Unfortunately the Medical profession doesn't want to admit the true value of maintaining the value of D at or above 50 ng's for good health. Reduces the risk of many many disease states. I boosted my wife's D from 9 ng to a much higher value and her AG1 went from 9 to 5.2. I keep writing about the value of D and nothing changes. Only proprietary, profitable and patented products prevail.
Years ago, I remember being convinced that drug prices were justified because of the billions spent on R&D.
My naive assumption was that these drugs were developed to be curative, or at least palliative. Knowing that they exist only to enrich their developers, makers, marketers, dispensers, medical journals and portfolio managers is a sickening betrayal. But I'm glad that I know, and can now take responsibility for my own choices, soberly made. As always, thanks for the information. It matters.
I've given into the GLP-1 agonist. It's my opinion that decades of learned poor habits and a culture that is awash in ultra-processed foods and refined carbs generally have left me nearly unable to listen to my own body's cues. I'm trying to me mindful and make better choices. Poor habits and food preferences learned in childhood have been devilishly hard to break. My goal is to taper the dose until I am better able to maintain a weight. Doc says I may never get to go to zero...
The Chinese have spent 5 centuries refining their understanding of which botanical have a positive impact on health and disease states. Until Rockefeller created the allopathic medicine model, botanicals were the mainstay of pharmacies around the world. In 1997, I visited a Shanghai hospital and the pharmacy was still dominated with botanicals. Synthetic drugs are less costly to produce and are vastly more profitable. You are being too kind to GLP1 since two thirds of the weight loss are from degradation of muscle mass and only one third from adipose tissue. Check out the lawsuits that are multiplying claiming GLP1 has caused great harm and death. It appears it is a slow developing harmful drug. My Gail lost her eye co-ordination after only three months use. Muscle degradation of eye muscles. Diagnosed with inflammation of retinal cells.
Thank you for not dissing GLP-1s. I'm one of those people whose lives have been altered. As happens all too often with people with type 1 diabetes, lower A1c levels often come with weight gain. Then there's the problem that, as we age, we may get type 2 diabetes as well (they are very different conditions, despite both being related to insulin). My endocrinologist prescribed a GLP-1 when my weight--which had been higher than it should have been for years, with no success from dieting--started rising as my A1c dropped (improved pump control). Not only has my weight dropped (slowly but steadily), it has had a noticeable impact on my blood glucose (a sure sign that I do have type 2 layered over my type 1).
As a trained pharmacist and an herbalist, I think this mindset of comparing plant medicine to pharmaceutical products is misleading and dangerous. Misleading because plants, unlike pharmaceutical products, contain many alkaloids, terpenes, phenols, and other compounds that may (or may not) work synergistically in the body to improve health. The compounds themselves may work together, or they may work independently to affect different organs and/or physiologic systems. For example, one reason berberine helps the gut biome is because of its bitter properties, which stimulates digestive enzymes and acids to improve the gut's terrain. That said, most supplements isolate the berberine from the other beneficial constituents found in berberine-containing plants such as barberry, Oregon grape, yellow root, and goldenseal (please do not source from goldenseal as it is an endangered plant).
Dangerous because most people equate pharmaceuticals to plants and, therefore, expect the same effects and outcomes--immediately. Most plant medicines work slowly, effecting organic changes rather than abrupt effects. When immediate relief isn't obtained, may will abandon plant medicines and go for the pills, tablets, and injections which promise miraculous change--now. It is this mindset which I hope to change in my own growing practice, and which really does get to the foundational heart of holistic health.
As for berberine... I use berberine in my practice, utilizing it in bitters preparations and in teas. I forage the berries and, in the fall, the roots of common and Japanese barberry that grow on my land. The berries have small amounts of berberine, so these I dry and throw into my daily infusions. The roots I dry, tincture, and incorporate into one of my bitters preparations. From my own (and several of my clients') 'anecdotal' experiences, I find both tea and bitters lowers my carbohydrate cravings and assists with weight reduction. The sugar craving abatement is immediate, and helpful to prevent overeating, especially at night. The weight loss is gradual, which is the best way to permanently shed pounds.
Thanks for the update on berberine. I hope readers come to appreciate the slow and natural benefits of plant medicines. Peace...
I've been interested in berberines possibilities. Then gathered it was a likely no go. I suspect that relates to my warfarin. My attending MD is a pretty hide bound AMA true follower. Time for your vaxs sort.
So glad for yourselves and the IMA spreading its wings.
Off topic: So interesting that more is coming out about the Fabrizio poll. Night and day as relates to the initial report. I wonder if it will get shared where it needs to be. In the meantime, our leader is evidently off to end another war. So for better or worse, we'll see...
Sent this essay to my boss lady. She and hers might well benefit and that would be a very good thing.
I have now been using berberine for a few months, after I heard a YouTube physician recommend it for gut health. As a life long IBS sufferer, I was at my wit's end. Nothing worked as far as dietary changes. FODMAPS was nearly impossible to stick to plus it contradicted my commitment to healthy eating.
Although my situation is anecdotal rather than clinical, I have been symptom free for months. I have been off imodium, peppermint capsules and Pepto since I began the berberine. The other benefits you mention will hopefully show in my next metabolic panel.
What brand of berberine are you using, pls? I have Double Wood Supplements brand and so far, I feel like it’s slightly curbing my appetite and it def curbs my appetite for sweets/late night snacks. I am considering using 2-3 brands so as to cover any weak spots of one brand over the other.
What are the impacts to the Microbiome? Does it impact the beneficial microbes along with the bad ones? That is one downside I seem to hear about. If it was selective against the bad ones, no problem, but we want to keep the beneficial microbes.
Only when more of us stop buying what the pharma government complex is selling, will they change course.
The cell culture industry is rife with contamination of cell lines, (which renders results irreproducible) as well as ethically unacceptable cell lines. So I am not surprised to see it being propped up by the corrupted FDA.
Wife and I both took a combination of Ivermectin, Vitamin K and a couple other recommended things when we contracted Covid (per the test we received in the mail). Symptoms subsided within 24 hours of taking the combination. We had both had the Vax before (obviously of no value to us).
We would use it again in a hot minute if we ever had Covid again!
Follow up to the exponential autoimmune issues everywhere:
Vaccines tell the body to mount a defense to ____ whatever illness, right?
HOW does the body know to
mount a defense against chicken pox yet NOT mount a defense against canine fur, if canine cells are in the shot? Are we CREATING pet dander allergies via vaccines?
How does the body know to mount a defense against mumps— or whatever— but NOT mount a defense against the body—- as in autoimmune issues like diabetes, if there are fragments of fetal cells— fragments of little bodies, in every vial of vaccines?
Think about it.
What made me think abt it was
an old comedy routine done by George Carlin— I think. It’s something like, he accidentally took midol thinking it was aspirin and now he is deeply concerned that the midol is still languishing around in his body, pointlessly searching for an ovary to help! 😂😂😂
In a way, are we not doing this to babies? “Here, mount a defense to all this toxic crap! Mumps, polio, alcohol, formaldehyde, animal cells, fetal cells, peanuts, etc.” 🥜
And in the process we kill the perfectly designed gut biome and injury the fabulously designed brain, inflaming it on Day 1.
Beberine is one of 17 supplements that increase the amount of vitamin D that actually gets to the cells by increasing the activation of the Vitamin D Receptor. Here is one of the 20 Berberine pages on VitaminDwiki. https://vitamindwiki.com/pages/berberine-an-antioxidant-that-activates-the-vitamin-d-receptor-many-studies/. There are links to all 20 at the bottom of the page
Unfortunately the Medical profession doesn't want to admit the true value of maintaining the value of D at or above 50 ng's for good health. Reduces the risk of many many disease states. I boosted my wife's D from 9 ng to a much higher value and her AG1 went from 9 to 5.2. I keep writing about the value of D and nothing changes. Only proprietary, profitable and patented products prevail.
Years ago, I remember being convinced that drug prices were justified because of the billions spent on R&D.
My naive assumption was that these drugs were developed to be curative, or at least palliative. Knowing that they exist only to enrich their developers, makers, marketers, dispensers, medical journals and portfolio managers is a sickening betrayal. But I'm glad that I know, and can now take responsibility for my own choices, soberly made. As always, thanks for the information. It matters.
Marketing costs to drugs supersede research costs!
I've been taking berberine for years and I notice consistent and gentle support.
I've given into the GLP-1 agonist. It's my opinion that decades of learned poor habits and a culture that is awash in ultra-processed foods and refined carbs generally have left me nearly unable to listen to my own body's cues. I'm trying to me mindful and make better choices. Poor habits and food preferences learned in childhood have been devilishly hard to break. My goal is to taper the dose until I am better able to maintain a weight. Doc says I may never get to go to zero...
The Chinese have spent 5 centuries refining their understanding of which botanical have a positive impact on health and disease states. Until Rockefeller created the allopathic medicine model, botanicals were the mainstay of pharmacies around the world. In 1997, I visited a Shanghai hospital and the pharmacy was still dominated with botanicals. Synthetic drugs are less costly to produce and are vastly more profitable. You are being too kind to GLP1 since two thirds of the weight loss are from degradation of muscle mass and only one third from adipose tissue. Check out the lawsuits that are multiplying claiming GLP1 has caused great harm and death. It appears it is a slow developing harmful drug. My Gail lost her eye co-ordination after only three months use. Muscle degradation of eye muscles. Diagnosed with inflammation of retinal cells.
Thank you for not dissing GLP-1s. I'm one of those people whose lives have been altered. As happens all too often with people with type 1 diabetes, lower A1c levels often come with weight gain. Then there's the problem that, as we age, we may get type 2 diabetes as well (they are very different conditions, despite both being related to insulin). My endocrinologist prescribed a GLP-1 when my weight--which had been higher than it should have been for years, with no success from dieting--started rising as my A1c dropped (improved pump control). Not only has my weight dropped (slowly but steadily), it has had a noticeable impact on my blood glucose (a sure sign that I do have type 2 layered over my type 1).
Do you know your blood value of D?
As a trained pharmacist and an herbalist, I think this mindset of comparing plant medicine to pharmaceutical products is misleading and dangerous. Misleading because plants, unlike pharmaceutical products, contain many alkaloids, terpenes, phenols, and other compounds that may (or may not) work synergistically in the body to improve health. The compounds themselves may work together, or they may work independently to affect different organs and/or physiologic systems. For example, one reason berberine helps the gut biome is because of its bitter properties, which stimulates digestive enzymes and acids to improve the gut's terrain. That said, most supplements isolate the berberine from the other beneficial constituents found in berberine-containing plants such as barberry, Oregon grape, yellow root, and goldenseal (please do not source from goldenseal as it is an endangered plant).
Dangerous because most people equate pharmaceuticals to plants and, therefore, expect the same effects and outcomes--immediately. Most plant medicines work slowly, effecting organic changes rather than abrupt effects. When immediate relief isn't obtained, may will abandon plant medicines and go for the pills, tablets, and injections which promise miraculous change--now. It is this mindset which I hope to change in my own growing practice, and which really does get to the foundational heart of holistic health.
As for berberine... I use berberine in my practice, utilizing it in bitters preparations and in teas. I forage the berries and, in the fall, the roots of common and Japanese barberry that grow on my land. The berries have small amounts of berberine, so these I dry and throw into my daily infusions. The roots I dry, tincture, and incorporate into one of my bitters preparations. From my own (and several of my clients') 'anecdotal' experiences, I find both tea and bitters lowers my carbohydrate cravings and assists with weight reduction. The sugar craving abatement is immediate, and helpful to prevent overeating, especially at night. The weight loss is gradual, which is the best way to permanently shed pounds.
Thanks for the update on berberine. I hope readers come to appreciate the slow and natural benefits of plant medicines. Peace...
This is intriguing.
Do you by chance sell any of your tinctures?
Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
I've been interested in berberines possibilities. Then gathered it was a likely no go. I suspect that relates to my warfarin. My attending MD is a pretty hide bound AMA true follower. Time for your vaxs sort.
So glad for yourselves and the IMA spreading its wings.
Off topic: So interesting that more is coming out about the Fabrizio poll. Night and day as relates to the initial report. I wonder if it will get shared where it needs to be. In the meantime, our leader is evidently off to end another war. So for better or worse, we'll see...
Sent this essay to my boss lady. She and hers might well benefit and that would be a very good thing.
I have now been using berberine for a few months, after I heard a YouTube physician recommend it for gut health. As a life long IBS sufferer, I was at my wit's end. Nothing worked as far as dietary changes. FODMAPS was nearly impossible to stick to plus it contradicted my commitment to healthy eating.
Although my situation is anecdotal rather than clinical, I have been symptom free for months. I have been off imodium, peppermint capsules and Pepto since I began the berberine. The other benefits you mention will hopefully show in my next metabolic panel.
Thank you Drs. Malone!!
What brand of berberine are you using, pls? I have Double Wood Supplements brand and so far, I feel like it’s slightly curbing my appetite and it def curbs my appetite for sweets/late night snacks. I am considering using 2-3 brands so as to cover any weak spots of one brand over the other.
I use Thorne 1000 mg once a day, with a meal. Usually at dinnertime. I haven't felt a need to try other brands. I wish you good health.
I think it definitely curbs my sweet cravings in the evening.
Back to basic facts of all. The FDA is influenced by the drug makers and will stop anything that interupte the monet flow.
What are the impacts to the Microbiome? Does it impact the beneficial microbes along with the bad ones? That is one downside I seem to hear about. If it was selective against the bad ones, no problem, but we want to keep the beneficial microbes.
Only when more of us stop buying what the pharma government complex is selling, will they change course.
The cell culture industry is rife with contamination of cell lines, (which renders results irreproducible) as well as ethically unacceptable cell lines. So I am not surprised to see it being propped up by the corrupted FDA.
Am familiar with one human tumor cell line that is not as advertised because it was a metatastis from another tissue.
Thank you so much for all your information. You present it is laymen's terms, which makes it pleasant to read rather than a chore.
Wife and I both took a combination of Ivermectin, Vitamin K and a couple other recommended things when we contracted Covid (per the test we received in the mail). Symptoms subsided within 24 hours of taking the combination. We had both had the Vax before (obviously of no value to us).
We would use it again in a hot minute if we ever had Covid again!
If Berberine is not Ozempic,
Is Berberine Metformin?
Or is it better?
Follow up to the exponential autoimmune issues everywhere:
Vaccines tell the body to mount a defense to ____ whatever illness, right?
HOW does the body know to
mount a defense against chicken pox yet NOT mount a defense against canine fur, if canine cells are in the shot? Are we CREATING pet dander allergies via vaccines?
How does the body know to mount a defense against mumps— or whatever— but NOT mount a defense against the body—- as in autoimmune issues like diabetes, if there are fragments of fetal cells— fragments of little bodies, in every vial of vaccines?
Think about it.
What made me think abt it was
an old comedy routine done by George Carlin— I think. It’s something like, he accidentally took midol thinking it was aspirin and now he is deeply concerned that the midol is still languishing around in his body, pointlessly searching for an ovary to help! 😂😂😂
In a way, are we not doing this to babies? “Here, mount a defense to all this toxic crap! Mumps, polio, alcohol, formaldehyde, animal cells, fetal cells, peanuts, etc.” 🥜
And in the process we kill the perfectly designed gut biome and injury the fabulously designed brain, inflaming it on Day 1.
We are NOT born pharmaceutically deficient.
We are fearfully and wonderfully made.