Swanson Berberine HCl Metabolic Health, 400 mg, 60 Vegan Capsules

My order arrived very quickly without any issues. I have taken the Berberine for several days now... I don't expect immediate results.... And after all, who can feel their A1C shifting ? I am taking this product because it is supposed to help drop your A1C... Mine floats around 6 which is a problem. In the last year or so, I haven't eaten a lot of extra sugar ... I have had a high protein diet.... But still high A1C. Berberine was recommended by Dr. Mixon, a local radio-doctor who has a clinic with an excellent reputation.... He says his patients take this to control their A1C and have A1C's around 5.2 .... Berberine is very unpleasant to take as a powder.... So these capsules take the pain out of twice-a-day doses of Berberine. Exercise can also help control A1C... This product is sold to us at an extremely good price .... Penny per milligram, this is the lowest I could find... I found powders at a good price... But this price is better AND it is in capsules. Remember, Berberine is very unpleasant to take as a powder. So.... Berberine helps a lot of people to control their A1C.... I have a high A1C... And from what I can see, this product is the best value out there. Oct 31, 2020 Follow Up: After about 3 months of taking Berberine, my A1C dropped from 6 to 5.8. I continue to take Berberine for this reason... I haven't had my A1c checked lately.... I will try to update this after my next blood work. AND.... I have also read that Berberine and Metformin work excellently together.... for Blood Sugar Control and also for Anti Cancer Benefits. My doctor originally prescribed Metformin for me to deal with Pre Diabetes... then I started taking Berberine in stead of the Metformin.... then I learned that the two work very well together.... and I discussed this with my doctor and now I take both. NOTE: Another one of my doctors, a Naturopath who is also an MD, told me that she had not seen Berberine help with lowering A1c and she speculated something else had caused the A1c reduction ... but she encouraged me to keep taking the Berberine for its anti-cancer benefits... since I have had prostate cancer and I am dealing with it becoming bioactive again.... Berberine can help prevent the spread of cancer and also reduce tumor size. A simple Google Search will corroborate these assertions.

I researched this company’s products from third party companies and found they have one of the best quality and honest ingredient as listed. It's has was it says percentage and quality. Base on this good product the pricing is very good.

In the studies I’d looked at, Swanson was said to give you what you pay for. I believe it keeps me from an overnight insulin spike.

This review is 10 years late. I purchased these in 2017 and took them and had all kinds of stomach issues so I stopped taking them and sat them on my desk. I’ve taken multiple types of so called Berberine pills from other brands and have been disappointed and seen no results. In fact I’m currently taking a liquid version thinking that liquid would be better quality…it hasn’t done anything my glucose has still been high. Fast forward to a video on YouTube about Berberine and the yellow root and how it can help with glucose management and then I remembered that these Swanson Berberine pills are actually the only ones that were bright yellow. So I started taking my Swanson Berberine that expired in 2025. And what do you know little by little my glucose has been getting under control, yes I cleaned up my eating slightly but not really that much. I just ordered another bottle and compared the labels and ingredients and they match (old bottle to new bottle). When I started again I had the same stomach issues, similar to when taking metformin but that seems to have subsided .

Cheap price didn't mean that it was any less effective. I was taking this for observational reason. I work in the nutrition industry and thus help many people with various health needs. I went for nearly a year with some type of bacterial or viral issue that the medical approach seemed baffled over and couldn't help. So using my past knowledge of natural medicine I included Berberine as one of the tools to combat my mystery symptoms which involved terribly lung issues as well as constant fatigue and low energy. Berberine is well known for its anti-bacterial, anti-viral properties. While taking the berberine I also noticed more stable blood sugar as well as a leaning out effect, in other words my body fat levels decreased. That was proof positive that this Berberine supplement was effective as advertised since those are some of the noted benefits of Berberine. I did also however notice a significant decrease in muscle mass as well towards the end of my cycle with Berberine. I was also at the maximum dose of 3 capsules per day at that point. In my adult life I've never been that low on muscle mass so without a doubt it was the Berberine having that effect. It's been noted by researchers that most likely that muscle reducing effect of Berberine can be offset by doing resistance training to prevent the muscle atrophy from happening. It was shortly after I noticed the significant decrease in muscle mass that I discontinued using Berberine so I can't say whether doing some resistance training would prevent the loss in muscle but it seems logical that it should work. Anyhow, the point is that I clearly responded in classic fashion to this Berberine as noted by established clinical studies and thus I must conclude that this Swanson brand despite being very affordable is also very effect and performs well. Whether you are looking for the anti-viral, antibacterial effect, the weight loss effect, the blood sugar balancing effect, the liver de-fatting effect, based on what I experienced I believe this supplement is effective! Please always seek proper medical supervision when taking a supplement like this. **Oh btw, I have recovered to a great degree from the terrible state I was in. Berberine may have played a part in that recovery!**

Good product quality with excellent Berberine content which has also been cited by independent product reviews available online.

Product is excellent but the vendor supplied aged contents. I received four bottles of Berberine with Best By dates of10/26. They are within the limits of freshness, but it is apparent that they have been on the shelf for quite a while. Last year I purchased the identical product and the containers had a Best By date of 03/27. This is disappointing.

I chose this brand after watching a review of several brands. Swansons was one of the few brands that contained Berberine close to the amount stated. It’s been less than a week since I started taking the product and I am taking other measures to lower my blood glucose. Over the last few months I’ve been doing intermittent fasting, keto and exercise. I have lost weight and brought my sugars down some, but I could not get my sugars to go below triple digits. After about a week of taking the berberine my glucose has been in the 90s and even a few in the 80s. Needless to say, I’m pretty happy with the results. I am tracking my sugars very closely and will update this review should anything change.

Tomo berberina a algum tempo, nenhuma outra me deu tantos efeitos colaterais igual a esta. Meus batimentos aceleraram e tive muito (muito desconforto gastrointestinal, mais do que o comum). Tomei duas cápsulas e joguei fora.

Try it. Then ull feel the difference

Excellent product

Great product and service. Good seller