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.
What Did Our Founding Fathers Eat?
As we are get ready to celebrate Independence Day, we thought it would be fun to take a look at what some of our Founding Fathers ate. Benjamin Franklin: Although you’ve probably heard the saying “An apple a day will...
Jul 1, 2016
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Jul 1, 2016
What Did Our Founding Fathers Eat?
As we are get ready to celebrate Independence Day, we thought it would be fun to take a look at what some...
Jun 24, 2016
Is Coffee Good or Bad for Your Heart?
Updated July 2026 About 100 million Americans drink coffee every day, and for decades many of them have done it with a...
Jun 3, 2016
Why Is There So Much Salt in Processed Food?
Updated July 2026 Every year, food manufacturers pour roughly 5 billion pounds of salt into the food supply. That's the real reason...
May 20, 2016
What Does Drinking Soda Do to Your Body?
Updated July 2026 Soda is the drink of choice for millions of Americans — about 40 gallons per person a year, nearly...
May 13, 2016
Why You Can’t Trust the FDA to Help You Make Good Choices...
If you’re trying to figure out how to make healthy choices, it’s time to stop listening to the FDA. Why? Because despite...
May 6, 2016
Medical Errors are the Third Leading Cause of Death in th...
If medical errors were classified as a disease, they would rank among the deadliest conditions in America. A sobering report revealed that...
Apr 29, 2016
We Already Know How to Eliminate Heart Disease
Around the globe, nearly 7 million people die of coronary heart disease each year. And that number keeps going up despite continuing...
Apr 22, 2016
Can Something Heart Healthy be Decadent? Introducing our ...
What comes to mind when you think about heart healthy foods? For many, the answer is something resembling flavorless cardboard — possibly...
Apr 15, 2016
Is Statin Intolerance Real?
Statin intolerance is real, but the SAMSON trial showed much of the symptom burden is a nocebo effect. A cardiologist argues that...
Apr 8, 2016
The Medical Establishment’s Blind Spot
Cholesterol-lowering medications, particularly statins, are widely recommended to reduce cardiovascular risk. That risk can be estimated using a “calculator” which provides an...
Apr 1, 2016
Paying Attention to Unexplained Symptoms Could Save Your ...
About 1,000 Americans suffer sudden cardiac arrest every day, a catastrophic event that is almost always fatal. The most common cause is...
Mar 25, 2016
Is Coconut Oil a Healthy Choice?
Updated July 2026 This is one of the diet questions I get asked fairly frequently in my clinic. For years the honest...
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