Cookies, cakes, and pies, oh my! The holiday season is brimming with sweet treats of all kinds. Sometimes it can feel like candy and sugary desserts are around every corner, and yet you still want to indulge. However, when you consider that over 50 percent of Americans are insulin-resistant, prediabetic, or diabetic, that piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream starts to look more dangerous than appetizing. During the holidays, how can you satisfy your sweet tooth without worrying about consuming excessive sugar and calories? Skip the candy and go for the fruits and nuts. Keeping a bowl of fruit and nuts nearby can help keep sugar cravings at bay. Dried fruits, such as cranberries, pineapple, or apricots, are both sweet and nutritious. Just be sure to check the packaging for added sugars. You can even make your own dried fruit with a food dehydrator. This way, you are completely in control of the ingredients. No matter what you do, just be mindful not to overindulge. Dried fruit is high in sugar and calories, but the fiber and vitamins make fruit much healthier than just about any other sugary treat. PLASTIC SURGERY IS NOT JUST FOR WOMEN HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT DR. BURGDORF’S NEW BOOK? SURVIVING THE SEASON OF SWEETS HOW TO INDULGE YOUR SWEET TOOTH WITH LESS SUGAR
Another way to cut down on your sugar intake is to use dark chocolate in all your chocolate-based treats. Dark chocolate has about half as much sugar as milk chocolate, twice as much healthy fat, less cholesterol, 4–5 times more iron, twice as much potassium, fewer carbs, and more flavonoids and theobromine. The antioxidant properties of the theobromine and flavonoids make dark chocolate as good for your heart as it is for your soul. If you have a recipe that calls for chocolate, reach for the dark stuff, whether it’s dark chocolate chips, cocoa powder, or baking chocolate. While it may seem as though everyone and their grandma is overindulging in sugar this season, know that you have the choice to opt for healthier sweets. And come New Year’s, you won’t have to spend the first few months of 2019 working off that extra cookie weight.
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While there will never be an all-encompassing definition of masculinity, the societal expectations that determine what it means to be a modern and masculine American man change with each passing year. This past year, for example, we saw Instagram celebrities with flannel button-ups, full beards, and man buns — which you can now purchase in clip-on style. Put these components together, and you have a fashion trend that the men of previous generations would scoff at. And they often do! Next year, the style will likely change again, but one thing that will always stay in vogue is an excellent physique. Because he understands the pressure that men face to perfect their jawline and pectoral and gluteal muscles, Dr. Burgdorf penned his second Amazon best-seller, “The Daddy Do Over: Boost Your Confidence in the Boardroom and the Bedroom.” Just as his first tome, “The Mommy
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