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.
When the doctor becomes the patient: Lessons learned
This blog post was originally posted in 2021. If you missed my Facebook LIVE chat this week, you probably don't know that a couple of weeks ago I was hospitalized with a severe illness in Costa Rica. It was a kidney...
Feb 13, 2021
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Feb 13, 2021
When the doctor becomes the patient: Lessons learned
This blog post was originally posted in 2021. If you missed my Facebook LIVE chat this week, you probably don't know that a...
Jan 22, 2021
Who Should Be on a Statin?
Updated July 2026 I started a company that makes food to help lower cholesterol, but I still prescribe statins because some people...
Jan 16, 2021
USDA ignores advice to lower added sugar and alcohol reco...
Together with everyone at Step One Foods, this summer I applauded when a panel of scientists recommended that USDA dietary guidelines call...
Jan 9, 2021
What I tell my patients: The first visit
When I see a patient for the very first time, I like to spend an hour getting to know them. Not just...
Dec 12, 2020
Diet impacts heart health even in teens
Just how much ultra-processed food can one teen eat? More than some of us consume in a year, apparently! Preliminary research shows...
Dec 9, 2020
Harriet's Step One Story: Searching for Natural Ways to L...
Harriet was shocked when her doctor proscribed a statin in March of 2020. Her ultrasound test showed minor plaque build-up in her arteries...
Nov 14, 2020
Two birds, one stone: When you eat well for your heart, y...
Now that we’ve defined what a heart-healthy diet is, it’s probably easy to see how the benefits of a plant-based approach might...
Oct 24, 2020
How Do You Lower Your Triglyceride Levels?
Updated July 2026 Of all the numbers on a standard cholesterol panel, triglycerides may be the most responsive to what you do....
Oct 21, 2020
Luisa's Step One Story: Finally, healthy foods that are e...
Luisa’s father used to say “I live to eat, not to live”, while not the most healthful advice, Luisa grew up around...
Oct 17, 2020
How to Lower LDL
Updated July 2026 LDL, or low-density lipoprotein, is the cholesterol that parks in your arteries and builds up into blockages. It is...
Oct 8, 2020
Everything You Need to Know About Diet and Heart Health
If you're new to Step One Foods, here is a collection of Dr. Klodas' blogs to get you started! The problem:...
Oct 3, 2020
How to Read Your Cholesterol Test Results
Updated July 2026 A standard cholesterol test — the lipid panel — comes back with four numbers: total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and...
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