Balance | Gut Health Supplement

Most people don’t have any trouble absorbing carbohydrates, and so including these kinds of ingredients would have just increased the cost without doing much for you, the consumer. As a result, we included other types of enzymes that research shows would be more beneficial for most people.

I see you’ve been reading your science textbooks (or browsing Reddit ;).

While berberine is a potent activator of AMPK, which antagonizes mTOR (the main enzyme that regulates muscle protein synthesis), that doesn’t mean it's always going to inhibit muscle growth. After all, muscle contractions themselves activate[1] AMPK, and no one believes that working out slows down or prevents muscle growth.

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Balance contains gut-supporting ingredients not found in everyday foods that improve nutrient absorption and insulin sensitivity. In other words, Balance helps your body process and use the food you eat, regardless of how healthy your diet may be.

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While no supplement can take the place of healthy living, Balance can help your gut even if your diet isn’t as good as it should be.

Balance can help reduce inflammation caused by processed foods and protect against intestinal injury. It can also fight against digestive issues like indigestion, IBS, and diarrhea, and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart attack, which can be exacerbated by poor diet.

That said, Balance is only a supplement. The most effective way to improve your gut health is to get regular exercise, eat a nutritious diet, and maintain good sleep hygiene.

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Even if you’re not experiencing digestive issues, Balance can enhance nutrient absorption and improve blood glucose control, which can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart attack.

Improving your gut health can also increase energy levels, reduce hunger, and boost mood.

That’s not its purpose, but possibly. If gassiness and bloating are preventing you from eating enough calories or protein to maximize muscle growth, then Balance could help by improving your digestion and making it easier to eat enough food to build muscle.

The reason we didn’t include probiotics is that berberine has antibacterial properties. When both of these ingredients are combined in the same capsule, the berberine could kill much of the bacteria, negating its beneficial effects. While no studies have proven this is the case, it’s a risk we didn’t want to take.

You can take both daily, but it’s best to leave at least three hours between taking the supplements. The reason for this is that Balance contains berberine, which can kill some of the bacteria from Biome when mixed together in the stomach.

The easiest way to avoid this problem is to take them with different meals, so that one is finished digesting before the other enters your stomach.

For example, you could take one serving (two capsules) of Biome with breakfast and one serving (five capsules) of Balance split between lunch and dinner.

Although we generally recommend splitting one serving (5 capsules) of Balance between three meals (1 capsule with breakfast, 2 with lunch, and 2 with dinner, for instance), it’s fine to split it between two meals instead (2 with lunch and 3 with dinner).

With meals.

If you have more than three meals per day, take Balance with your largest meals, or the ones that tend to contain more protein, carbohydrate, or fat, or that you’ve found tend to cause the most indigestion, bloating, and gas.

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Studies show that berberine and Metformin are somewhat comparable[1] in reducing insulin resistance related to PCOS, so it could be worth a try. Talk to your doctor if you’d like to try taking it for this purpose.

Sort of.

A GDA is a substance that purportedly improves the body’s ability to store glucose in muscle cells instead of fat cells.

Here’s the rub: “Glucose disposal agent” isn’t a scientific term. It was coined by marketers and supplement enthusiasts, and there’s no official definition of what is or isn’t a GDA.

What’s more, most of the substances that people claim are GDAs, really aren’t, and this also applies to berberine, which you can find in Balance.

Berberine improves your cells’ ability to absorb glucose, but it doesn’t preferentially cause glucose to be absorbed by muscle cells. Instead, it improves both fat and muscle cells’ ability to absorb glucose. This means your body doesn’t need to produce as much insulin, but it doesn’t mean that berberine will allow you to eat as many carbs as you want without gaining body fat (no supplement can do this).

(And in case you’re wondering, this doesn’t mean that Balance will make you gain body fat—only a calorie surplus can do that).

So, you could call Balance a GDA, but don’t expect it to help you lose fat or gain muscle to any significant degree.

The answer to this question depends on the cause and extent of your digestive issues.

For example, if you’re experiencing bloating and gas because your body is struggling to digest fats and proteins, then you could notice benefits immediately after taking balance.

If you’re experiencing energy swings, diarrhea, and hunger after meals, though, then you may notice benefits within several days of beginning to take Balance.

If you’re experiencing indigestion due to eating a lot of fiber, though, you may benefit more from modifying your diet.

L-glutamine is an amino acid that can help improve gut health by providing the intestines with the raw materials they need to quickly repair damage caused during digestion.

It’s not necessary to include in a gut supplement, though, because you can get all of the glutamine you need from high-protein foods, especially animal foods like beef, eggs, and dairy.

We’re not aware of any reasons it would be harmful, but it’s always best to play it safe and check with your doctor first.

Possibly, but the answer depends on what you mean by “leaky gut.”

“Leaky gut” isn’t an official disease, condition, or diagnosis. Instead, it’s an informal catch-all term people often use to describe a situation where they experience indigestion, stomach pain, and depending on who you ask, brain fog, mood swings, diarrhea, acne, and many other health issues.

A more accurate term would be intestinal permeability, which is a situation where the small gaps between the cells that line your intestine expand wider than they should, allowing bacteria to escape the digestive system and enter the bloodstream. This bacteria can then cause inflammation, which is linked to a number of ailments.

That said, scientists are still debating how common this problem really is and the best ways to address it.

Researchers think[1] one potential cause of increased intestinal permeability may be inflammation. If that’s the case, the berberine in Balance could help reduce the symptoms of “leaky gut” by reducing inflammation, but it’s impossible to say for sure.

There shouldn’t be, but everyone is unique. If you experience anything unusual after taking Balance, shoot us an email and we’ll see if we can help!

You can certainly find cheaper gut health supplements, but what are you getting for your money?

Take a look at the supplement facts panels of our competitors and chances are you’ll find several things:

• They hide ingredient doses behind “proprietary blends,” which means they don’t want you to know what you’re buying.
• High-quality ingredients are included in small (and sometimes miniscule) doses that are far below the clinically effective levels.
• There are ingredients with little or no scientific evidence proving their benefits.

Balance is different.

Its formulation is 100% transparent, which means you know exactly what you’re getting for your money.

Each ingredient is backed by well-designed, peer-reviewed scientific studies that you can review at the bottom of the product page.

And each ingredient is included at clinically effective doses, which are the doses found in the scientific research backing its use.

Not too big for our horses. ;-)

They are standard medium-sized pills that go down easy.

You don’t need to be worried! The product is perfectly safe. :)

That label is there because of California's Proposition 65 requirements. This is a law that requires products to have a warning label if they contain any of 900 chemicals (even in trace amounts).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) already set safe levels for these chemicals, but Prop 65 goes beyond those requirements.

For example, their requirements for lead (0.5 PPM) are FAR below federal standards (10 PPM). In fact, many foods have higher natural lead content than Prop 65 regulations—just two servings of tuna per day puts[1] you well over the limit. So, just because a product bears the Prop 65 label doesn’t mean it’s dangerous.

Balance is soy-free and dairy-free, but not gluten-free. It contains a small amount of gluten (3 ppm) per serving.

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