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.
Cholesterol FAQs: Part 3
There's a lot of confusion around cholesterol. This blog is part of a series in which I take on the most common questions people have about this topic. If you have specific questions about cholesterol, please submit them to our...
Jul 24, 2021
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Jul 24, 2021
Cholesterol FAQs: Part 3
There's a lot of confusion around cholesterol. This blog is part of a series in which I take on the most common...
Jun 12, 2021
Wegovy as yet another validation of Step One Foods
If you were paying attention to the news this past week, you probably heard about Wegovy (semaglutide) – a “new” drug just...
May 29, 2021
How to load up on heart-healthy nutrients at your farmer’...
One of my favorite rites of spring is browsing aisles of beautiful asparagus, radishes, herbs and lettuces at farmer’s markets. This year...
May 15, 2021
What I tell my patients: High blood pressure (Part 2)
Normal blood pressure readings fall below 120/80 mmHg. (By the way there is no blood pressure that is considered too low, unless...
Apr 30, 2021
What I tell my patients: High blood pressure (Part 1)
High blood pressure is extremely common. According to the Centers for Disease Control nearly half of adults in the United States have...
Apr 10, 2021
What I tell my patients: What if you’re not a food respo...
As you might imagine, as a cardiologist who prides herself on addressing heart disease risk factors through modifying lifestyle before resorting to...
Mar 27, 2021
Another Step One success, this time very close to home
My husband has struggled with weight probably his entire life. And I’ve been witness to that struggle for nearly 35 years. It’s...
Mar 20, 2021
The truth about COVID and the heart
I’ve recently seen a string of patients who've recovered from coronavirus infection. And they’re in my office because they are concerned regarding...
Mar 13, 2021
What I tell my patients: How I explain heart disease
Coronary arteries are the small (slightly bigger than cooked spaghetti noodles) blood vessels which provide the heart muscle with its own blood...
Feb 20, 2021
Step One survey shows doctors don’t talk about diet
The results are in from our first-ever survey about the healthcare you receive, and, not surprisingly, it shows you are just as...
Feb 13, 2021
When the doctor becomes the patient: Lessons learned
This blog post was originally posted in 2021. If you missed my Facebook LIVE chat this week, you probably don't know that a...
Jan 30, 2021
Heart disease kills more Americans than COVID-19
For almost a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped our lives. It has turned lives upside down in big and small ways....
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