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.
Angie’s Step One Success Story
Angie spent over a decade living in the prediabetic zone. With a strong family history of women developing type 2 diabetes by age 40, she often wondered, “Am I just going to let this happen to me?” As her cholesterol...
Apr 19, 2025
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Sep 18, 2024
Janet's Step One Success Story
As someone who approaches new health products with a fair amount of skepticism, Janet wasn’t quick to try just anything that claimed...
May 17, 2024
Jeanne's Step One Success Story
This week’s blog is written by one of our customers, Jeanne, and I wanted to thank her for sharing her story. Overcoming...
Feb 6, 2024
Sue's Step One Success Story
Living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) poses unique challenges. For individuals like Sue, diagnosed with IBD, finding a solution to lower cholesterol...
Nov 30, 2023
Carol's Step One Success Story
After watching statin side effects impact her husband’s life, when Carol was prescribed a statin medication, she initially refused.“My doctor had already...
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...
Apr 20, 2023
Amy’s Cholesterol Success Story with Step One Foods
During a visit to her doctor in the Spring of 2022, Amy was shocked to learn that her bloodwork revealed elevated cholesterol...
Mar 14, 2023
Tracy's Step One Success Story
If you’re a new customer of Step One Foods, it’s likely that after placing your order, you’ve received a phone call from...
Feb 21, 2023
Judy's Step One Success Story
When Judy's total cholesterol reached 297 (the highest it's ever been), she decided it was time to make a change to improve...
Oct 18, 2022
VIDEO: Jesse's Heart to Heart Conversation with Dr. Klodas
For the past 8 years, Jesse’s cholesterol has been just above or right at the high range. He decided to try Step...
Sep 20, 2022
Laura's Step One Success Story
At 64, Laura considers herself to be a fairly healthy person. “I have never been overweight or experienced high blood pressure or...
Jul 19, 2022
Amy's Step One Success Story
Over the past 10 years, Amy’s cholesterol has steadily increased. “My cholesterol had been going up the past few years, even while...
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