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.
Choose joy
“I’m choosing to be happy.” I was immediately struck by the cashier’s choice of words when I asked how she was doing. What a great response, I thought. As I shared with you at the beginning of this year, research...
Sep 24, 2022
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Sep 24, 2022
Choose joy
“I’m choosing to be happy.” I was immediately struck by the cashier’s choice of words when I asked how she was doing....
Sep 17, 2022
Make social connections that can help you live longer
It’s pretty obvious that eating well and exercising help you live longer (for tips on how to improve both of those areas,...
Sep 10, 2022
Smart exercise choices that will help you live longer
It’s week 2 of back-to-health month at Step One Foods. As promised, this week I’m sharing tips based on the second of...
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...
Jul 22, 2022
A Step One Side Benefit: Higher Energy Levels
Why You Feel Tired After Eating Have you ever eaten something and then felt sleepy or just weak and draggy? You’re not...
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...
Jun 25, 2022
Preventive health care is the new macho
Earlier this month, I shared a distinctly male -- and mistaken -- viewpoint about heart attacks being a great way to die....
Jun 18, 2022
Celebrate the dad in your life with five heart-healthy ac...
The best present you can give the dad in your life is the gift of health. (Yes, that can be a little...
Jun 3, 2022
How To Improve Heart Health and Prostate Health Through Diet
As a cardiologist, I developed Step One Foods to help my patients eat better to lower their cholesterol and improve heart health....
May 7, 2022
Heart disease is a woman’s disease
If you had to guess, which kills more women: breast cancer or heart disease? The answer is heart disease…by a landslide....
Apr 23, 2022
VIDEO: The true cost of heart disease
By 2035, we'll spend close to $1.1 trillion treating heart disease, but almost all of these dollars will go toward reactive care, like medications...
Apr 19, 2022
VIDEO: Reality Check
Did you know that the average Medicare recipient is currently consuming an average of 1620 prescribed pills a year? Those pills are...
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