Diabetic hearts rely almost exclusively on fats for energy while a “normal” heart relies on fats and sugars for food.

Let me break it down for you. Both PPAR-alpha and PPAR-beta/delta are proteins that are found in heart tissue. In the diabetic heart, enhanced activity of PPAR-alpha drives the use of fats as fuel, but the role of PPAR-beta/delta has been unknown, which is unfortunate being that this protein increases cardiac function. In the mice that were engineered to mimic a diabetic heart, increased PRAR-alpha, there was increased fat, decreased sugar for fuel and a higher incidence of cardiac arrest.

Let’s hope that this discovery will aid scientists in further dissecting and discovering a way to increase those good ol’ PPAR-beta/delta proteins among diabetics.

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Diabetic Hearts Burn The Fat But Leave The Sugar Behind

I think that it is important to understand that if you want to make a nutritional or exercise related change in your life, it needs to be a complete lifestyle change in order to ensure success! Fad diets don’t work for long. And don’t you think that eating healthy is the way to go? You may lose an extra 10 pounds by eating all meat, but what do you think your heart will look like? Hmm… not pretty!

Anyway, I am not one for buying into crazy fads or jumping on a band wagon, but when something makes sense, it makes sense! Being a diabetic I absolutely eat a low carb diet, but I do not hesitate to eat my 5 fruits and veggies a day and my whole grains. My sugars are actually lower when I eat a whole lot of fruits and vegetables throughout the day!

Now, I am in no way saying that I agree with every single suggestion in the book. But I do appreciate the practicality and simplicity in which it was written.

Tosco even suggests to have more sex in the book. Well, yee ha! How could I not suggest this book, haha…

The release of male and female hormones causes an increase in metabolic rate… by as much as 15%.

It might be worth your time to check it out, you never know what might be that kick in the ol’ butt that you need to get movin’ and groovin’ to a heart healthier you!

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The Eat-Clean Diet Just Makes Sense!