Welcome to Heart 2 Heart: Conversations to Heal a Broken Heart hosted Dr. Columbus Batiste. Today's Special Guest is Dr. Kim Williams and the focus will be

Dr. Columbus Batiste is a board-certified Interventional Cardiologist who has been an active lifestyle and whole food plant-based advocate for over a decade. His dedication to the science of lifestyle has led him to participate in multiple research studies and review articles which have confirmed the benefit of a plant-based diet.

To bring the science to his patient’s bedside, Dr. Batiste crafted a unique program in which he performed gave bi-monthly lectures and a monthly cooking class entitled: CATH lab. The CATH lab is a procedural room where Interventional Cardiologists bring patients to provide treatment to open vessels and stop heart attacks in their throws while they are occurring. Dr. Batiste re-purposed the Cath lab and transformed the name into Cooking Alternative To Health (CATH) a series of cooking classes, that provided attendees information on how to maintain flavor and combine foods to restore blood flow and alleviate symptoms through with the power of nutrition. Dr. Batiste has additionally explored the science regarding the relationship between mental health and relationships in heart disease.

Over the course of his career Dr. Batiste learned to achieve mental, physical, and spiritual health

In this inaugural episode Dr Batiste is joined by Dr. Kim Williams, past president of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, former chairman of the board of directors of the Association of Black Cardiologists and current Chair of University of Louisville Department of Medicine.

This will be a special Heart 2 Heart bringing two Cardiologists together in time for American Heart and Black History Month. This is truly a don’t miss episode as we will discuss a little history, the state of cardiovascular health in America, women’s heart health, disparities in cardiovascular health, and the healing power of resiliency and discuss the power of self-acceptance as a New Year’s Resolution. The perfect episode to launch . The docs will discuss a special upcoming conference focusing on health disparities, social determinants of health, and the role of plant-based nutrition. You can get more information at www.thehelpconference.org

You can follow Dr. Williams on the following social media

Twitter: @cardio10s

Instagram: kwilliam_1954

Dr. Batiste website www.thehealthyheartdoc.org

Dr. Batiste on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyheartdoc/

Dr. Batiste on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthyHeartDoc

Dr. Batiste on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thehealthyheartdoc

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