#049: Dihydroberberine - A Better Berberine (Shawn Wells, NNB Nutrition)

One of the most popular dietary supplement ingredients on the planet -- especially in terms of metabolic health -- is berberine. Today we discuss a new ingredient that actually makes berberine obsolete. Berberine is a powerful plant alkaloid that improves the body's insulin response, with large amounts of scientific research showing significant improvements to insulin sensitivity, fasting glucose levels, HbA1c reduction, nutrient partitioning, and far more. It's even outperformed pharmaceutical drugs. We've covered berberine in detail in the article linked above, ultimately finding that while it's the most impressive ingredient in any blood sugar supplement or glucose disposal agent, it has drawbacks, which include high doses required and GI distress. Both of those problems are solved with one of its derivatives that we specifically cover in this article: dihydroberberine. Research suggests that dihydroberberine is up to six times better than standard berberine, bringing incredible effects at lower doses -- and fewer side effects. In this podcast, we assume you have knowledge of berberine's effects (if not, you can see our berberine article linked above), but jump directly into discussion of this dihydro form. It's sold as GlucoVantage from NNB Nutrition, one of the supplement industry's most promising novel ingredient developers. https://blog.priceplow.com/supplement-research/dihydroberberine