Healing Beyond Symptoms: Dr. Kelly McCann On Functional, Integrative, & Environmental Medicine

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In today's episode, Dr. Kelly McCann, MD, sits down to discuss her proven approach to cutting-edge functional, integrative, and environmental medicine. As a self-described "born healer, Dr. Kelly has helped thousands of people enhance their wellness with personalized and compassionate care. Currently, she provides care at The Spring Center in Southern California and is a Board Member of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and a Board Member and the 2020 Conference Chair for the International Society of Environmentally Acquired Illness.

Dr. Kelly began her medical career with a holistic vision, integrating the mind-body-spirit connection into patient care. While excelling in conventional studies, she also trained in acupuncture, herbal medicine, meditation, energy work, spirituality, and massage. Practicing since 2000, she continues to expand her expertise to offer innovative, comprehensive healing.

This conversation covers:

How holistic medicine shapes Dr. Kelly's treatment methods.
Common misconceptions surrounding Lyme Disease.
How cells react to chronic inflammation.
The benefits of working with a functional or integrative medicine practitioner to diagnose and treat multiple symptoms.
The ways that spiritual growth and development coincide with physical health.

From chronic illnesses and hormone imbalances to gastrointestinal complications and autoimmune diseases, there are very few internal medical issues that Dr. Kelly isn't capable of addressing. What's her secret? Hit play to see for yourself!

Interested in booking Dr. Kelly or exploring more of her work? Visit her website to learn more!

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Keep up with Dr. Kelly McCann socials here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drkellymccann/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkellymccann/?hl=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKellyMcCann

🛍️ Recommended Books and Supplements from This Episode:

📖 The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child – A practical guide to improving gut health and overall wellness through nutrition.
👉 Get it here

📘 Toxic Mold Healing Bible – Comprehensive strategies for detoxifying your environment and restoring health from mold exposure.
👉 Try it here

📙 Microbiome Labs MegaSporeBiotic (60 Capsules) – A potent probiotic supplement designed to support gut microbiome health and digestive balance.
👉 Shop now

📗 Sandhu's Quercetin Vegetarian Capsules Supplements – High-quality quercetin supplement to support immune health, inflammation control, and overall wellness.
👉 Buy it here

Note: These are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It helps support the podcast. Thank you!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Forget frequently asked questions.
0:02.3	Common sense.
0:03.1	Common knowledge.
0:04.1	Or Google.
0:04.7	How about advice from a real genius?
0:06.9	95% of people in any profession are good enough to be qualified in license.
0:11.3	5% go above and beyond.
0:13.1	They become very good at what they do.
0:14.8	But only 0.1% are real geniuses.
0:18.2	Richard Jacobs has made it his life's mission to find them for you.
0:22.2	He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field.
0:25.1	Sleep science, cancer, stem cells, ketogenic diets, and more.
0:28.6	Here come the geniuses.
0:30.3	This is the Finding Genius podcast with Richard Jacobs.
0:37.5	Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast.
0:41.2	My guest today is Dr. Kelly McCann.
0:43.5	She's working in cutting edge medicine and functional medicine, integrative, and environmental
0:48.2	medicine, instead of just normal apopathic.
0:50.4	She works on complex chronic conditions, like mast cell activation syndrome, mold toxicity, and persistent
0:57.2	infections. So we were talking about some of the big bad conditions that she helps treat in her unique way. So welcome. Thank you so much for having me, Richard. If you would, tell me a bit about your background. I've noticed that people that usually work in certain conditions, unfortunately, a lot of times they've had problems with those conditions themselves.
1:13.6	I don't know if that's your case, but what's your background?
1:15.6	Actually, that's not why I got into it in the first place.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Richard Jacobs, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Richard Jacobs and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.