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.
A Step One Side Benefit: Controlling blood sugar
I started Step One Foods as an easy way to improve heart health. But, I was not surprised to discover that our products also help improve blood sugar control. It’s one of the many side benefits of Step One Foods!...
Jul 16, 2022
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Jul 16, 2022
A Step One Side Benefit: Controlling blood sugar
I started Step One Foods as an easy way to improve heart health. But, I was not surprised to discover that our...
Jul 9, 2022
A Step One Side Benefit: Weight Management
About 75 million Americans are dieting at any one time. Considering the fact that diets don’t work, that’s not so surprising. If...
Jul 2, 2022
How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
Updated July 2026 If you have high blood pressure, you have more control over it than you might think. Lifestyle changes can...
Jun 30, 2022
Men's Health Month
June is Men's Health Month and we've been sharing information and resources all month long. Did you know that men's life expectancy...
Jun 28, 2022
Ron's Step One Success Story
In June 2018, Ron received some concerning news about his overall health and was diagnosed with prediabetes, after having an A1C reading...
Jun 25, 2022
Preventive health care is the new macho
Earlier this month, I shared a distinctly male -- and mistaken -- viewpoint about heart attacks being a great way to die....
Jun 21, 2022
VIDEO: How often should you go to the doctor?
It's important to focus on preventative healthcare so you can live a life with healthy longevity! Did you know that only 12.5% of...
Jun 18, 2022
Heart-Healthy Ways to Celebrate the Dad in Your Life
Updated July 2026 The best gift you can give the dad in your life is the gift of health. It's a little...
Jun 11, 2022
Live fast. Die fast. It doesn’t always work out that way…
As a cardiologist, I often hear a distinctly male viewpoint about heart disease that goes something like this: “I don’t care much...
Jun 3, 2022
How To Improve Heart Health and Prostate Health Through Diet
As a cardiologist, I developed Step One Foods to help my patients eat better to lower their cholesterol and improve heart health....
May 28, 2022
VIDEO: Women and heart disease
Heart disease is the number 1 killer of women, but it doesn't have to be this way. Heart disease is preventable. Heart disease...
May 21, 2022
Women Get Heart Attacks Too
Updated July 2026 A heart attack does not always look or feel like the classic Hollywood version. The patient may not clutch...
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