Surviving a stroke is only half the battle. The real challenge begins for many stroke victims when they return home from the hospital.

Question: My doctor really wants to put me on Coumadin. He says the supplements I take just aren't strong enough. If I take Coumadin, though, I have to stop taking the supplements for fear of excess bleeding, and then I'll be missing out on their other health benefits. I need help figuring out what to do.

The arteries are major blood vessels that the heart uses to pump blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Over time, arterial walls can become congested with a fatty substance known as plaque.

We spend approximately one-third of our lives asleep. When we sleep our body recovers from the day’s work and events. Sleep is a time for regeneration, repair and healing. Unfortunately, not everyone has a perfect sleep.

The mainstream has stumbled upon this crazy idea that sugar may be a risk factor for heart disease.

No kidding! Maybe for an encore, they'll discover that rain is wet, grass is green and sugar kills more Americans than any other food ingredient in history.

The other day G.S. came to my office for a visit.

I won’t get into his personal medical issue, but the subject of fiber came up.

Doctors always tell you to cut back on your salt intake if you've got high blood pressure. But there's something far more dangerous: a common sweetener found in most snack foods.

Dear Dr. Cutler,

I am a 52-year-old woman in good health except for one problem. From blood tests at my recent yearly checkup, my doctor discovered I have elevated triglycerides and “bad” LDL cholesterol levels, as well as low levels of HDL cholesterol. She indicated that I should try eating a low-fat diet, but if the levels haven’t improved in six months, I’ll need to go on cholesterol-lowering medication, which scares me. Can you suggest a natural way to fight this problem?

Have you resigned yourself to gaining weight because it “runs in the family”?

A new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in Boston found that people who eat processed meats like bacon, sausage, and deli meats have a 42 percent higher risk of getting heart disease and a 19 percent higher risk of getting Type 2 diabetes for each daily serving of about 1.8 ounces (50 grams) they have.