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.
Laura H.'s Step One Story: LDL Cholesterol drop of 57 points!
March 2014 "When my doctor told me I had high cholesterol, she recommended a statin. I said no because I wanted to avoid the side effects and the costs. I decided to try Step One Foods instead. I ordered the...
Nov 11, 2016
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Nov 11, 2016
Laura H.'s Step One Story: LDL Cholesterol drop of 57 poi...
March 2014 "When my doctor told me I had high cholesterol, she recommended a statin. I said no because I wanted to...
Nov 11, 2016
MaryAnne P.'s Step One Story: Lowered LDL Cholesterol fro...
September 2015 "At a health screening at my office, I found out my total cholesterol was at an all time high. I...
Nov 10, 2016
Darren's Step One Foods Story: 40 point drop in cholester...
October 2015 "I just finished my first 30 day order. My lipid profile shows my over-all cholesterol dropped 40 points! I began...
Nov 10, 2016
Linda R.'s Step One Story: Journey to better health with ...
November 2015 "My husband and I started using Step One Foods upon a friend's recommendation, because my husband was on statin medication,...
Nov 10, 2016
Rob K.'s Step One Story: "My physician said he was astoni...
December 2013 "I have struggled with cholesterol and weight issues for most of my adult life. My doctor recently suggested a calcium...
Oct 29, 2016
Cholesterol Medications Beyond Statins: What Are Your Opt...
Updated July 2026 Statins are the first-line cholesterol drug for good reason, but they are far from the only option. Maybe you...
Oct 22, 2016
Big Soda is using Big Tobacco's playbook.
A recent review found that in the past five years, Pepsi and Coke sponsored nearly 100 health-related organizations including the American Diabetes...
Oct 1, 2016
Food confirmed to be as good as medications in the fight ...
It turns out that lowering your cholesterol with food is just as powerful as statin drugs at lowering your cardiovascular risk. That...
Sep 24, 2016
How Much Sodium Is Too Much?
Updated July 2026 If you've been told to cut back on salt, you're not alone — and if you've found it surprisingly...
Aug 5, 2016
Statin Side Effects: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You
Statins are valuable for many people, but several of their most common side effects went underreported for years. A cardiologist explains muscle...
Jul 22, 2016
“Remember … Only YOU can prevent strokes.”
Do you recall the old Smokey the Bear ads about preventing forest fires? The Smokey campaign, created in 1944, focused on forest...
Jul 8, 2016
These 10 Low-Fat Foods Are Really Bad for You
Updated July 2026 A "low fat" label is not a promise of good health. Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat...
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