Higher Nature Chromium 200µg 90 tablets

I take these for blood sugar balance. Not sure if they make a difference as I also eat a blood sugar balance diet (protein at meals, low GI and snacks between meals).However my N&D suffers from depression in winter and these definitely make a difference."It's not clear how chromium picolinate affects depression, but Davidson, working with Chapel Hill psychiatrist Malcolm McLeod, M.D., suspects that it may be tied to insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar.Studies going back to the 1970s have shown that chromium picolinate increases the body's sensitivity to insulin and helps facilitate cellular uptake of glucose from the blood stream. The brain requires a constant supply of glucose to maintain proper function.Scientists know that diabetics have a rate of depression that is at least twice that of the general population. The rate is even higher for diabetic women. Depression makes the body less sensitive to insulin.Drs. MacLeod and Davidson suggest that under normal conditions insulin also increases the amount of tryptophan, an amino acid that is a precursor to serotonin, reaching the brain. Best known for its role in regulating mood, serotonin also reduces pain and decreases appetite as well as producing a state of calm.Chromium picolinate may also have a direct effect on brain receptors for serotonin. Previous studies have shown that in some depressed people serotonin receptors get too "sticky," fail to release their payload of serotonin and limit its availability. Chromium may help free up serotonin receptors."It may not work for everyone - but it's worth a try!Someone also told me that they took it for depression and they actually lost weight! - oh well there's hope for us all;-)

I take these for balancing blood sugar as i get hungry very quickly during the morning at work and also i find my moods are up and down around 'time of the month' so it helps with that. i took it for a long time and felt it was helpful, i recently had a couple of months without it and felt the effects, so am back to buying regularly. I take one daily in the morning with breakfast.

I bought this after researching supplements which might help with insulin resistance associated with PCOS. After a couple of months I have really seen the improvement in my insulin stability, I no longer feel dizzy or sick when I'm hungry and my mood feels more stable. Product arrived in good time.

As yet they are fine, hopefully they will have the desired effect.

I would not be without this supplement. As someone trying to reverse type 2 diabetes I take this daily. I follow a low sugar, controlled carb diet and I'm losing weight. It helps with sugar cravings it didn't work straight away stick with it. I will continue to take this supplement.

I bought these to help balance my blood sugar as I often feel the effects of low blood sugar after I've eaten too many carbs. I haven't experienced any dizzy spells at all since I've been taking them and do not get any unwanted food cravings. Well worth trying if you have blood sugar issues and/or trouble losing weight.

These do make a difference for me. I feel unwell if I do not take one with a meal, so they must be regulating my blood sugar levels. So inexpensive that it was worth a try. Glad I did.

Very good....will order again !