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I AM YOU

Dr Nitza Alvarez

Dr Nitza Alvarez, a board-certified cardiologist and best-selling author, is sharing stories of women who speak up and become the CEO of their own health. For more information, visit NitzaMD.com

health & fitness medicine

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10:51

Why Hot Flashes May Be a Warning Sign for Your Heart...

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2026/04/22

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez takes on one of the most common yet misunderstood symptoms women experience during perimenopause and menopause: hot flashes and night sweats. ...

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24:18

Your Body Is Changing Before 40… Here Are the 12...

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2026/04/15

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez breaks down one of the biggest myths keeping women confused and dismissed: the belief that you are “too young” for hormonal changes before 40....

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15:19

Why Your Body Gains Weight After 40 (It’s Not What...

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2026/04/08

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez unpacks one of the most frustrating and misunderstood changes many women experience in midlife: weight gain that seems to happen despit...

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10:03

If You’re Forgetting Words Lately… Watch This – I AM...

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2026/04/01

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks directly to the fear so many women carry in silence: forgetting words, losing focus, walking into a room and forgetting why they are th...

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18:03

I AM YOU – Ep. 61 – Why Testosterone Matters for...

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2026/03/25

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez breaks down one of the most misunderstood hormones in women’s health: testosterone. Far too often labeled a “male hormone,” testosteron...

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10:37

I AM YOU – Ep. 60 – Ask the Heart Doctor: Why Women...

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2026/03/18

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this Ask the Heart Doctor-style episode, Dr. Alvarez answers some of the most urgent questions women ask when they feel unheard, dismissed, exhausted, or afraid that so...

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11:06

I AM YOU – Ep. 59 – Ask the Heart Doctor: Small...

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2026/03/13

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this Ask the Heart Doctor episode, Dr. Alvarez answers some of the most common questions women have about everyday habits that can quietly shape heart health. From exer...

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6:26

I AM YOU – Ep. 58 – Ask a Heart Doctor: Progesterone

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2026/03/04

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez breaks down one of midlife medicine’s most common—and most dangerous—confusions: treating symptoms without protecting the heart. She ex...

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10:00

I AM YOU – Ep. 57 – Ask a Heart Doctor: Medications &...

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2026/02/25

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights so women can speak up, protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life, and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this Ask a Heart Doctor episode, Dr. Alvarez answers one of the most important (and most overlooked) questions in women’s cardiovascular care: are heart medications actually tested in...

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9:48

I AM YOU – Ep. 56 – Ask the Heart Doctor: Blood...

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2026/02/11

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, women’s heart specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights so women can speak up, protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life, and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this FAQ-style episode, Dr. Alvarez answers real questions about blood pressure and cholesterol—and why so many women are navigating major he...

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8:23

I AM YOU – Ep. 55 – Ask the Heart Doctor: Palpitations

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2026/02/04

I AM YOU is hosted by Dr. Nitza I. Alvarez, MD, FACC — board-certified cardiologist, Women’s Heart Specialist, and bestselling author. Each episode shares real stories and expert insights to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this Ask the Heart Doctor-style episode, Dr. Alvarez tackles one of the most dismissed symptoms women bring to the ER and to their doctors: palpitations. If you’...

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10:34

I AM YOU – Ep. 54 – FAQ #2: Risk Factors

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2026/01/28

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 to help women protect the heart that carries them through every stage of life — and step into their power as the CEO of their own health. In this FAQ-style episode, Dr. Alvarez answers real questions submitted by patients and listeners, focusing on risk factors that affect women differently — and the overlooked ...

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9:41

I AM YOU – Ep. 53 – FAQ #1: Symptoms & Diagnosis

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2026/01/21

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 stress, and take charge of their well-being. Dr. Alvarez’s mission is simple: to inspire every woman to become the CEO of their own health—with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this special FAQ-style episode, Dr. Alvarez answers the qu...

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6:33

I AM YOU — Ep 52 — Joint Pain in Women Is Not “Just...

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2026/01/14

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 their own health—with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez speaks directly to women in their ...

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22:33

I AM YOU - Ep 51 - When Standing Up Steals Your Life:...

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2026/01/07

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 their own health—with knowledge, confidence, and community. In this episode, Dr. Alvarez spotlights a condition that is fre...

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64:16

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

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2025/12/24

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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21:50

I AM YOU – Ep 49 – I Kept Passing Out… and Everyone...

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2025/12/17

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 ...

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12:24

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

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2025/12/10

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...

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21:26

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

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2025/12/03

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...

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12:24

I AM YOU - Episode 45 - The Stroke You Never Saw...

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2025/11/26

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...

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