Rhonda Patrick

Rhonda Patrick on Berberine

2 episodes · 7 references · 2023–2025

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Rhonda Patrick has discussed Berberine on their podcast. Referenced across 2 episodes with 7 total references.

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Benefits (4)

“Berberine could have a potential adjunctive role for people with statin intolerance because it might improve the efficacy of statins by lowering the dosage and perhaps even reducing the side effects.”

Should You Supplement With Berberine? - Rhonda Patrick

“Berberine alone was lowering the LDL cholesterol. It also lowered the side effects of statin myopathy and lowered the effective dose of statins needed.”

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“Berberine alone significantly reduced the NIH Stroke Scale, which is a quantitative measure of stroke-related neurologic deficit.”

Should You Supplement With Berberine? - Rhonda Patrick

“It reduced what's called the intima media thickness, which is basically a quantitative index of atherosclerosis used to monitor disease progression and the effects of treatment.”

Should You Supplement With Berberine? - Rhonda Patrick

Best practices (2)
Best practiceBerberine14:33

“The way I plan on supplementing with berberine is I will take it in the evening, many hours after the exercise, so I'm not going to be dampening the inflammatory response.”

Should You Supplement With Berberine? - Rhonda Patrick

Best practiceBerberine3:15

“The dosage range of berberine was about 0.3 grams to 1.8 grams per day.”

Should You Supplement With Berberine? - Rhonda Patrick

Cautions (1)

“Berberine can interact with a number of prescription drugs, so taking berberine along with medications that lower blood pressure might cause blood pressure to go too low.”

Should You Supplement With Berberine? - Rhonda Patrick

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