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Metabolic Health Formula
The honest version: the real doses, the evidence graded for what it’s worth, and who should skip this one.
Metabolic Health Formula · 60 vegan capsules · 30-day supply
Seven standardised botanicals for everyday metabolic support — with the berberine math other labels leave out.
Two capsules deliver an 800 mg blend of olive leaf (20% oleuropein), moringa, berberine-bearing phellodendron bark, citrus bioflavonoids (50% hesperidin), holy basil, African mango and cayenne — for healthy glucose metabolism as part of a balanced diet.* Most of the extracts are standardised, which is a real plus. The berberine is the part to read closely.
Everything on the label
What's actually in it.
Seven plant extracts in one 800 mg proprietary blend, listed in descending order by weight. Five are standardised to a named compound — oleuropein, saponins, berberine, hesperidin and ursolic acid — which tells you the extracts are consistent batch to batch.
- It's a proprietary blend
- The label gives the 800 mg total, not each botanical's amount. That's legal, and common — but it means nobody can check any single ingredient against its research dose.
- The berberine is a small amount
- The phellodendron extract is standardised to 8% berberine. Even if the entire 800 mg were phellodendron — it isn't, since it's third on the list — that would be 64 mg of berberine. Berberine studies use 900–1,500 mg a day.
Made in the USA in an FDA-registered facility.
** Daily Value not established.
Other Ingredients: Hypromellose (vegetable capsule), Brown Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Olive Oil, Silicon Dioxide.
The evidence
What this formula can and can't do — graded honestly.
The botanicals are well chosen and mostly standardised. What a blend can't tell you is whether each one is present at a studied amount — and for the best-known one, berberine, we can do the math and it isn't.
Olive leaf and citrus bioflavonoids
Olive leaf polyphenols improved insulin sensitivity in a small 12-week trial, and hesperidin has small trials for healthy blood vessels. Both lead this blend — promising, though the exact amounts here aren't disclosed.
Berberine at this dose
Berberine has good trial evidence for blood-sugar support — at 900–1,500 mg a day. This blend can contain at most 64 mg, and likely much less. Don't buy this expecting a berberine supplement.
African mango for weight
African mango's weight studies are small, short and mostly industry-funded. It's here as a supporting botanical, and that's how we'd think of it.
If a label leads with berberine, someone should do the arithmetic. We'd rather it was us, before you buy.
Our standard
How to take it
Two capsules, with a meal.
Two capsules daily
Take with 6–8 oz of water, ideally with your largest meal. One bottle is 30 days.
Alongside, not instead
It's built to sit alongside a balanced diet and regular activity — the two things that move metabolic health most.
Want real berberine?
If berberine is the reason you're here, a dedicated berberine supplement at a studied dose is the honest recommendation.
This is a well-built, mostly standardised botanical blend for everyday metabolic support, led by olive leaf. It is not a berberine supplement, and it's not a substitute for anything your doctor has prescribed. Buy it for the botanicals, with the blend caveat in mind.
Before you buy
Who should check first.
If you take medication for blood sugar, talk to your doctor before taking this. Berberine, holy basil and olive leaf can all lower blood sugar, and combined with diabetes medication that can push it too low.
Talk to your doctor before taking this if you:
- Are pregnant, trying to conceive or nursing — berberine is not considered safe in pregnancy or for newborns.
- Take blood-pressure medication — olive leaf can lower blood pressure.
- Take prescription drugs processed by the liver — berberine can change how some medicines are metabolised; a pharmacist can check yours quickly.
- Are sensitive to stimulants — the citrus bioflavonoids come from bitter orange; this extract is standardised for hesperidin, not the stimulant synephrine, but it's worth knowing.
- Are under 18, or have surgery coming up — skip it without medical advice.
Straight answers
Metabolic formula questions, answered.
How much berberine is in it?
The label doesn't say, because it's in a blend. The phellodendron extract is 8% berberine, so even if the whole 800 mg were phellodendron it would be 64 mg — and it's third on the list, so realistically it's less. Studies use 900–1,500 mg a day.
What is it actually for?
Everyday support for healthy glucose metabolism as part of a balanced diet and active lifestyle.* It's a botanical blend, not a treatment for any condition.
Can I take it with diabetes medication?
Only with your doctor's approval. Several ingredients can lower blood sugar, and adding them to diabetes medication can push it too low.
Will it help me lose weight?
We won't promise that. African mango has small, mostly industry-funded studies, and the other botanicals are about metabolic support, not weight loss.
Does it contain stimulants?
No caffeine. The citrus bioflavonoids come from bitter orange, but the extract is standardised to hesperidin rather than synephrine, the stimulant bitter orange is known for.
Is it vegan?
Yes. The capsule is hypromellose (plant-based), and the other ingredients are rice flour, magnesium stearate, olive oil and silica.
Our standard
Why we stock it.
A mostly standardised seven-botanical blend for everyday metabolic support — with the berberine arithmetic printed, not hidden.
Metabolic formulas love to put berberine on the front of the bottle. We'd rather sell this one for what it genuinely is — a well-chosen botanical blend led by olive leaf — and tell you plainly that it isn't a berberine dose. That's the whole business.
Sources: de Bock M et al., PLoS One 2013;8:e57622. Yin J, Xing H, Ye J, Metabolism 2008;57:712–717. 21 CFR 101.36 (proprietary blend labeling). NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, Bitter Orange.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.