I have commented a few times before on supplement usage in "The Community". For example, here. It always amazes me the litany of pronouncements on the macro/micro nutrient superiority of one's chosen diet that are side-by-side accompanied by an even longer litany of supplements. It is pervasive, and dare I use the "a" word, addictive. When I first found the LC web in 2009 I was rather astounded by the amount of supplements some were taking. At some point, if one is supplementing their diet with a handful of pills, one needs to take a step back and recognize that it may well be those pills responsible for effects in spite of the diet.
But another thing that's rather pervasive in the community is the use of supplements often accompanied by sanctimonious braggadocio regarding how the "diet" enabled a person to come off of all medications!
Berberine has been making the rounds in LC/diabetic circles, and for good reason. It works! There's been a veritable sheetload of legit scientific studies on the stuff. So ... this then begs the question of whether it matters that someone takes, say, prescription Metformin or buys a supplement such as the berberine containing Glycosolve.
But another thing that's rather pervasive in the community is the use of supplements often accompanied by sanctimonious braggadocio regarding how the "diet" enabled a person to come off of all medications!
Berberine has been making the rounds in LC/diabetic circles, and for good reason. It works! There's been a veritable sheetload of legit scientific studies on the stuff. So ... this then begs the question of whether it matters that someone takes, say, prescription Metformin or buys a supplement such as the berberine containing Glycosolve.
