Health • 6 Min Read
FDA Just Approved the "Japanese Matcha + 3 Ingredients" Formula Celebrities Are Using To Lose 24 Pounds in 30 Days
SEP 01, 2026
Correspondent Megan Ellis
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 "Japanese Matcha Ritual" 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 Japanese Matcha Ritual has been gaining attention across America, especially among women who say it helped them "shut off" the constant food noise and finally burn stubborn fat their bodies had been hoarding for years.
The buzz became even bigger after Dr. Jane Anderson, a metabolism researcher, PhD in biomedical science from the University of Tennessee, and creator of this method, was invited for an exclusive interview on Today, alongside Laura Mitchell, a 43-year-old mother of two who reportedly lost 52 pounds in just a few weeks using this exact morning ritual.
During the interview, Dr. Anderson shocked the audience by stating:
Megan: Good evening, Dr. Anderson, Laura — 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 'Japanese Matcha Ritual.' Is that true, or is it fake news?
Dr. Jane Anderson: 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 chronic stress silently shuts them down. When that happens, your brain never receives the signal that you've eaten. So it keeps broadcasting hunger 24/7 — the constant food noise, the cravings, the weight that won't come off no matter what you do.
After 8 years of research, I found a simple way to help break that cycle at home — using a specific compound found in Japanese ceremonial matcha combined with a few key ingredients.
Megan: That's incredible! Tell us, Laura — how much weight did you lose, and what was the process like?
Laura: Honestly, I was skeptical at first. I had tried everything. Keto, intermittent fasting, calorie counting, two rounds of weight loss injections. Nothing lasted. I would lose 15 pounds and gain back 20. I was terrified of food. Every meal felt like a test. Every bite felt like a failure. I stopped leaving the house. I didn't want to get dressed, to look at myself in the mirror, to see photos of what I had become. My kids stopped asking me to swim with them because they already knew the answer.
But after 30 days on this Japanese Matcha Ritual, I lost 27 pounds — even after two pregnancies and 6 years of failed diets. The food noise went quiet. I stopped thinking about food every second of the day. And for the first time in years, I went shopping and didn't cry in the fitting room.
Megan: Can any woman try this at home — and lose weight like Laura and the celebrities you mentioned?
Dr. Anderson: The matcha we use comes from a very specific region in Japan called Uji, where the climate and soil produce the highest concentration of a compound called EGCG. But it's not about drinking any matcha you find at the store. It's about combining the right ceremonial-grade matcha with a few specific ingredients in a very precise way.
Most women start noticing the food noise going quiet in the first week — the constant thinking about food fading, the cravings for sweets and carbs disappearing, and clothes that haven't fit in years starting to feel loose. By week 3, the scale is moving in a way nothing else ever made it move.
I'm a mother going through my own menopause journey, and I use this exact ritual every single morning. It's my weapon for keeping my metabolism working the way it was designed to — without starving, without exhausting workouts, without a single injection.
I made a short video explaining exactly how to do this at home — the precise type of matcha, what to combine it with, the exact method, and when to drink it for maximum fat-burning.
CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TO DISCOVER THE MATCHA RITUAL
Margaret Thompson
For years, I tried everything to lose weight. Keto, intermittent fasting, even paid $1,500 a month for weight loss injections. Nothing lasted, or it worked for a few months and the weight came right back with a vengeance. Then I discovered the Japanese Matcha Ritual. After 3 weeks, the food noise went silent and the scale finally started moving. My old jeans from 10 years ago fit again. My husband won't stop staring at me.
Dorothy Marshall
This simple morning ritual is incredible. In just a few weeks, the stubborn belly fat I'd been carrying for 10 years started to melt away. And within 2 months, I dropped 22 pounds without changing a thing about how I eat. And no, it wasn't injections or extreme diets. It was all thanks to this simple matcha drink I started every morning before breakfast. I truly believe every woman over 40 should try this. Because it really works and you can feel the difference in just days.
Linda Carter
I struggled with stubborn belly fat for years. Even going to the gym 5 days a week and eating clean, nothing moved. But the Japanese Matcha Ritual changed everything. In just 7 days, my bloating disappeared and the scale started moving in a way nothing else ever did. Down 14 pounds in a month with zero side effects.
