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.
This problem is bigger than I thought...
One of the more surprising developments of the past 2 weeks has been the sheer number of people who have come by to tell us or written to us about the problems they’ve encountered with statins. That WCCO piece really...
Apr 27, 2018
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Apr 27, 2018
This problem is bigger than I thought...
One of the more surprising developments of the past 2 weeks has been the sheer number of people who have come by...
Apr 21, 2018
“Why didn’t somebody think of this before? It’s so obvious!”
That was the comment we heard from a customer who stopped by our production facility to pick up his order. He was...
Apr 7, 2018
“Unfortunate paradox”
That’s the summary of findings of a recent study – that found that when expert, high volume stent-implanting cardiologists are away at...
Mar 23, 2018
Is it heart pain or just heartburn?
The signals our body sends us can be confusing. And if the signal is coming from your chest, the stakes are high...
Feb 10, 2018
Is Dark Chocolate Actually Good for You?
Updated July 2026 Here's a bit of welcome news: dark chocolate, in sensible amounts, genuinely has a place in a heart-healthy diet....
Feb 3, 2018
5 surprising foods that are bad for your heart
We all know that cheeseburgers, sugary sodas, candy and deep fried foods are bad for us. But here are 5 foods you...
Jan 20, 2018
Lipoprotein(a): The Inherited Cholesterol Risk You Should...
Updated July 2026 Not all heart risk shows up on a standard cholesterol panel. There's a separate, inherited factor that can dramatically...
Nov 11, 2017
Do Stents Actually Work?
Updated July 2026 Stents have been used to prop open blocked heart arteries for decades, and about a million are inserted in...
Sep 9, 2017
What Is TMAO, and Why Do You Want Less of It?
Updated July 2026 Here's one of the clearest examples of how your gut bacteria talk to your heart. When you eat certain...
Aug 12, 2017
The Step One Foods difference: Real results, not just mar...
If you’ve been following the blog for the past two weeks, then you’ve already read about what makes our products different and...
Jul 29, 2017
The Step One Foods difference: Part one
When you eat a Step One Foods® Dark Chocolate Crunch Bar or a bowl of Blueberry Oatmeal, you might not taste the...
Jul 1, 2017
Wall Street Journal exposes why there's a need for Step O...
A recent story in the Wall Street Journal really underscores the need for products (and companies) like Step One Foods. The main...
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