Heart Health & Cholesterol Resources
Articles from Dr. Elizabeth Klodas and the Step One Foods team — covering diet & nutrition, heart health, statins, and the science of food as medicine.
What does an organic label mean?
You’d think that question would have a simple answer. But you’d be wrong. Turns out there are different “levels” of “organic” ingredients within foods, resulting in a variety of packaging callouts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (yes, in this case...
Oct 7, 2023
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Oct 7, 2023
What does an organic label mean?
You’d think that question would have a simple answer. But you’d be wrong. Turns out there are different “levels” of “organic” ingredients...
Aug 31, 2023
Jennifer's Step One Success Story
Most people who try Step One Foods are usually on a mission to lower their cholesterol, but for Jennifer this wasn’t the...
Jul 1, 2023
Everything You Need to Know About Plant Sterols and Chole...
If you’re focused on lowering your cholesterol without relying solely on medications, there’s a good chance you’ve come across the term “plant...
Mar 10, 2023
The Link Between Celiac and Heart Disease
Most people know that celiac disease is a disorder affecting the digestive system. What most people don’t know is that people with...
Mar 4, 2023
How erythritol may negatively affect your heart health
Yet another study has shown that when we get cute with our food, unintended consequences are possible. What studies have found...
Dec 10, 2022
Start your 2023 resolutions now
Last week, I shared tips for enjoying the holidays guilt-free. Just to be clear: That wasn’t an absolution to down syrupy holiday...
Aug 20, 2022
Video: What a cardiologist eats in a day
Eating a healthy, nutritious diet doesn’t have to be hard. You also don’t have to carve out hours of your day to...
Aug 12, 2022
The hidden joys of not dieting
Last week, I encouraged you to stop dieting and view food as nourishment. This week, I found some evidence that people are...
Aug 6, 2022
Don't diet. Nourish.
As readers of this blog are well aware, I’m not a fan of diets. But this month, instead of listing all...
Jul 30, 2022
A Step One Side Benefit: Inflammation prevention
As you know, I created Step One Foods with a pretty single-minded focus: helping my patients prevent heart disease. It turns out...
Jul 9, 2022
A Step One Side Benefit: Weight Management
About 75 million Americans are dieting at any one time. Considering the fact that diets don’t work, that’s not so surprising. If...
Jul 2, 2022
How to lower blood pressure naturally
If you have high blood pressure, you’re not alone. In fact, using the definition of high blood pressure – 130/80 mmHg or...
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