<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ASSFACE Diet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ASSFACE Diet® is designed to help people maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle without overthinking or perfectionism.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:31:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.assfacediet.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[12 Tips to Naturally Look 10 Years Younger]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are 12 habits, backed by science, that support more youthful skin, posture, glow, and vitality. Together, these natural tips can make you look 10 years younger.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/12-tips-to-naturally-look-10-years-younger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dade81a9706ca8931a6527</guid><category><![CDATA[General Nutrition Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fitness Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:06:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_db4b568b68974bc98f54f9096ea3e8a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Foods That Are Healthier Than You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[While no food is perfect, we see some foods touted as more harmful than others. These foods are sometimes seen on "unhealthy foods" lists, but these foods are healthier than you think.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/10-foods-that-are-healthier-than-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dad391a224de4e51da07cc</guid><category><![CDATA[General Nutrition Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:30:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_a6fb97d148674f35acff7e549f9d341a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 DIY Alternatives to Cosmetic Surgery That Actually Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surgery isn’t the only way to improve your appearance. From cavitation to RF skin tightening to strength training, here are realistic, science-backed alternatives to cosmetic surgery.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/5-diy-alternatives-to-cosmetic-surgery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42c6345cc4b94d67d7f86</guid><category><![CDATA[Fitness Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_737c4578c0a74da69712d70dd7b8b323~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Loose Skin Happens (and How to Improve Loose Skin)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loose skin after weight loss is normal, but here's how to improve loose skin--the science behind why it happens and realistic nutrition, exercise, and spa options to support your skin’s recovery.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/why-loose-skin-happens-and-how-to-improve-loose-skin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d42567736eb5b065cf7d9b</guid><category><![CDATA[General Nutrition Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fitness Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:32:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_ae761cd0e7154ce596bdff25d2bc838f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_689,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you Lose Weight Without a GLP-1? How I lost Over 100 Pounds, No GLP-1]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was able to lose weight without a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic or Wegovy--over 100 pounds. Here’s my story—and the science behind why sustainable lifestyle changes still matter.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/can-you-lose-weight-without-a-glp-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68adfc4acdd969a2029dad01</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:57:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b49e08_6efbe1845a944951b4a26fb7e98fce08~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to ASSFACE Your Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[To “ASSFACE your life” means turning things around after burnout, stress, or unhealthy habits. Here’s how to do it—with food, therapy, mindset, and more.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/how-to-assface-your-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68adf0ed90fd11b5fc787216</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:15:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b49e08_1b6b1eed34424875b5164a76c0b07876~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_740,h_740,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty Nest, Full Life: How to Find Your Identity after Your Kids Leave the Nest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The empty nest can be exciting, but also scary. Here are some tips on how to find your identity after your kids leave the nest and go out on their own.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/empty-nest-full-life-how-to-find-your-identity-your-kids-leave-the-nest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6893c8f9d9d80408cb219622</guid><category><![CDATA[Fitness Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[General Nutrition Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:11:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_805a855027e144ca982f2c3fb1922151~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_380,h_448,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Hacks from Social Media: If It Sounds Silly, It Probably Is]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everybody wants a secret shortcut — the magic drink, the one weird trick, the magic health hack from social media that trims and slims. What's the problem? If it sounds silly, it probably is.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/health-hacks-from-social-media-if-it-sounds-stupid-it-probably-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6893b466e597530529f1e7f7</guid><category><![CDATA[General Nutrition Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:06:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_39752fa7d979457f81fd97f65d3503b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Processed Food Study Finds Minimally Processed Diets Lead to Twice the Weight Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new processed food study compared how people responded to an ultra-processed food (UPF) diet versus a minimally processed food (MPF) one, and here are the results.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/processed-food-study-finds-minimally-processed-diets-lead-to-twice-the-weight-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68910808f741774de105176e</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:20:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_d7dd8da82fc2434f81000b3b8975e3db~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Vegetable Oils Speed Up Skin Cell Regeneration? New Study Evaluates]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study was published on July 24, 2025 in Nature entitled,  " Influence of vegetable oils and their constituents on in vitro human...]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/can-vegetable-oils-speed-up-skin-cell-regeneration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68890cada1ccd6aa39871350</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_b98d67a2d44946d889a7e3115ae02514~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bedtime Snack That May Help Gut Bacteria and Prevent Diabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you help your gut bacteria and prevent diabetes? A new study finds a simple snack swap at bedtime can work wonders for your health and well-being.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/the-bedtime-snack-that-may-help-gut-bacteria-and-prevent-diabetes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6888fd43906a51b35370c038</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_24fe2076ffa04cba90131077320305c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Sweetener Shows Potential to Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Tissue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that stevia, a popular zero-calorie sweetener, could hold promise far beyond replacing sugar. When fermented with a...]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/artificial-sweetener-shows-potential-to-kill-pancreatic-cancer-cells-without-harming-healthy-tissue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6888f344d68b363aebf6898e</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:46:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_475a9f7951fa44f89f6510c417625c71~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Analyzes 64 Natural Remedies for Depression, and Only a Few Really Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[From St. John's Wort to prebiotics to zinc, you've probably heard of using natural remedies for depression. Do they work? A new study evaluates this question.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/natural-remedies-for-depression-study</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6888ec0f0b9ac8e42746892d</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_776dce825eb64ae2a0f8d655a2e3f8e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Eating Well Slow Balding or Hair Greying?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The way our hair looks is a big part of our overall appearance. But as we age , we can experience hair loss or hair greying. By age 35,...]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/can-eating-well-slow-balding-or-hair-greying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6887e81be2fb1aad70710998</guid><category><![CDATA[General Nutrition Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:17:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_8c53af99fb85472e83e20c77f789b0ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why It’s So Hard to Flatten Your Belly After 40 (and What Actually Helps)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your body isn’t 25 anymore, and after 40, it's a lot harder to flatten the belly. If you have an apron belly, here are tips on how to get a flat stomach.]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/flatten-your-belly-after-40</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68817e1880eb304135c88984</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:55:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_7093b2bd6db64b1891476548af01017d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You’re Still Gaining Weight Even Though You’re Active, according to a New Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[A July 21, 2025 study came out of Duke University's Pontzer Lab, housed in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology in Trinity College...]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/why-i-am-still-gaining-weight-when-active</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68816637d452706b14952994</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 23:27:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_44798522b86145558ab1d5b7b85009b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will You Gain Weight After Stopping a GLP-1? New Study Says 'Yes']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study was published in BMC Medicine on July 22, 2025 entitled " Trajectory of the body weight after drug discontinuation in the...]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/will-you-gain-weight-after-stopping-a-glp-1-new-study-says-yes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687fd276928c7a5fdaaa8afa</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:37:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f05af3_a5ac90fcda6643d7af403e432c87628b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_655,h_688,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Do These 7 Things, You're More Likely to Be Healthy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Journal of the American Heart Association published a review entitled " Cardiovascular Health, 2010 to 2020: A Systematic Review of a...]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/if-you-do-these-7-things-you-re-more-likely-to-be-healthy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68784413b859d5b21b072bdb</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 01:11:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b49e08_75d5ee73b5ad492c9eda93fd99334546~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a Poor Diet Cause Chronic Pain? Study Links Pain with Vitamin Deficiencies ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report from the University of Arizona Health Sciences entitled “ Micronutrients and Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Analysis ” was...]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/can-a-poor-diet-cause-chronic-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68781b68b902341f3e9be7ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b49e08_a186fb778e284898bee2e9713d3af012~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are All Sugars Created Equally? New Research Says 'No']]></title><description><![CDATA[Two separate studies came out this week discussing the health implications of different types of sweeteners in the foods we eat. A July...]]></description><link>https://www.assfacediet.com/post/are-all-sugars-created-equally</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687696e632c2554b5324aaf5</guid><category><![CDATA[Food and fitness news]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:26:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b49e08_7dc14b9d2f70495ca60bf1268cbc1824~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erika Rawes</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>