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.
Men’s Health Month: How to keep your heart healthy in your 60s and beyond
Heart disease kills more Americans than any other health condition, and men in their 60s and beyond are particularly at risk. The average age of heart attack sufferers is 67, and to some extent this is not surprising. Although a...
Jun 24, 2023
Read article →
Jun 24, 2023
Men’s Health Month: How to keep your heart healthy in you...
Heart disease kills more Americans than any other health condition, and men in their 60s and beyond are particularly at risk. The...
Jun 10, 2023
Men’s Health Month: How to keep your heart healthy in mid...
We used to think of heart attacks and other forms of heart disease as something that happened primarily to older adults. No...
Jun 3, 2023
Men’s Health Month: How to keep your heart healthy in you...
June is men’s health month, and at Step One Foods - as we did for women during women’s health month - we...
May 25, 2023
Jennifer's Step One Success Story
For most of her life, Jennifer has always felt sick. “I found out at age 65 that the reason I was sick...
May 20, 2023
Women’s Health Month: Heart-Healthy Tips for Women in The...
I remember when I experienced my first night sweat. It was just a few days before my 50th birthday. I had already...
May 6, 2023
Women’s Health Month: How to keep your heart healthy in y...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S., claiming more lives than all types of cancer combined....
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 22, 2023
10 Tips to Become a Smarter Food Shopper
Updated July 2026 From health claims to ingredient lists, maneuvering the current food landscape has never been more difficult. But that doesn’t...
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...
Apr 15, 2023
Don’t let one unhealthy choice derail your health journey!
Habitually eating a colorful, whole food plant-based diet and engaging in a solid exercise routine every day are the most effective lifestyle...
Apr 8, 2023
All the Ways Step One Foods Helps Lower Cholesterol
Updated July 2026 People are often surprised that a food can lower cholesterol the way a medication does. The reason it works...
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...
Get Started Today!
