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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.

The Step One Foods difference: Part two

Aug 5, 2017

The Step One Foods difference: Part two

Editor's note: Step One Foods was founded by Cardiologist Elizabeth Klodas to create a healthy, convenient and delicious daily food product that...

The Step One Foods difference: Part one

Jul 29, 2017

The Step One Foods difference: Part one

When you eat a Step One Foods® Dark Chocolate Crunch Bar or a bowl of Blueberry Oatmeal, you might not taste the...

Some Plant-Based Diets May Increase Heart Disease Risk

Jul 22, 2017

Some Plant-Based Diets May Increase Heart Disease Risk

Huh? After all, isn’t Step One Foods the champion of plant based diets?  And isn’t Step One plant based? We are.  And...

The importance of the Purity Protocol

Jul 14, 2017

The importance of the Purity Protocol

You already know that Step One Foods is a first-of-its-kind line of cardiologist-formulated foods specifically designed to help lower cholesterol and support...

Wall Street Journal exposes why there's a need for Step One Foods

Jul 1, 2017

Wall Street Journal exposes why there's a need for Step O...

A recent story in the Wall Street Journal really underscores the need for products (and companies) like Step One Foods.  The main...

Could You Have Heart Disease? Just Look in the Mirror. (Part Two)

Jun 24, 2017

Could You Have Heart Disease? Just Look in the Mirror. (P...

In the first part of this blog series, we discussed five clues that could indicate heart disease. Now, we’ll look at the...

Woman - Mirror - Cholesterol

Jun 16, 2017

Could you have heart disease? Just look in the mirror. ...

Looking in the mirror is something that we do routinely. In fact, some studies suggest we may examine our reflection close to...

Where Does All the Sodium in Your Diet Actually Come From?

May 20, 2017

Where Does All the Sodium in Your Diet Actually Come From?

Updated July 2026 If you're eating too much sodium, and you almost certainly are, the culprit probably isn't your salt shaker. The...

How to eat gluten free for your heart’s health

May 13, 2017

How to eat gluten free for your heart’s health

This month, an article I wrote was published in Gluten Free Living magazine. The piece delves into the increased risk of heart...

Why all the fuss about GMOs?

May 6, 2017

Why all the fuss about GMOs?

A GMO, or genetically modified organism, is a plant, animal, bacteria or virus whose genetic makeup has been modified using gene splicing.  This...

How Do You Lengthen Your Telomeres?

Apr 29, 2017

How Do You Lengthen Your Telomeres?

Updated July 2026 Telomeres are one of the most fascinating windows we have into aging, and one of the few we can...

Breakfast of Champions

Apr 15, 2017

Breakfast of Champions

This week’s blog was inspired by my son.  On Wednesday, he sent me a link to a really well done YouTube video put...

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