If you’ve been searching for a natural, practical way to support your weight loss goals, you may have come across Dr. Jennifer Ashton’s gelatin recipe — and for good reason. Dr. Ashton, ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent and Columbia University-trained physician, has spent over two decades researching how small, consistent habits can produce meaningful changes in the body.

What she discovered about gelatin — an inexpensive, widely available ingredient — surprised even her colleages. When combined with two common kitchen items in a specific way, gelatin appears to support a natural biological process that helps the body transition from storing fat to using it as fuel. No extreme diets. No counting calories. No injections.