The Baking Soda Shot Dr. Ania Jastreboff Gave Oprah — 56 Pounds Gone in 45 Days — and This Time It Stayed Off

Linda R. Clearwater, FL

★★★★★

I finally understand why nothing ever worked for me

I spent years convinced I just had no willpower. My sister kept telling me to try harder. When Dr. Ania explained the gut acid issue and what it does to your fat-burning hormones, it was the first time anything made real sense to me. I have been doing the complete morning routine for five weeks. I stepped on the scale this morning and my husband made me weigh again because he did not believe the number.

Patricia W. Naperville, IL

★★★★★

The constant thinking about food finally stopped after 40 years

I did not even have a word for it until Dr. Ania described it. That constant thinking about food — what I just ate, what I should not eat next, what I will allow myself at dinner. It consumed so much of my mental space. I am on week seven of the complete recipe and I noticed one morning I had gone two hours without thinking about food at all. That had never happened in my adult life.

Susan T. Charleston, SC

★★★★★

I tried the baking soda recipe for 90 days and nothing happened

I found the baking soda recipe online and did it faithfully every morning. Zero results. Worse — my bloating got terrible. When I finally watched Dr. Ania's presentation and understood what the two missing ingredients actually do, I felt almost angry that nobody had explained this before. The difference in three weeks was something I had not felt in my forties. My evening cravings are just gone.

Carol M. Austin, TX

★★★★★

My doctor was genuinely puzzled at my last checkup

She asked if I had changed my diet or started a new exercise program. I told her about the complete baking soda recipe and she went quiet for a moment, then said she wanted to look into it. My blood work had improved enough that she actually adjusted one of my prescriptions. I have not felt this way in years. Like I have my body back.

Donna H. Montclair, NJ

★★★★★

Three months in and I have not missed a single morning

I was worried the routine would be complicated or that I would forget. I have kept it up every morning for three months without missing once — and I have never been able to maintain any habit before in my life. My energy in the afternoon is completely different. A colleague asked if I had changed something because I seemed lighter. She meant my mood. But the number on the scale is different too.

Barbara K. Raleigh, NC

★★★★★

I said yes to photos at my granddaughter's birthday for the first time in years

I have been avoiding cameras since 2021. My daughter stopped asking me because she knew I would step out of the frame. Last month at Lily's sixth birthday I stayed in every picture. I did not think about it until later that evening and I started crying. Not because of the weight — because I felt like myself again. Dr. Ania's explanation of what is actually happening made everything click.