We recently connected with Leslie Lyon and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Leslie, thanks for joining us today. If you had a defining moment that you feel really changed the trajectory of your career, we’d love to hear the story and details.
Devine Intervention? Perhaps! I feel I was “chosen” to create and offer a comprehensive program for people who wanted to improve their lives naturally, using their own body to heal itself!
Prior to creating The STOP Clinic, I worked in a multidisciplinary pain clinic with some of the finest Medical Specialists in the world who specialized in acupuncture: Alan Spanos, MD from England (founder of the clinic), Zhenjaing Chen, MD, , Yoshitaro Kusumi, MD, Michael Gracz, PT. Their philosophy was to heal their patients naturally without medications.
One day Dr. Spanos was treating a patient with a “frozen” shoulder. She told me that since he treated her she never wanted another cigarette ! Dr. Spanos approached me and “suggested” I start a program for smoking cessation. Six months later, we began offering our rapid detox services to the public to help them stop smoking. Two months later people started calling with this report: “My friend came to you to stop smoking and lost 6 pounds. I want to come to your weight program!” Dr. Spanos again commissioned me to begin a new program.
Four months later, my clients began asking me to treat their relatives for some rather bazaar maladies. Dr. Spanos told me to offer them 3 treatments and see what happens. My first challenge was from George White. His wife lived in a “bubble” for 7 years, suffering from a condition known as “Chemical Drug Sensitivity”. He begged me to give treatments to his wife. Of course, I felt anxious. Being an overachiever, I put a lot of pressure on myself. When I first met Jean, she was in a wheelchair and on a breathing apparatus. Jean is a brilliant young lady who would grow faint from smells of perfume, new carpet, or any harmful chemical smell. After her first treatment, she responded very well. The next week she was no longer on the breathing apparatus. The following week, she walked into my office without her wheelchair. The next week, she was gardening again! Jean did a complete 180 degrees turn around with her health! This was one of my first defining moments. I visited Jean’s MD in Durham and asked him if this “turn around” was psychological. He replied, “No! Her blood composition has completely changed!” He questioned me for over an hour and then began referring his other patients.
George was so excited that he begged me to treat his sister who lived in Paris who was suffering from MS. Her MS symptoms also disappeared …
But the next defining moment was with a man who came to see me to stop smoking and suffered from a condition, “Polycythemia Vera”. Bruce was having Phlebotomy treatments every 2 weeks (for the past 7 years) to thin his blood. After his second treatment, this condition (which was “never supposed to go away) went away! His MD told him that he did not need to continue the Phlebotomy treatments! This “miraculous” transformation took place in 2012. Was the tar and nicotine causing the thickness of Bruce’s blood? I do not know; but, Bruce is still free from both of these conditions! Congratulations, Bruce !!!
Starting a business from scratch is definitely a challenge, but with situations of “miraculous” healings, the rewards are Priceless ! I feel truly blessed for having this opportunity as a healer to be my life’s passion and career! I feel that I was “chosen”!
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I feel the previous narrative best describes my goal of “empowering” others by teaching them how their body has the power to heal itself … naturally. I am only the conductor who offers the catalyst.
I am most proud of all the people who have allowed and chosen me to be a part of their healing journey, whether their journey was to stop smoking, lose weight or reverse a chronic health problem.
Every program that we offer is based on rapid drug detox. We teach you how to rid your body of inflammation, addictions and disease. Our stimulation of the vagus nerve causes your body to begin healing itself.
Smokers are able to kick their habit after one treatment. Weight loss clients have shed as many as 28 pounds in one month and 51 pounds in 7 weeks … naturally, without drugs. One of our clients, Sam Cooper, came to us after being on an injectable weightloss drug for 5 months and lost only 5 pounds. He testifies that he lost 10.5 pounds at The STOP Clinic in only 4 weeks by adjusting his diet and eating patterns! He lost 2 times the amount of weight with our weightloss program than he did with the “famous” drug program!
For 33+ years, we have treated people from all over the USA and several foreign countries. Our better than 95% success rate speaks for itself. Most of our clients are from referrals. We will love and be honored to be a part of your wellness transition! Call today for a complimentary consultation.
Leslie Lyon
The STOP Clinic in Cary
919.696.3773
www.stopclinic.com
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
Before 1992, there was only one other person offering a treatment for smoking cessation. Dr. Yoshitaro Kusumi offered an aversion therapy treatment. Dr. Rhodes with Duke University was just beginning to introduce and promote his nicotine patch to the “world”.
The STOP Clinic was the first to offer a comprehensive treatment program to the public! We combined several different modalities along with behavior modification exercises and continued support. Our success rate climbed steadily.
In 1995, Duke University invited me to participate in a research paper study. Over a 3 month period of time, a Duke graduate student compared our program with Duke’s program with the nicotine patch. Our clients agreed to interviews from the researcher. After the Duke graduate student completed his research, he presented me with the results. Duke’s nicotine patch had a success rate of only 20%. The STOP Clinic (in its early stages) had a success rate of 80%. The paper was never published in the Medical Journals.
Over the years, most of our clients find us by referrals from their doctors, dentists, medical specialists, psychiatrists, friends and family. I am sure our reputation was built because of the success of our satisfied clients.
Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?
The STOP Clinic program is quite a unique entity! As a career, I did not choose to create The STOP Clinic. I feel it chose me. Prior to working with addictions, I worked in a chronic pain clinic. During that time, I went back to school part time and learned how to design software. I wrote an accounting program to run our office. Prior to 1987, all of our records and accounting were done by hand. I fell in love with programming but in 1989, Dr. Spanos asked me to help him open a different multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic where we offered numerous modalities offered by a variety of Specialists.
In 1989, I was at a crossroad with an important decision to make. Choose to program with computers or work as a healer of people. Now, 33 years later, I look back on the years and realize I have been “married” to my work. Every day, I look at my calendar and become excited to see who will visit me today. I truly enjoy learning about the lives of my clients, listening to them and intuitively knowing the best path to help them accomplish their health goals. Dedication, support and caring is the key.
When I read the testimonies of my former clients, I smile with pride, celebrate their successes and feel honored they have chosen me to help them along their journey!
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- Website: https://www.stopclinic.com
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