Cancer rates are rising rapidly—especially in young adults. With 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women being diagnosed with cancer, proactively preventing cancer is an absolute must in our modern world. Today, Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy shares what she’s learned in the last few decades treating cancer with an integrative approach. We also answer your questions about root causes of cancer, red flags in labs, how parasites, autoimmunity, and hormone issues can contribute to cancer, and what’s worth your time and effort when it comes to reducing overall risk. 

Timestamps:

[3:28] Welcome Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy

[3:40] Why do you think cancer rates are continuing to rise even though we have more information than ever? 

[13:15] Do you think the current standard of care is actually helping people when it comes to cancer?

[16:01] What’s an ideal C reactive protein and are the standards on labs adequate? 

[19:00] Is there a significant cause to ovarian and colon cancers because they’re becoming more prevalent in younger people?. 

[24:32] Are parasites connected to cancer?

[30:05] If someone is coming in and they already have cancer, are you looking for these underlying root causes and can you treat cancer that way?

[33:52] Do you see there being any connection to cancer with long withstanding hormonal imbalances? 

[38:00] Is there any cancer link with birth control? 

[39:10] Does autoimmunity and immune suppressive drugs increase cancer risk and if so what can we do to keep risk as low as possible?

[41:30] If you could tell people to start incorporating three to five things that would help them make a preventative approach to cancer, what would they be?

[50:51] What is the best type of diet for preventing cancer and what should we be focusing on once diagnosis? 

[55:27] What do you think about routine mammograms and colonoscopies? Do you recommend them and how are we detecting cancer safely? 

[1:00:48] What are some more cutting edge alternative therapies that you’re working into your cancer treatment that is showing promising results that you wish more people would do?

Episode Links:

Visit Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy's website

The Cancer Revolution: A Groundbreaking Program to Reverse and Prevent Cancer 

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Ideal lab tests:

Fasting blood sugar: 85 (70, too low, 95 and up, too high)

SGOT and SGPT: 20-22

Ferritin: 50 

HA1C: under 5.7 

CRP:  0.5

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