Many Hollywood celebrities are now insisting they never used Ozempic, weight loss injections, or surgery.

Instead, they claim their real secret is something far simpler: a little-known "Baking Soda Trick" that has allegedly been passed around quietly among A-list circles for years.

But is that really true?

And more importantly… could this simple morning recipe explain why so many women over 40 are suddenly losing stubborn weight without extreme diets or exhausting workouts?

That's exactly what we set out to investigate.

Over the past few months, this so-called Baking Soda Trick has been gaining attention across America, especially among women who say it helped them "wake up" their body's natural fat-burning signals.

The buzz became even bigger after Dr. Ania Jastreboff, a Yale obesity specialist, was invited for an exclusive interview on Today, alongside Jennifer Mitchell, a 52-year-old mother of three who reportedly lost 47 pounds in just a few weeks using this exact morning ritual.

During the interview, Dr. Ania shocked the audience by stating:

Sharyn: Good evening, Dr. Ania, Jennifer — thank you both for being here. This week, we received hundreds of messages from viewers saying they saw posts claiming American women over 40 are losing 30, 50, even 60 pounds with the so-called 'Baking Soda Trick.' Is that true, or is it fake news?

Dr. Ania Jastreboff: Most people have heard of GLP-1 and GIP — the hormones behind today's most talked-about weight loss medications. What almost no one realizes is that your own body already produces these hormones naturally. The problem is that, as the years go by, this production can become "dormant" — or too low to deliver visible results.

After 20 years at Yale, I found a simple way to help reactivate that natural production at home — using something as common as baking soda combined with a few specific ingredients.

Sharyn: That's incredible! Tell us, Jennifer — how much weight did you lose, and what was the process like?

Jennifer Mitchell: Honestly, I was skeptical at first. I had fallen for every weight loss trick out there — the gelatin one, pink salt, all of them. Nothing worked.

But after 30 days on this Baking Soda Trick, I lost 18 pounds — even after three pregnancies.

Sharyn: Can any woman try this at home — and lose weight like Jennifer and the celebrities you mentioned?

Dr. Ania: You probably have at least one of these ingredients in your kitchen right now.

Most women start losing between 5 and 10 pounds in the first week — the belly fat melting away, the scale finally moving after years stuck, and clothes that haven't fit in 10 years sliding back on.

I'm 47 and I use this exact ritual every single morning. It's my secret weapon for staying lean and burning fat 24/7 — without ever stepping in a gym.

I made a short video explaining exactly how to do this at home — the precise ratio of baking soda, what the second ingredient is, the exact dosage, and when to drink it for maximum fat-burning.