{"product_id":"weight-loss-support","title":"Weight Loss Support","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat this is.\u003c\/strong\u003e A botanical blend sold into weight management. The panel is a proprietary blend, which means the individual amounts are not disclosed — see the note below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn 800 mg herbal blend\u003c\/strong\u003e across two capsules, holding seven ingredients. It is a proprietary blend: the panel states the 800 mg total and not one individual weight. The berberine is the ingredient worth doing arithmetic on, and the arithmetic caps it at about \u003cstrong\u003e21 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you are actually getting, per 2 capsules\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProprietary Blend\u003c\/strong\u003e — 800 mg total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOlive Leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e (20% oleuropein) — amount not disclosed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoringa\u003c\/strong\u003e (30% saponins) — amount not disclosed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBerberine HCl 8%\u003c\/strong\u003e (from Phellodendron) — amount not disclosed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCitrus Bioflavonoids 50%\u003c\/strong\u003e — amount not disclosed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoly Basil\u003c\/strong\u003e (2.5% ursolic acid) — amount not disclosed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican Mango\u003c\/strong\u003e — amount not disclosed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCayenne 4:1\u003c\/strong\u003e — amount not disclosed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix of those seven lines carry a percentage or an extract ratio, and not one of them carries a weight to apply it to. A standardisation without a weight is decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe berberine is the exception, because you can put a ceiling on it. Even if the whole 800 mg were the phellodendron extract, 8% of 800 mg is 64 mg. It cannot be the whole 800 mg: blend ingredients are listed in descending order by weight and this is the third of seven, so it can be no more than a third of the blend — which puts the berberine at roughly \u003cstrong\u003e21 mg at the absolute most\u003c\/strong\u003e, and realistically less.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWorth knowing before you buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerberine research uses 500 mg of berberine itself, two or three times a day. This is at most 21 mg. That is not a near miss, it is a different order of magnitude, and no amount of the other six ingredients closes it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have not put this in our weight-metabolism collection, and it is better to say why on the page than to do it quietly. Nothing in this blend, at any weight it could plausibly have inside 800 mg, has human evidence for weight loss. African mango is the ingredient with the most weight-loss marketing behind it, and what sits behind that marketing is a handful of small, low-quality trials using around 150 mg twice a day — an amount this panel gives you no way of verifying. Cayenne at 4:1 has no capsaicinoid figure. Olive leaf, moringa and holy basil are well-tolerated botanicals without a weight-loss evidence base at any dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat it is: an 800 mg blend of seven botanicals with the individual amounts withheld. What it is not: a product that can be expected to change your weight, and we are not going to sell it as one. Nothing on this panel is a substitute for the things that actually move weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to take it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo capsules a day with water. Sixty capsules in the bottle at two a day, which is 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOther ingredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe panel we have does not carry an other-ingredients line, so we cannot tell you what the capsule shell is made of. Gelatin shells are animal-derived and are \u003cstrong\u003enot suitable for vegetarians or vegans\u003c\/strong\u003e; cellulose and HPMC shells are. We are not going to guess which this is — if it matters to you, read the physical bottle before you take it. No allergen is declared on the panel, which is not the same as there being none.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCautions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerberine is the one to raise with a pharmacist even at 21 mg, because it affects the liver enzymes and transporters that clear a long list of prescription medicines, and because it lowers blood glucose — if you take metformin, insulin or anything else for blood sugar, that is a conversation to have first. Berberine is not recommended in pregnancy or while breastfeeding, and not for infants. Cayenne can irritate the stomach and may add to the effect of anticoagulant and antiplatelet medicines; holy basil may do the same and may also lower blood glucose. Because the individual amounts are not disclosed, nobody can judge your exposure to any single ingredient from this label, which is a reason to mention the bottle to your doctor rather than assume the amounts are too small to matter. Keep out of the reach of children. Do not use if the safety seal is damaged or missing. Store in a cool, dry place. Do not exceed the recommended dose. If you are pregnant, nursing, under 18, taking prescription medication or living with a medical condition, speak to your doctor or pharmacist before starting this or any supplement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. 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