tell You (WDDTY), Townsend Letter, and other respected platforms, sharing insights on cancer prevention, detoxification, and regenerative therapies.
With over 100 national and international speaking engagements, dozens of published articles, multiple clinical studies, and appearances across major podcasts and health summits, Dr. Connealy is a trusted voice in the future of medicine. She has mentored hundreds of MDs, DOs, NDs, and PAs, and remains committed to advancing practitioner education in integrative oncology.
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