The Best Form of Berberine

I just started taking Berberine yesterday. I purchased from Global Healing. It is organic extract with black pepper and cinnamon. It dies not specify HCL.. so I am confused if I purchased the correct thing. My guess is HCL?

What if your just borderline diabetic? Does this work for that or is it something I shouldn’t take?

Would someone with low blood pressure have a problem with berberine ?

So well researched! Thanks!

Have you made a video on alpha lipoic acid?

I have try both forms of berberine and I notice better results with berberine Hcl

Hi Dr. What are your thoughts on phytosome? Seems like you’re a proponent of HCL and not sold on the idea of bioavailability “marketing” :)
Would love to hear your thoughts on phytosome version specifically. Thanks in advance.

Hi , I was planing in taking barberine
But got to know there are two forms of barberine. Barberine Hcl and barberine phytosome. My reason for taking barberine is for weight loss. Can you suggest me which tyoe of barberine to be taken? Found barberine phytosome in costco.

Game changer!

GREAT info - i take berberine and milk thistle - makes it mor bioavailable.

I tried Berberine and got heart palpitations. Is one type of Berberine less likely to cause that side effect than another?

I’m a bit low on B12 280 with homocysteine at 14. So taking methyl b12! But my functional md wants me to also take Berberine - won’t this be a problem for my absorption if it’s suspected I have the mthfr gene?

This is the best video! Your delivery of this information is perfection! My berberine from your site just arrived today. Should I start immediately at the 3x a day? What’s the best timing? Thanks for covering this topic! I do not want to take the injections…

Thanks for the info 😊

gives me the runs.. no help at all for me

Can berberine help build muscle mass??

This is a great video , but NOW I'm somewhat confused. Which Berberine should I start with, the one with the HCL or not and where can I buy them? I want it for diabetes and weight loss purposes.

I was taking berberine HCl. It was giving me horrifying diarrhea for 30 days. I’m sure it was candida dieoff. But I switch to D. Berberine no more diarrhea by Doublewood company. Very happy with it.

I took berberine to lower A1c, it worked well but long term use lowered my B12 leading to b12 deficiency anemia. My doctor was not aware of this risk when taking Berberine. If you take berberine have your B12 monitored and supplement as needed.

Brands please

Berberine is giving me bad heart burn and acid reflex. This is pre existing too. Will taking this supplement continue to make it worse ? Should i stop taking it

Dr. Kate, I have recently learned I have a high lipoprotein a score, a narrowed aorta and have experienced a blood clot in my leg. I don't want to take statins or bloodthinners and aspirin gave me a stomach ache. I find flushing Niacin helpful and wonder if alternating that with berberine might be a good idea. Any thoughts?

I've been on your recommended brand for about 5 weeks and it has helped me drop about 2 lbs! excited. My question is, Ive now read a few times that it is suggested to cycle off the drug every 2 months. Meaning 2 months on, 1 month off, and so forth. Do you find this to be true? and if so, reasoning?

Hi I just started taking Berberine in the last week. It has really lowered my blood sugar but I’m having some diarrhea. I think I’ll go down to one 500mg pill a day until I get use to it. Wondering if the diarrhea will rectify itself?

How long can we take berberine? As far as i know it kills the bifiobacteria

why 'Berberine' is so-bitter?

Dropped 69 pts ldl cholesterol in 4mos of 1500mg per day. If I cut back or stop will level rise

Does it affect the Liver negatively? I have severe fatty liver with high liver enzymes! Please advise 🙏

Thank you for sharing

Why no evaluation of Berberine Phytosome form?🤔

Hi there, I’m new to your channel. Gastric sleeve done about 3 years ago and now just trying to drop about 15/20lbs. I understand you recommend HCL but I was seeking your opinion on which one would be more suitable/beneficial for weight loss.
My question is which do you recommend to drop the last 15 stubborn pounds?

1) 1000mg True Ceylon Cinnamon & 300mg Turmeric Root – 97% Berberine HCL

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2)Ceylon Cinnamon 750 mg with GlucoVantage® Dihydroberberine 170 mg

HCL and GlucoVantage is my constant debate 😊thank you

I don't take either form but am considering taking it. Does anyone know why most research has been done on the HCL version? I'm suspect when research is done mainly on one version because I wonder if the researchers have a vested interest in seeing one version succeed. I know about ethics in research but I also know that we are all biased even if we think we aren't.

Good morning, can you send the link to buy your berberine please

I understood that people with stomach sensitivity is better to start with 500 mg of barbering dio…., the others can take barbering HCL. What I am wondering, are they toxic for the liver?

For anyone who has questions regarding which is the best form of Berberine, it's Dihyrdoberberine/Berberine Phytosome, not raw Berberine or even Berberine HCL or Berberine in hydrochloride form. Just research it. It's a very well studied and well researched topic. Type into Google, "A bioavailable form of berberine for enhanced health outcomes and efficiencies in supplement production," this one article alone references Dihyrdoberberine study data from 18 different studies involving Dihyrdoberberine. Many of which comparing Dihyrdoberberine to Berberine HCL. And the most recent study involving Dihyrdoberberine just passed in late 2022 and in this study Dihyrdoberberine produced the same outcomes it did in earlier studies. Dihyrdoberberine is a well researched topic. No hard work needed here.

Because of the fact that Dihyrdoberberine and Berberine in phytosome form is more bioavailable than Berberine HCL is, this means that these forms of Berberine have more potential for greater health benefits than Berberine HCL has. That's all that Dihyrdoberberine users are trying to say. It's only logical to say that these forms of Berberine are more effective than Berberine HCL is. More potential energy equals more kinetic energy equals more of a benefit or result/outcome. We don't have to make a game out of this situation and debate and speculate. We can safely conclude right now today that for at least most people, Dihyrdoberberine is going to at least be a slightly better option. At worse, a slightly better option. At best, 5 times more effective. You're claiming that Dihyrdoberberine is likely to not be more effective than Berberine HCL is and I think that's a misrepresentation of the facts and an inaccurate statement, and a statement that abuses logic. On the contrary, given what we do actually know about Dihyrdoberberine, given the facts, I think it's a little more likely than unlikely that Dihyrdoberberine and Berberine in phytosome form is more effective than Berberine HCL is. And that's what you should have said in this vid. Now granted, I don't think you're a bad person, I just think you're being skeptical for the sake of being a skeptic here.

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When a practitioner states that there are numerous clinic studies indicating the benefit of a mentioned product, it would be nice to have those studies mentioned in your video

It made me super sick .

Is the Green Tea in Metagenics GT Berberine on your site decaffeinated?

How will the bioavailability of Berberin be affected after gastric bypass surgery, and for that matter any other supplements I choose to take to improve my gut micro biome? Thanks 😊

Be warned, if you have IBD or IBS Berberine can cause extreme digestive pain or discomfort. Been there, not going there again.

I need to know if I can take it with serrapeptase…or do I need to take them at separate times.

Can u take Berberine if you have hyperthyroid or hypothyroid and on Levothyroxine meds?

Thank you so much Dr. Kate

I just tried Dihydroberberine from Vinatrua Supplements brand, is it better than normal Berberine supplement. I heard that this Dihydroberberine is effective 5 times more than Berberine

Thank you, very simple and straightforward. I signed up for your weight loss guide but haven’t received it. Assume it’s coming via email?

Is it safe to take it in powdered form?