The Heart of Innovation with Kym McNicholas

Tune in to this groundbreaking episode of "The Heart of Innovation" where co-host Kym McNicholas and guest co-host Dr. Nik Patel interview Dr. James Joye, the 2024 PAD Impact Award winner and inventor of the revolutionary PTAB/Detour technology. Dr. Joye discusses his innovative minimally invasive bypass technique for treating Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), performed through small keyhole-sized incisions. Learn about the inspiration behind this game-changing device, the challenges faced in bringing it to market, and its significant impact on patients with comorbidities like diabetes and chronic venous insufficiency. Discover how this breakthrough is transforming vascular surgery, offering hope to those previously considered unsuitable for traditional procedures, and shaping the future of PAD treatment.

On this episode of The Heart of Innovation with Emmy Award-winning journalist and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips, meet the "Vascular Luminary of the Year" award winner as recognized by the Global PAD Association. This award recognizes a doctor who excels in research, policy change, and advocacy around preventing, treating, and managing PAD and through these efforts, is helping to create the change patients want to see in care. This individual influences clinical practices, and dedicates efforts towards educating both the medical community and the public.  Dr. Athanasios Saratzis, from Leicester, England is the Global PAD Association's "Vascular Luminary of the Year" award winner due to his relentless commitment to improving patient outcomes, advancing the field of PAD research, and fostering a healthier, more informed society. Watch this episode to hear more about Dr. Saratzis powerful plight to save life and limb across the globe.

This is the first show of year 3 with the generous support of The Heart of Innovation's new sponsor, Reflow Medical, the pulse of medical ingenuity. Show co-host started this first episode expecting to spend the entire show talking about her visit to their facility where game-changing technology is being manufactured to treat the advanced stage of peripheral artery disease, known as critical limb ischemia. But then co-host Dr. John Phillips, who was on call at his hospital in Ohio, was called in Saturday morning to help save the limb of a patient. Dr. Phillips was able to convince his Nurse Practitioner Brittney to join us LIVE on the show to share the story about how she and Dr. Phillips rallied their team to forgo time-off on a Holiday weekend to work together to try and save a patient from losing her leg. You don't want to miss this episode as it's powerful! It drives into the importance of healthcare teams to remember why they got into the healthcare business and to treat each patient as an individual human being. Saving the individual patient discussed on this episode relied upon the use of a hyperbaric chamber to help heal a minor amputation, known as a transmetatarsal amputation (the toes). Nurse Practitioner Brittney talks about this type of treatment, why it's not typically used over a weekend, especially a Holiday weekend, and how she galvanized the Ohio Health team to rally around this patient to prevent her from losing a full leg by next week.

Fruit has incredible benefits but for some sensitive to sugar, fruit can be dangerous. Nurse Practitioner Deidre Arms with Desire Wellness addresses attacks on the value of fruit, especially when it comes to diabetes. Host Kym McNicholas talks to NP Arms about fruit, its benefits, drawbacks, and how to maximize the antioxidant benefits.

Electrophysiologist and Cardiologist Dr. Joseph Bumgarner with UNC REX Healthcare in North Carolina joins hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips to kick off the Olympics with a discussion about the importance of staying fit but keeping in mind the idea that there is the possibility of too much of a good thing and how to mitigate risk for a heart attack

Author and Health Coach Neil Cannon, who wrote The Vitality Secret and The Vitality Code, is helping to heal his clients through electromagnetic waves. He has been working with show co-host Kym McNicholas' Dad, who has heart disease, helping to reduce his inflammation. So, she and co-host Dr. John Phillips decided to bring him on The Heart of Innovation to unlock the healing power of energy. The idea behind bioresonance is that energy frequencies can be manipulated to allow the body’s cells to vibrate at their “natural frequency,” which supposedly treats the condition. It's been used to help with smoking cessation, cancer, and vascular conditions. Even though there is reportedly no sound evidence that bioresonance is effective in diagnosing and treating disease, there are individual stories of success that Neil will share. 

Remember to always check with your own healthcare provider to determine if grounding and bioresonance technologies are right for you or are contraindicated for your condition. Never act on any information provided in this show without explicit consent from doctors who know your medical situation best.