What's Better for Weight Loss: Green Tea or Berberine?
By Dr. Kevin Passero
While exercise and a healthy diet are certainly vital pillars of weight management, this often isn’t enough. So many people are turning to natural dietary supplements to enhance their weight loss journey. Green tea extract and berberine extract have emerged as two of the best nutrient options to aid weight loss. But what do berberine and green tea actually do, and which one is better? Let's break it down.
The Allure of Green Tea: Ancient Leaf, Modern Marvel
With its potent antioxidant properties and long history of use in ancient cultures, green tea has become a staple for those pursing weight loss and overall health. Its benefits lie in compounds called catechins, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which can boost metabolism and burn fat.
The Green Tea Advantage
Green tea brings a multifaceted approach to weight loss by:
- Boosting metabolism
- Enhancing the body's fat oxidation process
- Improving exercise performance
- Contributing to the feeling of fullness
And the clinical research on a specific patented green tea extract called Greenselect® is nothing short of extraordinary:
- In one gold-standard study, overweight participants lost an average of 31 pounds in 90 days.*
- In another, participants lost an average of 26 pounds over a 24-week span—about one pound per week of steady, healthy weight loss.*
- And a third clinical study showed how it helped participants maintain weight loss over a significant period of time.*
- And when it comes to BMI and your waistline, studies have shown a 12% reduction in BMI and up to a 14% waistline reduction in 90 days.*
Berberine: The “New Kid” on the Block
Though I have used berberine in my practice for years to promote blood sugar balance and support weight management, it has only become more well known recently due to its extensive exposure through online articles and social media posts.
Berberine is an extraordinarily powerful plant alkaloid found in some of nature’s most revered medicinal herbs, including barberry, goldenseal and Oregon grape root. Extensive scientific research shows that, among a slew of health benefits, berberine excels at promoting blood sugar balance—and weight loss—via its regulating effects on metabolism.
Berberine activates an energy-stabilizing enzyme called AMPK, often referred to as the “metabolic master switch,” which helps maintain balanced blood sugar levels and overall metabolic health. In addition, berberine enhances insulin sensitivity, which means it helps cells respond more effectively to the hormone insulin that controls blood sugar levels. This can lead to better regulation of blood sugar, better appetite control and reduced fat storage.
A specific patented type of berberine called Berbevis®, is clinically shown to significantly reduce insulin resistance within just 30 days while reducing visceral fat (the kind that surrounds your organs and is considered the most dangerous kind) by 22% on average within 60 days.*
My Dual-Action Solution for Healthy Weight Loss
The sweet spot lies not in the choice between green tea or berberine, but in understanding how they can complement each other. The combination of green tea and berberine creates a natural synergy that provides a one-two punch for weight management success.
Together, they address weight loss holistically, from metabolic enhancement to blood sugar balance to appetite control to help you shed fat and pounds. This duo offers a balanced approach to managing your weight, without the artificial additives or synthetic compounds which can be detrimental to your overall health.
To reap the maximum benefits from these two potent herbal allies I created Durable BERBERINE®.
Durable Berberine features a 1,100 mg daily dose of patented Berbevis®, which provides 10x better absorption than typical berberine to activate an energy-stabilizing enzyme called AMPK to promote blood sugar regulation, appetite control and reduced fat storage. It also features 300 mg of Greenselect®, a patented, decaffeinated green tea extract shown in clinical trials to promote weight loss of up to 30 pounds in 90 days when combined with a moderate calorie diet (1,850 calories daily for men and 1,350 for women).
So, if you want to shed extra pounds safely and naturally while keeping your blood sugar balanced in the normal range, then I highly recommend that you click here to learn more about Durable BERBERINE.
