The truth about berberine, what some call 'nature's Ozempic'

Dr. Jennifer Ashton gives the lowdown on the popular supplement that has gone viral on social media.

[jeffrey]

"This episode of Good Morning America brought to you by Ozempic!"

[nailboy]

"People should not get the medical information from social media." So sayeth the lady on social media.😇😇😇😇😇😇

[knqisfw]

lmfao so in other words - we're scared this natural drug that can be bought off the shelves will replace our pharmaceuticals we make millions off of. Cheers, loud and clear - just gonna go pick up my berberine delivery from the post office ;)

[Fayw]

When they say no
I say let me research more

[LpCh]

I'm on berberine for the third week now (2 to 3 500 mg pills per day), and my blood sugar is doing great! Completely off Metformin for now.

[Wayman_Simmang]

We all know we can trust the FDA, , This sounds like a hit piece on Berberine.. It works people..

[lisaculver]

It almost as if she’s implying that berberine has the same type of risk factors that Ozempic does… The main stream media is bought and paid for by the pharmaceutical companies… This is no surprise to me… But she makes it sound like the two are equal… One cost $1000 a month and has massive side effects… And one cost $20 a month with minimal side effects with the benefits far outweigh the risks

[cmel]

Doctors have no clue about supplements. No Money or kickbacks when the patient uses a supplement so a doctor wont tell you about them even if they did know. She cracks me up. Shes a joke.

[andrewdunners]

This was a whole lot of nothing about berberine. 💤

[petermikhail]

Also, she forgot to mention that pharmaceuitical drugs have deleterious side effects including cancer risk and they are FDA approved. Even safe drugs, years later, research found that they pose certain risk. Many drugs that have been approved by FDA for many years have been recalled because they pose cancer risk.

[ohplezz]

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[MrDoobie]

SHE SAID LOTS OF WORDS AND YET NOTHING

[arizona]

It is known that THORNE 500 brand Berberine is studied and used by Mayo Clinic and in Mayo Clinic reports. THORNE 500 brand Berberine is examined 3 times as well.

[jchick]

The absolute absurdity of the “concerns” shes presenting make me think this is a phenomenal supplement we should probably be taking. For real.

[Sue]

I have lost 10 1/2 pounds & 2 inches in 2 will be on this for a few more months.I am very happy with the Canadian made berberine 😊

[Albert-]

Well said, Sugar.But people are fed up with big pharma.(Greed, lies, etc…

[ruix]

Okey so I was starting to believe her until she said the cocaine plant is natural. I’m from Peru so We know a little bit about cocaine, and there no such thing as a cocaine plant. Coca plant is one thing, cocaine is the made with juice of that plant mixed with kerosene, battery acid, gasoline and much acids. Wtf is a cocaine plant ? I thought I was hearing somebody talk about chemical compounds and with deep insight. Besides coca plant is truly beneficial when consumed in its natural raw form by chewing it or as Argentinians as te. She doesn’t know what she is talking about, I would bet she is reading from a teleprompter.

[tibbs]

I'm type 2 diabetic. I started taking berberine and inositol together and within a week I started losing weight. 5 pounds. Also my joints don't ache anymore and I don't bloat anymore. My blood glucose lowered, even after a meal with carbs. Even my diabetes medication, gliclizide, didn't have that effect on me!

[Brees]

Okay, but you haven’t discussed any evidence for or against it.

[micaonyx]

All I know is I was having high blood sugar in the morning even if I fasted that day. I started taking 550 mg of berberine on an empty stomach twice a day and my sugar in the morning is between 65 and 85 in the morning instead of 95 to 117 even if I fasted. The only side effects I've had is much better sugar in the morning, more energy and better sense of well-being. If I had gone to the doctor he would have told me I probably should consider something to treat my prediabetes. I've never been over weight but was a sugar junkie because I don't gain weight easily but I obviously did some damage and I plan to fix it using natural unregulated vitamins that don't have a track record of killing hundred of thousands of people each year in the US alone.