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.
Should you have that glass of wine?
You’ve heard it before – a glass of wine with dinner is good for your heart … is this true? Well, hold on to your bottle openers! Studies have shown that moderate alcohol intake, especially wine consumption, does indeed help...
Oct 7, 2017
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Oct 7, 2017
Should you have that glass of wine?
You’ve heard it before – a glass of wine with dinner is good for your heart … is this true? Well, hold...
Sep 9, 2017
What’s TMAO and why do you want less of it?
When people ingest certain nutrients like choline (abundant in red meat, egg yolks, and dairy products) and L-carnitine (found in red meat...
Apr 29, 2017
How To Lengthen Telomeres with a Plant-based Diet
What are telomeres? Chromosomes are thread-like structures of DNA that contain all our genetic information. Telomeres are regions of repetitive DNA at...
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
Alternatives to statin medications
Approximately 20% of people who require treatment for high cholesterol cannot tolerate statin medications because they develop side effects. And it turns...
Oct 8, 2016
Plant sterols help lower cholesterol, but are they safe?
Last week we heard from a customer who wanted to know about the effectiveness of plant sterols in reducing cardiovascular risk and...
May 20, 2016
The Impact Drinking Soda Has on Your Body & Health
Soda is the drink of choice for millions of Americans. In fact, the average American drinks 40 gallons per person per year....
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,...
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