Holistic Cardiology with Dr. Alicia Williams

This episode explores the world of cardiology through a holistic lens. Dr. Louder and Dr. Alicia Williams discuss the many factors that play into cardiovascular health, from hormones to cholesterol to diet and gut health to emotional and mental health and so much more. They highlight unusual symptoms that might point to cardiovascular problems and spotlight women's symptoms in particular, since they can often differ and be more subtle.Dr. Alicia Williams has been a cardiologist for 30 years and a holistic cardiologist and a functional medicine physician for 25 years. She's board certified in cardiology, internal medicine and obesity medicine, and has an extensive background in adult echocardiography . For the last 5 years, she's done advanced vascular screening with carotid intimal medial thickness (CIMT) as it applies to vascular risk assessment. Although she has cared for complex cardiology patients for many years,  she is especially interested in helping adult clients identify vascular risk and options for not only reversing risk factors and disease, but preventing them.