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.
Hold the Butter…Pass the Olive Oil!
Updated July 2026 Fat gets a bad rap, but your body needs it to function. The catch is that some fats are far friendlier to your heart than others, so the smart move is to upgrade the kind of fat...
Feb 18, 2022
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Feb 18, 2022
Hold the Butter…Pass the Olive Oil!
Updated July 2026 Fat gets a bad rap, but your body needs it to function. The catch is that some fats are...
Feb 15, 2022
Bill's Step One success story
Like many people, during the pandemic, Bill gained weight and during his annual visit with his doctor last April, two medications were...
Feb 12, 2022
Sex and heart disease
Sexual activity is an important component of life and fits right in with this year’s theme of joy. And sex yields many...
Feb 5, 2022
Pig-to-human heart transplant: Incredible medical advanc...
For the first time ever, a human seems to have successfully received a heart transplant…from a pig! It’s great news for the...
Dec 11, 2021
Does the Cholesterol You Eat Raise Your Cholesterol?
Updated July 2026 Which is worse for your heart: an egg or a hot dog? Notice I didn't ask which has more...
Nov 6, 2021
Why Men Should Talk About Health More
Although men are at no less risk of heart disease than women, I see women in my cardiology practice much more often...
Oct 2, 2021
Keto? Low Carb? Neither? What Is the Best Diet for Diabetes?
Low-carb and keto diets lower the numbers, but they don't fix the insulin resistance underneath. Here's what actually reverses diabetes and prediabetes...
Sep 11, 2021
Back-to-school routines are healthy for everyone
Whether you’re sending kids off to school, heading back to the office yourself, or simply continuing to work from home, everyone can...
Aug 19, 2021
If Everything Is So Good for Us, Why Are We All So Sick?
Updated July 2026 Walk into any grocery store and you're surrounded by products shouting health claims: reduced sodium, helps lower cholesterol, only...
Aug 17, 2021
Alan's Step One Success Story
At 66 years old, Alan works full-time and has no plans on slowing down anytime soon. That’s why his wife suggested that...
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...
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