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.
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 animal products, the microbes in your gut produce a compound that appears to raise your risk of heart...
Sep 9, 2017
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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...
Apr 29, 2017
How Do You Lengthen Your Telomeres?
Updated July 2026 Telomeres are one of the most fascinating windows we have into aging, and one of the few we can...
Mar 25, 2017
The world’s cleanest arteries
If you scour the globe, you can still find groups of people living as they have for many hundreds of years –...
Nov 19, 2016
It's Time to Put Prevention Back into Preventive Healthcare
This blog is a reprint of an OpEd from Dr. Klodas, appearing in the Minneapolis StarTribune in November 2016. The U.S. Preventive Services Task...
Oct 29, 2016
Cholesterol Medications Beyond Statins: What Are Your Opt...
Updated July 2026 Statins are the first-line cholesterol drug for good reason, but they are far from the only option. Maybe you...
May 20, 2016
What Does Drinking Soda Do to Your Body?
Updated July 2026 Soda is the drink of choice for millions of Americans — about 40 gallons per person a year, nearly...
Apr 8, 2016
The Medical Establishment’s Blind Spot
Cholesterol-lowering medications, particularly statins, are widely recommended to reduce cardiovascular risk. That risk can be estimated using a “calculator” which provides an...
Mar 4, 2016
When Is It OK to Try Food Instead of Statins to Lower Cho...
Whether you can try food before starting a statin depends on your personal risk. A cardiologist walks through who is a candidate...
Feb 26, 2016
The 9 Things You Can Do to Beat a Genetic Predisposition ...
Many people with a family history of heart issues assume that they are destined to face the same fate as their relatives....
Dec 11, 2015
The Science Behind Step One Foods
Step One Foods are real foods engineered from whole-food ingredients to lower cholesterol and heart risk. Here is how they are designed,...
Jul 25, 2015
Can Too Much Fiber Cause Constipation?
Fiber usually relieves constipation, but adding it too fast or without enough fluid can backfire. A cardiologist explains how to add fiber...
Jun 12, 2015
PCSK9 Inhibitors: What You Need to Know
PCSK9 inhibitors lower LDL far more than statins can, and the class is changing fast, with prices down and an oral pill...
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