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.
Why Nuts Belong on Your Thanksgiving Table
If you check out the ingredient lists on Step One Foods products, you’ll see a common theme—they’re packed with nuts. Why? Because nuts are exceptionally beneficial for cardiometabolic health! The Health Benefits of Nuts For starters, nuts are rich in...
Nov 28, 2023
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Nov 28, 2023
Why Nuts Belong on Your Thanksgiving Table
If you check out the ingredient lists on Step One Foods products, you’ll see a common theme—they’re packed with nuts. Why? Because...
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 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...
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,...
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 1, 2023
Everything You Need to Know About Plant Sterols and Chole...
If you’re focused on lowering your cholesterol without relying solely on medications, there’s a good chance you’ve come across the term “plant...
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....
Apr 8, 2023
All the ways Step One helps lower cholesterol
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you might already know that there are three big reasons why circulating levels of...
Mar 24, 2023
Raising the bar
If you’ve ever taken the same recipe but used different kitchen appliances to make it, you’ll understand when I say that food...
Feb 25, 2023
4 Harmful Myths About Food and Heart Health
When it comes to heart health, there are many misconceptions about what we should eat. This week I’m debunking four common ones:...
Feb 18, 2023
There’s more to LDL cholesterol: Particle size and number
Did you know that the regular cholesterol profile might not provide you with all the information you might need about your LDL?...
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