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.
Do Statins Cause Dementia? Here's What the Evidence Actually Shows.
Statins have long been linked to dementia fears, but the most recent evidence tells a different story. A 2025 analysis of more than 7 million patients found no increased dementia risk from statin use — Dr. Klodas breaks down that...
Jul 11, 2026
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Jul 11, 2026
Do Statins Cause Dementia? Here's What the Evidence Actua...
Statins have long been linked to dementia fears, but the most recent evidence tells a different story. A 2025 analysis of more...
Jul 4, 2026
Dr. Elizabeth Klodas Named a 2026 Top Doctor — and Made t...
Every year, Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine asks physicians across the Twin Cities to nominate the doctors they would send their own family...
Jun 27, 2026
Summer Weight Gain Is Real. Here's Why It Happens and How...
Most people assume the holidays are when weight creeps on. The research suggests we have been focused on the wrong season entirely....
Jun 27, 2026
What Is Leqvio (Inclisiran)?
Leqvio, known generically as inclisiran, is one of the more interesting cholesterol medications to come along in years, mostly because of how...
Jun 27, 2026
How Long Does It Take to Lower Cholesterol?
If you've just been told your cholesterol is high and you've decided to do something about it, one of the first questions...
Jun 24, 2026
Does Garlic Lower Cholesterol?
Garlic has been used as a medicinal food for thousands of years, and it comes up constantly in conversations about natural ways...
Jun 20, 2026
Does Strength Training Lower Heart Disease Risk in Women?
A study published this week followed over 117,000 women and found that those who lift weights at least twice a week had...
Jun 20, 2026
How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally
If you've been told your cholesterol is high, your first question is probably whether you can bring it down without medication. For...
Jun 20, 2026
Can You Lower Blood Pressure Without Medication?
Plenty of people would rather not take a blood-pressure drug every day for the rest of their lives — and often, that's...
Jun 17, 2026
Does Flaxseed Lower Cholesterol?
Flaxseed shows up on nearly every list of heart-healthy foods, and unlike some entries on those lists, it actually earns its spot....
Jun 15, 2026
Do Statins Cause Diabetes?
One of the most common worries I hear about statins is that they can cause diabetes. It's a fair concern, and unlike...
Jun 13, 2026
Can a One-Time Gene Therapy Permanently Lower LDL Cholest...
Researchers recently published data on a one-time gene-editing treatment that lowered LDL by up to 62%. It's early-stage science, but what it...
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