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.
Can following these eight steps increase your lifespan?
Data presented earlier this month supports the idea that the things that are good for your heart are good for you, period. In fact, this research shows that optimizing markers of cardiovascular health can make people appear biologically younger than...
Dec 2, 2023
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Dec 2, 2023
Can following these eight steps increase your lifespan?
Data presented earlier this month supports the idea that the things that are good for your heart are good for you, period....
Nov 25, 2023
How to recover from a Thanksgiving feast
I hope that all readers of this blog enjoyed a Thanksgiving Day filled with much happiness, family and friends. I also hope...
Sep 23, 2023
VIDEO: What a cardiologist eats in a day - fall edition
Achieving a healthy and nourishing diet needn't be challenging and you don't have to spend hours planning or preparing meals. In reality,...
Sep 9, 2023
Why you should care about homocysteine
Homocysteine is an amino acid and intermediary compound in the normal biosynthesis of methionine and cysteine, both of which are also amino...
Jul 29, 2023
Sugar and Sweeteners: What You Need to Know
Updated July 2026 A World Health Organization committee has flagged aspartame — the sweetener in diet soda, gum, and many yogurts —...
Jul 1, 2023
Everything You Need to Know About Plant Sterols and Chole...
Updated July 2026 If you're focused on lowering your cholesterol without relying solely on medications, there's a good chance you've come across...
May 20, 2023
Women’s Health Month: Heart-Healthy Tips for Women in The...
I remember when I experienced my first night sweat. It was just a few days before my 50th birthday. I had already...
May 6, 2023
Women’s Health Month: How to keep your heart healthy in y...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S., claiming more lives than all types of cancer combined....
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...
Feb 11, 2023
Cholesterol Is Not a Myth
Updated July 2026 High cholesterol is not a joke, and it is not a myth. Anyone who tells you otherwise, regardless of...
Jan 7, 2023
Stronger next year
As you know, at the beginning of every year I set a goal for myself. I would say I’m mostly successful –...
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...
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