Trained at Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins, Dr. Klodas saw that no matter how many medications she prescribed, no matter how perfect she got her patients’ “numbers,” none of them looked or felt any better. In fact, many were telling her that all the drugs they were taking were making them feel worse.

Dr. Klodas realized that much of what she was treating (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar) was not caused by a lack of the right medications. Rather these conditions were caused in part or in whole by a lack of the right foods. So instead of doing what she was taught to do - just throw more pills at the problem - she worked to combine the right cardioprotective food ingredients in the right amounts to yield rapid, measurable cholesterol reductions (and other health improvements). The efficacy of her approach was confirmed through a randomized controlled clinical trial performed at Mayo Clinic and University of Manitoba.

Dr. Klodas considers Step One Foods her most rewarding and impactful professional accomplishment. To date, Step One Foods has helped tens of thousands of individuals lower their cholesterol, improve cardiovascular health, and feel better.