Pure Vitality: Berberine HCL

I am happy with this product. I haven’t been hungry and am losing weight. I am hoping my cholesterol is down and am waiting for the blood results. It’s affordable and easy to take, with no side effects. I will be ordering again!

Brought before and will purchase again, good quality and no bad taste, easy to swallow, I've had no side effects, recommend

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I've been taking four of these per day for about a year or so. This is berberine hydrochloride extract; plants containing berberine (as opposed to the pure extract) have been in use in many cultures for thousands of years, known to be antibacterial and to help with blood glucose control. As a note of caution, I did recently hear Dr. Jason Hawrelak (a very smart gut specialist) say that he didn't recommend berberine for long-term use, iirc because it could ultimately upset gut flora balance. With that said, I'm not ready to stop taking it at this point. I take it to support my gut, which has all sorts of issues. I should note, though, that I have poor blood glucose control, and for me, berberine seems to do nothing for this. (Berberine is sometimes called "nature's Metformin," though, and I don't seem to respond to Metformin either, so your mileage may well vary; I think Dr. Andrew Huberman mentioned that berberine dropped his blood glucose too significantly...) For me, it seems to help with gut motility and pain management; I took a few days off recently and everything went haywire. I've tried a few cheaper berberines from here that did nothing at all. This one probably isn't as good as the much more expensive Thorne brand, but seems good enough to do the job, and is very good value for money. I'm not bothered by any sort of aftertaste from it, whether or not I take it with food (I used to always take with food but am now experimenting with it between meals), like I have been by some other brands.

I didn't expect this to actually do anything, since most supplements do absolutely nothing noticeable, even if they have some scientific evidence behind them. But the difference in how hungry I am has been huge. I've been tracking my calorie intake for months and started with having trouble staying below 1900kcal/day even while eating very low calorie density foods like stews/shakes, just because I needed to eat so often due to hunger. With 500mg of berberine, I can go as low as 1200-1500kcal/day without too much effort, and if I stay below 1700kcal/day I can vary my food much more and eat tastier but more calorie dense things and chocolate occasionally, which really helps with sticking to my diet long-term. With this, reaching a healthy weight looks like an achievable option for the first time. The friend who recommended it to me doesn't see nearly as big an effect, so YMMV. I'd say it's worth a try.

Didn't agree with me

Easy to swallow tablets, just the right dosage as wanted to take these with each meal to add to a daily total. Nice quality jar with a secure lid, sometimes I find Berberine can brown if left in a poor quality jar and these have been kept fresh

I can say, this has helped stabilise my fasting blood sugar levels. Also significant weight changes that show with consistent use, even when i am not dieting it shows.