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.
The secret to Mick Jagger's speedy recovery from heart valve surgery
Do you have moves like Jagger? Mick Jagger, the 75-year-old front man for the Rolling Stones, underwent heart surgery about a month ago. But you’d never know it from this video: What is Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)? Part...
May 18, 2019
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May 18, 2019
The secret to Mick Jagger's speedy recovery from heart va...
Do you have moves like Jagger? Mick Jagger, the 75-year-old front man for the Rolling Stones, underwent heart surgery about a month...
May 3, 2019
Very low LDL cholesterol and increased risk of stroke. Sh...
Strokes that result from bleeding into the brain (hemorrhagic strokes) are much less common than ones that result from blood flow being...
Apr 27, 2019
Could skipping breakfast increase your risk of heart dise...
Even though most people have heard the phrase “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day", skipping breakfast is becoming more...
Apr 19, 2019
Slow medicine
I’m reading a book with the same title as this blog and it has really struck a chord with me. It’s written...
Feb 23, 2019
Heart attack rates on the rise in young women
A major study on heart attack hospitalizations revealed a startling trend: heart attack rates are increasing significantly among women ages 35 to...
Feb 9, 2019
A new way to look at LDL
LDL (low density lipoprotein) is a particle that transports cholesterol around the body. It also plays a central role in the initiation...
Feb 2, 2019
One cardiologist's mission to reduce statin use for chole...
This story was originally published on CNN.com on Monday, January 14, 2019. High cholesterol? Here's a pill. High blood...
Feb 2, 2019
A lesson in why you should avoid fad diets
I recently got a puppy. It’s my first pet ever. And I’ve already become one of THOSE dog owners. But what I...
Jan 25, 2019
How do you deal with the black hole that is denial?
We received a lot of questions for our last live chat segment both online and via e-mail. And in a couple of weeks...
Jan 19, 2019
Beyond cholesterol
When physicians work with patients to lower cholesterol, it’s not really the cholesterol that’s the main target. Rather, it’s the RISK of...
Jan 5, 2019
Chicken and egg
Are you on so many medications because you feel so sick? Or do you feel so sick because you’re on so many...
Dec 29, 2018
This year's resolution? Fewer medications next year.
The word “resolution” has two different meanings: 1. A firm decision to do something, and 2. The action of solving a problem....
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