Berberine HCI & Kalahari Bitter Melon Extract

Berberine is a substance found in several plants including European barberry, goldenseal, goldthread, Oregon grape, phellodendron, & tree turmeric. It has been used as traditional medicine to treat a variety of conditions & is particularly effective at lowering blood sugar levels. This is believed to be due to a number of mechanisms. Specifically, berberine is believed to improve insulin sensitivity & reduce glucose production in the liver.

Kalahari Bitter Melon. is a plant found in parts of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, & South America. It produces a fruit that looks like a cucumber, which is used as both a food & a traditional medicine. It has long been used by indigenous populations around the world to help treat blood sugar related conditions as it has been shown to reduce blood sugar levels and haemoglobin A1c, a test used to measure blood sugar control over a period of several months.

Sutherlandia Frutescens & Cinnamon Extract

Sutherlandia Frutescens is a southern African legume which has traditionally been used as an indigenous medicine for a variety of ailments. It has been shown to possess analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and hypoglycemic properties, which supports it use in the management of type 2 blood sugar disease and the control of painful, arthritic and other inflammatory conditions in South Africa.

Cinnamon Extract is most commonly known as a spice. Extracts from the bark of the cinnamon tree have also been used traditionally as medicine throughout the world. It provides many health benefits including dramatically reducing insulin resistance, decreasing the amount of glucose that enters the bloodstream after a meal and improving glucose uptake by the cells.

Gymnema Sylvestre, Piperine & Chromium Picolinate

Gymnema Sylvestre is a perennial woody vine that grows in tropical areas of India, Africa, & Australia & has been used for medicinal purposes in Ayurvedic medicine. It has been shown to enhance glucose uptake & reduce the insulin resistance.

Piperine is a substance derived from black pepper. It has a long history of use in traditional medicine where its primary role is to enhance the bioavailability of other compounds allowing them to be more easily absorbed by the body.

Chromium Picolinate is an essential element that the body requires in trace amounts & is used as a dietary supplement. Chromium Picolinate is a highly bioavailable form of Chromium & provides a number of health benefits including improving insulin sensitivity & the control of blood glucose levels.

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