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.
Eggs, carbs and wine. Why do we get conflicting advice from nutrition studies?
Eat carbs. Whatever you do, don’t eat carbs! Protein, protein, protein. But not if it comes from eggs! Cholesterol in food is evil. Cholesterol in food is completely meaningless! Drink wine for heart health. Alcohol is completely toxic! If you’ve...
Jun 13, 2020
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Jun 13, 2020
Eggs, carbs and wine. Why do we get conflicting advice f...
Eat carbs. Whatever you do, don’t eat carbs! Protein, protein, protein. But not if it comes from eggs! Cholesterol in food is...
Jun 9, 2020
Wayne's Step One Story: Total cholesterol dropped 51 points
Minnesota customer Wayne was facing the possibility of being put on statins, but he’s not a fan of medications and was determined...
May 16, 2020
Packaged, not processed: Step One Foods is in a category ...
Processed foods have a well-deserved bad rap. So when people see that our foods come in packages, they sometimes assume Step One...
May 13, 2020
Nancy's Step One Story: Lost 18 pounds in 30 days!
Tennessee resident, Nancy and her doctor were concerned about her gradually increasing cholesterol levels. Nancy didn’t want to have to take medication...
May 2, 2020
Here’s how to keep your grocery cart full of heart-health...
Before COVID-19, I had never shopped for regular groceries online – I only used the internet to order the occasional specialty item...
Apr 25, 2020
Social distance your exercise routine
The coronavirus pandemic can feel frightening, but I hope it hasn’t scared you away from exercise! This may be a critical time...
Mar 14, 2020
New studies reveal other ways plant-based diets help hear...
Two studies about food and the microbiome caught my attention recently: The first one shed new light on the connection between trimethylamine...
Mar 7, 2020
Yet another reason to eat smart for your heart
If you’re a regular reader of these blogs, you know that I typically focus on topics that are relevant on an individual...
Feb 29, 2020
Is Intuitive Eating the Antidote to Dieting?
Updated July 2026 Intuitive eating keeps topping the surveys of how people say they want to eat, and it's easy to see...
Feb 22, 2020
What Is Inflammation, and How Does It Affect Your Heart?
Updated July 2026 Inflammation has become one of the most talked-about words in health, and one of the most misunderstood. Some people...
Feb 15, 2020
What you need to know about cholesterol
Cholesterol remains one of the most confusing areas of both nutrition and heart health. So I’ll break it all down for you...
Feb 8, 2020
What You Need to Know About Carbs
Updated July 2026 Few nutrients are as misunderstood as carbohydrates. Depending on which headline you read last, carbs are either making you...
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