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Chronic physical illness can lead to depression and anxiety, resulting in a mental health crisis which can further jeopardize a patient's health. Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips are joined by The Way To My Heart's Nurse Practitioner Kay Smith, legendary business and financial reporter Bambi Francisco (Founder and CEO of Vator.tv), and Revitalist CEO Kathryn Walker to talk about the problem and innovative solutions to improve mental health in patients with chronic physical ailments. Also, Diane, a patient with Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.), which is a
chronic circulation issue, talks about the impact of P.A.D. on her mental state and how finding the right vascular specialist who uses advanced minimally invasive tools and techniques can make all the difference in the world in not only providing pain relief but also restoring hope as well as her love life.

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What patients say and what doctors hear is often very different. That's often the case with what doctors say and patients hear as well. During this episode, patients share stories about conversations with their doctor that have left them speechless. Hosts Kym McNicholas and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips are joined by Dr. Kirk Minkus, and Nurse Practitioner Kay Smith who will also share their most shocking conversations with patients. Plus, one patient, Douglas, shares his fight for life and limb during this week's Save My Piggies segment.

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 If you have been diagnosed with a form of vascular disease such as Heart Disease, plaque build-up that has the potential to restrict blood flow in the coronary arteries, or Peripheral Artery Disease, which impacts the leg arteries then it is likely you have plaque build-up in other vessels in the body, even those that feed the prostate. In this episode, hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips are joined by board-certified Vascular and
Interventional Radiologist Dr. Charles Nutting, who specializes in prostate artery embolization (PAE) , an outpatient procedure that involves the release of microscopic, plastic beads into the arteries that feed the prostate gland. We
discuss who might be a candidate, the risks involved, how to talk to your doctor about sexual dysfunction, what might be causing it, and available treatment options. A patient, Douglas also shares his personal story, experiencing sexual dysfunction as the first sign of systemic vascular problems and how his disease evolved. Kym is also LIVE from the Vascular Institute in Sacramento, California where she observed Dr. Inder Singh saving the leg of a The Way To My Heart patient who was on deck for a below-the-knee amputation. Dr. Singh shares how he was able to restore additional blood flow to heal the wounds on the patient's foot. 

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It might be odd to think that on a show about vascular health, hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips are talking about fibroids, which are noncancerous growths in a woman's uterus. But studies show that cardiovascular risk factors were slightly more common for women with fibroids than for women without fibroids. During this episode, Kym and Dr. Phillips talk to Advanced Vascular Centers Interventional Radiologist Dr. Mary Costantino about those risk factors as well as newer, more innovative approaches to treating fibroids. 

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In the summer, your feet are exposed to the elements more often which is especially concerning for those with diabetes, neuropathy, and Peripheral Artery Disease. Podiatrist Dr. David Alper joins hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips about how to prevent common foot problems and complications. Also in this episode,      you don't want to miss our Save My Piggies segment where a patient and her doctor share an inspiring story of how a second opinion made the difference between life and limb.

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About half of those who suffer a heart attack have normal cholesterol in a basic lipid panel. It's not until advanced bloodwork is performed that they come to find out that while the quantity of LDL particles (bad cholesterol) is ok, the quality is poor. That begins the conversation on this week's show about the critical need for advanced bloodwork for those at-risk of and with vascular diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and peripheral artery disease. Hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips are joined by Dr. Michael Dansinger, Medical Director of Boston Heart Diagnostics, which offers cutting-edge bloodwork for cardiovascular health. He also created a well-known diabetes reversal program for Tufts University and developed the diet for the hit TV show The Biggest Loser. They discuss newer blood markers that can help you and your doctor better understand your cholesterol, your risk for diabetes, and what's damaging your arteries triggering an inflammatory response that causes plaque to build-up and restricts bloodflow in various parts of your body. 

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Why do my veins seem bigger in the summer? That question leads Emmy Award-winning Journalist Kym McNicholas into a discussion with co-host Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips, Hill Vascular's Vascular Surgeon Dr. Bradley Hill, and The Whiteley Clinic's Dr. Mark Whitely, world renowned vein expert from London about varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, and Deep Venous Thrombosis (blood clots). They talk about the reasons why only 10% of the 30 million Americans, who are estimated to have venous issues, actually get treated. Advanced treatment options are also discussed at length. 

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Heat can increase risk for morbidity and mortality. So, in this week's show over the 4th of July Holiday weekend we are focusing on the factors that increase someone's risk of heat-related illness or death in the summer sun and how to talk to your doctor about mitigating your risk. Co-host Emmy Award-winning Journalist Kym McNicholas, Co-host Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips, and Dr. George Adams, Director of Cardiovascular & Peripheral Research and Associate Professor at Rex hospital in North Carolina don't just tell you to drink water and limit time in the sun, they discuss the mechanism of action by which heat causes blood vessels to burst, blood clots to form, and medications to adversely react with your body. Also, in this episode you don't want to miss Walking William's story of perseverance, improving his health with each step he takes. 

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This week Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips and Emmy Award-winning journalist Kym McNicholas talk about how physicians stay on the cutting-edge of treatment, especially with one of the most debilitating diseases most have never heard of yet impacts 3 in 5 heart attack sufferers and 1 in 5 over age 60, known as peripheral artery disease (P.A.D.) (plaque build-up in the leg arteries). Kym is LIVE from a conference in Italy for this broadcast where she talks to some of the most advanced physicians in the world who treat P.A.D. 

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