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I AM YOU

Dr Nitza Alvarez

51 episodes

1 week ago

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real conversations and expert insights that empower women to understand their heart health, listen to their bodies, and step fully into their role as the CEO of their own health. In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Dr. Alvarez welcomes a very special guest — Dr. María Isabel Alvarez-Torres, a clinical psychologist specializing in t...

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I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real conversations and expert insights that empower women to understand their heart health, listen to their bodies, and step fully into their role as the CEO of their own health. In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Dr. Alvarez welcomes a very special guest — Dr. María Isabel Alvarez-Torres, a clinical psychologist specializing in t...

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Episodes (20/51)

I AM YOU

I AM YOU - Ep 50 - Your heart is tired of surviving

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real conversations and expert insights that empower women to understand their heart health, listen to their bodies, and step fully into their role as the CEO of their own health. In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Dr. Alvarez welcomes a very special guest — Dr. María Isabel Alvarez-Torres, a clinical psychologist specializing in t...

1 week ago

1 hour 4 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU – Ep 49 – I Kept Passing Out… and Everyone Told Me I Was Fine

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights that help women understand their unique heart health, navigate a healthcare system that too often dismisses them, and step fully into the role of CEO of their own health. In this powerful episode, Dr. Alvarez sits down with Valerie Brackney, a vibrant, postmenopausal woman whose life was repeatedly disrupted by ...

2 weeks ago

21 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU – Ep. 48 – Your Hormones Are Talking — Listen

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode blends real women’s stories with powerful science to help women understand their bodies, manage stress, and become the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez reveals how falling estrogen levels change the inner lining of a woman’s arteries — making vessels stiffer, inflammation higher, and stroke risk more likely around perimenopause an...

3 weeks ago

12 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU – Ep. 47 – Self-Care Isn’t Selfish

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights that help women better understand their heart health, manage stress, and take charge of their well-being. Dr. Alvarez’s mission is simple: to inspire every woman to become the CEO of her own health—with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez sits down with Maureen Uriarte, a devoted w...

1 month ago

21 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU - Episode 45 - The Stroke You Never Saw Coming: Why Women Can’t Wait to Be Heard

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Every episode gives women the knowledge and confidence to become the CEO of their own health. Part 2 — Beyond the Story: The Science Every Woman Must Know Last week we met Elena — a young woman whose stroke was nearly dismissed as stress. Today, Dr. Alvarez explains why stroke happens, how hormones and menopause change brain blood flow, and why women face higher r...

1 month ago

12 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU - Ep 45 - The Silent Stroke: When Your Hormones Become the Warning

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights that help women understand their unique heart health, manage stress, protect their brains, and take charge of their well-being. Dr. Alvarez’s mission is simple: to inspire every woman to become the CEO of her own health — with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez introduces Elena — ...

1 month ago

10 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU – Ep 44 – The Pain No One Believed: Barbara’s Fight to Be Heard

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC—board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real women’s stories and expert insights that help women understand their unique heart health, navigate a healthcare system that often overlooks them, and take charge of their well-being. Dr. Alvarez’s mission is clear: to inspire every woman to become the CEO of her own health—with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvar...

1 month ago

17 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU – Ep 43 – When the Tests Say You’re Fine — But Your Heart Says Otherwise

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights that empower women to understand their unique heart health, manage stress, and take charge of their well-being. Dr. Alvarez’s mission is clear: to inspire every woman to become the CEO of her own health — with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez breaks down a condition too many wom...

2 months ago

13 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU – Ep 42 - When Listening Saves Your Heart

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights that help women understand their unique heart health, manage stress, and take charge of their well-being. Dr. Alvarez’s mission is simple: to inspire every woman to become the CEO of her own health — with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks with Denise Quinn, a woman whose e...

2 months ago

27 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU - Ep 41 - When Good Stress Breaks Your Heart

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights that help women understand their unique heart health, manage stress, and take charge of their well-being. Dr. Alvarez’s mission is simple: to inspire every woman to become the CEO of her own health—with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez welcomes Laura Orozco, a resilient woman wh...

2 months ago

27 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU – Ep 40: Why I’m Doing This

I AM YOU is hosted by Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights that help women understand their unique heart health, manage stress, and take charge of their well-being. Dr. Alvarez’s mission is simple: to inspire every woman to become the CEO of her own health—with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez explains why she created this podcast—and w...

2 months ago

5 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU - Sherry Jutkofsky

The podcast I Am You is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this powerful and eye-opening episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks with Sherry Jutkofsky, a dedicated teacher, wife, and mother whose unexpected heart health journey began with what seemed like routine fatigue and nausea. At just 52 years old, Sherry dismissed her symptoms as ...

3 months ago

18 minutes

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I AM YOU – Ep 38: The Purpose

The I Am You podcast is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this special episode, Dr. Alvarez shifts the focus inward, sharing the personal mission and purpose behind I Am You. She opens up about her journey as a cardiologist, wife, and mother, and why she is so passionate about advocating for women’s heart health. Dr. Alvarez...

3 months ago

5 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU - Sherry Stewart

The podcast I Am You is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks with Sherry Stewart, a 70-year-old woman whose determination to keep working full-time nearly masked a life-threatening condition. Sherry initially attributed her fatigue, back pain, and chest discomfort to stress, age, weight, and eve...

3 months ago

20 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU - Barbie Strome

The podcast I Am You is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks with Barbie Strome, a woman whose persistence and self-advocacy saved her life. For years, Barbie experienced flutters, adrenaline-like rushes, and unexplained symptoms. When she sought help, her concerns were dismissed with a superfic...

3 months ago

16 minutes

I AM YOU

I AM YOU - Sophia Dexel

The podcast I Am You is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks with Sophia Dexel, a woman in her mid-40s who battled years of misdiagnosis, frustration, and dismissal by multiple providers. Despite repeated ER visits, worsening chest pain, and unstable blood pressure, Sophia was told time and agai...

3 months ago

19 minutes

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I AM YOU - Julie Modercin

The podcast I Am You is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks with Julie Modercin, a long-time patient whose journey from caregiver to cardiac patient reveals the often-overlooked dangers women face when they downplay their symptoms. Julie’s story begins as she accompanies her husband—himself a h...

4 months ago

21 minutes

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I AM YOU - Susan Spargo

The podcast I Am You is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez welcomes Susan Spargo, a vibrant woman who, at 55 years old, began experiencing persistent chest pain. Despite multiple normal test results, Susan trusted her body and continued to advocate for herself—ultimately uncovering a hidden, woman-sp...

4 months ago

18 minutes

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I AM YOU - Anna Uhde

The podcast I Am You is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks with Anna Uhde, a proactive and health-conscious woman who learned firsthand the importance of preventive care and advocating for her own health. Growing up with a family history of heart disease, Anna made it her mission to stay infor...

4 months ago

18 minutes

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I AM YOU - Marianne Binkowski

The podcast I Am You is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode is designed to empower women to take control of their well-being and become the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks with 69-year-old Marianne Binkowski, whose journey underscores the life-saving power of acting on early warnings and listening to your body. Initially referred by her primary care physician due to high blood pressure, high cholesterol,...

4 months ago

16 minutes