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.
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 that no one is worrying about what they ate on Thanksgiving! Keep that feast in perspective: It’s one...
Nov 25, 2023
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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...
Nov 18, 2023
Grocery shop like a cardiologist
If you've been reading our blog for some time, you've seen what Dr. Klodas eats in a day. Now, you have the...
Nov 10, 2023
Which eggs should I buy?
Free-range. Cage-free. Organic. Pasture-raised. Vegetarian-fed. No added antibiotics. The list of labels slapped on egg cartons is endless. And endlessly confusing! Of...
Oct 7, 2023
What does an organic label mean?
You’d think that question would have a simple answer. But you’d be wrong. Turns out there are different “levels” of “organic” ingredients...
Sep 30, 2023
New product alert: Lemon Almond Bars
We are very happy to announce our newest product, the Lemon Almond Bar! This bar, just like all of our...
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...
Aug 31, 2023
Jennifer's Step One Success Story
Most people who try Step One Foods are usually on a mission to lower their cholesterol, but for Jennifer this wasn’t the...
Jul 29, 2023
The lowdown on sugar and all things sweet
Unless you’ve been on a remote island with no cell reception, you’ve heard the news that a World Health Organization committee determined...
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....
Apr 29, 2023
Your top 5 chocolate questions answered
We regularly receive questions about the chocolate we use in our products. After all, it figures prominently in 3 of our bars....
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