Obesity is one of the most pressing global health challenges — but what if you could lose weight, curb cravings, and improve long-term wellness without relying on risky pharmaceuticals? In this episode, Dr. Fab Mancini talks with Rick Anson about groundbreaking, drug-free alternatives to GLP-1 weight loss medications. Rick reveals how his sugar-free caramels and vegan gummies — packed with clinically-backed ingredients — help people shed up to 26 pounds in 10 weeks, reduce bad cholesterol, and support long-term weight management. Plus, he shares how added protein, magnesium, and NMN support muscle retention, heart health, and even anti-aging benefits.
Highlights:
00:15 – Understanding the Obesity Epidemic
The hidden causes behind weight gain — emotional, lifestyle, and nutrition.
03:45 – The Dangers of GLP-1 Drugs
Why 20% of Americans are using GLP-1 drugs — and the emerging risks like kidney failure and muscle loss.
07:20 – Natural Alternatives That Work
How sugar-free caramels and vegan gummies mimic GLP-1 effects without the side effects — tackling cravings and boosting metabolism.
12:30 – Powerful Ingredients for Fat Loss
Discover the science behind African Mango, Cissus, and GBB — plus how they shrink fat cells and ignite thermogenesis.
16:45 – Long-Term Health Benefits
Beyond weight loss: supporting cardiovascular health, muscle retention, and anti-aging with added NAD and dietary fiber.
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Dr. Fab Mancini: Hi. This is Dr Fauci Mancini, and I'm super excited because we're talking to you today about obesity. Obesity is one of the greatest challenges in chronic disease that we're seeing not only in America, but across the world. And with me, I have Rick Hansen. Rick is so great to see you again. Rick is one of the greatest nutritional innovators in the world. And one of the things that I love, Rick, that you have done is that you looked at this problem of obesity. We know that over 70% of Americans are obese or overweight. We know that we have millions of people. 23 states have one out of three people in that state that are obese. Now obese, just for you that are listening, is 32 pounds above your car your normal weight. So that means that's a pretty big chunk of difference from your normal weight, 32 pounds and over. That's an obese person, one out of three in 23 states. So when you were looking at this problem, you spent over the last 20 years formulating some of the greatest products out there. What were you trying to achieve, and what is the solution that you found is going to be probably one of the most effective that people have no idea that it's available to them?
Rick Anson:sugar field energy drinks. So:Rick Anson:Dr. Fab Mancini: Well, you know you address the word metabolism, and one of the things that we want you to understand is that we understand that the root cause of obesity and weight gain are many, but metabolism seems to be right in the middle of it. And I've always looked at metabolism as maybe a thermostat in my house. You know, when this thermostat is broken, unfortunately, your body is not able. To process properly, to give you energy and be able to manage your consumption of fat, so then your body stores the fat, rather than utilizing your fat to be able to create the energy that you need. So that's one of the biggest challenges that we see. The other one is that we're noticing that a lot of people are overeating, and it seems like, I mean, I live in Texas, so here we have Texas size plates that one person everything for. So to me, I'm watching this every single day, because it's not just your metabolism, it's your lifestyle. So we have to pay attention. So when I see the GLP one that so many people have become obsessed with, it, I I've always been more of a holistic, natural provider, right? And my recommendation always to people is, the reason I chose to be a doctor of chiropractic is because I want you to understand that it's far safest and in many cases, more effective long term and short term to do something that is natural than it is to put a pharmaceutical inside of your body that may have the potential of a side effect that can also be detrimental, not only to that organ or system, but to other organs and systems that are trying to impact about it. So when you were thinking about this, what, what do you want people to really understand that when they're taking this caramels, which, by the way, I'm a big fan, I take two a day, because it not only completely takes all the cravings of any sweets that you can have. But more importantly, you can start feeling your body not being as hungry, and you start feeling like your body is working better. But then you now are going to put that in a gummy and I'm saying to myself, how simple. So how do you come up with these mechanisms that you know that are going to allow people to sustain putting these ingredients in their body. Because, look, so many people buy nutrition, and they take it for maybe the first week or the first three days, and then they'll say, shelve it. But then they're taking everybody and say, Yeah, I'm taking that product. No, you're not taking that product. It's sitting on your shelf, right? You have to put ingredients in your body. And the problem with today is that over 60% of our food is processed, so you're not getting the right nutrition so your metabolism can work properly. How are you trying to find a mechanism that people will love and look forward to using every day?
Rick Anson:% of these people by:Rick Anson:Dr. Fab Mancini: Well, one of the things for me is the fact that many times my patients will tell me, you know whether you keep your caramels in your purse, or where you keep your comments in your purse or your wallet or your pocket, if it is just practical to go through your day to day and reminding yourself that this is something that is very appealing, because it's already something that most of us are doing right, you're going to be reaching out for Some kind of sweet, whatever that may be, most people are, or you're going to be reaching out to be able to help yourself whenever you're feeling hungry. So why not do something that is more holistic, more natural, and like I always tell my patients, you know? And this is something that I learned, Rick, that that really surprised me, a lot of people that are overweight and obese, right? The biggest challenge for the obesity epidemic is that we have found that a lot of these people do not think that they can change. They think that they're going to stay like that. Now yesterday, I met a man that was 400 pounds at 21 years old, and in nine months, he lost over 100 pounds naturally by simply changing some lifestyle choices. He began to recognize number one, that he had to take a look at why he was eating and when he was eating, and then he began to exercise a little bit more, all the things that we know how to do. But this is what I'm finding Rick is that many of my patients that have taken these gummies and caramels, they saying to me now that when they lose and when they stop those cravings, it gives them that extra edge to be able to see change enough to believe that this is possible. So the sustainability is far greater, because now you're not feeling like you are fighting these cravings that you're fighting these desires that you know are not going to help you sustain the weight loss that you have, regardless of whatever you do. So to me, I think that this will be great in order to implement to what. Every nutritional diet you may be doing right now, whatever your nutritionist, incorporate this as a way of sustaining and helping these ingredients be able to support your fat burning in a way that's natural, holistic and helpful for the body in other ways, and then secondarily, is to recognize that when you see people out there that are struggling with their weight, give them hope. Share information with them, encourage them, because a lot of times it's a self image, right? But to me, obesity is one of the precursors, not only to diabetes, but for heart disease. So I'm interested, as your provider, I'm interested in making sure that we're eradicating obesity, right? That we get back to a healthy human body, and especially if I start talking about our children now, all of the sudden, you're in a household in which 50% of the children are overweight or obese. This is ridiculous. What generation of health are we creating for the future? They're going to have far greater chronic disease than we currently have.
Rick Anson:Well, yeah, I mean, those numbers are staggering, right? And it's unfortunate, because the moms, the fathers, are bringing food into the homes, the best food that they can provide, but they need the knowledge of what's in that food, right? And that's mahas Helping Educate people a year, you know, globally, educating people on the preservatives and the lack of nutrition, the food. But I wanted to point out, you know, between the innovation promise that that we are offering general people, practitioners, corporations, particularly you're talking about BCD, and long term weight loss is that it's so important to understand that these drug companies created a product like ozempic or regovie, which is a GOP one semi glutide to give someone an immediate weight loss without really considering the long term effects. And then what do you do after you take that drug for 10 weeks, what do you do then you're not going to you should never take that drug in the first place. But if you do, what are you going to do after those 10 weeks? You're you're certainly not going to go on another 10 weeks and another 10 weeks. So our innovation promise in this company and our product lines, particularly for weight loss and long term weight management, is that we recognize, we recognize that there's much more than just that immediate weight loss in 10 weeks. So we've created this, these products that are natural, they're healthy, they're safe, they're non addictive, although they taste amazing, that not only do you lose that weight in 10 weeks, but we have added ingredients that are so vital to people who are not eating as much when they're on these drugs, they're losing their vital minerals, nutrients, trace elements in their body. So we've added to not only the five active ingredients that that help people lose that weight. We've added ingredients like in minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron and, most importantly, protein. We've added 200 milligrams of protein and the ingredient called multital, which is a dietary fiber source. So when you take these drugs, if you're going to take them, you're going to lose lean muscle mass. First, people don't lose fat. First, they lose their lean muscle mass. And then it starts, actually called ozempic face, where you if you lose 20 to 25% of your body weight in 10 weeks, your face is not going to look the same. Your body's not going to look the same. So we've added every single thing that you need, all these protein and the molten all to retain and regain the lean muscle mass through the protein and the dietary fiber. We thought of every single thing that you would need to restore your body, get it back to where it needs to be, if you choose to take the GLP one our products actually replace these dangerous GLP one drugs, or if you do take them, use our product line as a drug companion product, so that once you're off it for 10 weeks. Use our products to regain your muscle mass, the protein, the magnesium, the calcium, and all these amazing plant and fruit ingredients that we put in, in these amazing caramels and gummies. But also now we're adding our innovation, our commitment to excellence and innovation with our products. With you is we, we're adding N, M, N, it's actually been added to this, which is NAD. So now we're adding an ingredient that's been shown for anti aging and for beauty that you can restore. It's just another ingredient toward innovation and the improvement. It's not only weight loss. It's not only replacing these vitamins or nutrients that you. Of loss. It's not just a protein and a dietary fiber. It is the ongoing cardiovascular heart health benefits to help lower the risk of mailbox syndrome and your cholesterol that is in each and every serving that you can take every day for the rest of your life, to help improve your cardiovascular heart health and maintain that long term weight loss. That's why I'm so excited to be here with you. So excited to be your partner. Dr faub, you helped millions of people change their lives with your mentorship and your education on nutrition, health and wellness, to bring this into the world and give people a real solution that's long term, that works very quickly for them that's drug free.
Rick Anson:Dr. Fab Mancini: Well, this is super exciting, and I know that was a lot of information, but you can feel the passion in Rick these products are not only created and formulated with a lot of love, but a lot of passion for you, for your well being. We are on a mission to end chronic disease. That is our mission. And this product is actually addressing one of the biggest concerns that we have, not only in America but around the world, and that is, we are overweight and we are obese. We need to reverse that. We need to get to the point that we get back to a healthy society and also raising healthy children, and this is one product that I want you to experience for yourself, because I know some of you are saying that is too good to be true. There is no way that he can put in a caramel or in a gummy all those ingredients. Guess what? That's the reason that Rick is known as one of the biggest innovators in nutrition, because he understands this space so well, but he also understands you. What is it that you're going to do? And we know that these gummies and caramels are going to be the answer, potentially, to your obesity and overweight problems. So thank you so much for watching this. Rick. Thanks so much for sharing all that information and for also educating me over the years as to how to evaluate these conditions in a way that through proper ingredients and nutrition, we can actually win the war. See you then.