Why Arbor exists

Most blood sugar supplements are underdosed, under-researched, and over-marketed.

We built Arbor because we believed people deserved better than that.

"Metabolic health affects everything — your energy, your weight, your focus, your long-term wellbeing. Yet most supplements addressing it are formulated for margin, not outcomes."

Arbor was founded on a straightforward frustration. The metabolic health category was — and still is — filled with products using generic ingredients at doses too low to matter, hidden inside proprietary blends that made it impossible to know what you were actually taking. Standard berberine. Unnamed extracts. No transparency, no clinical grounding, no accountability.

We set out to build something different. Not a supplement company with a marketing department that finds ingredients to support claims — but a formulation-first brand that identifies the metabolic pathways that matter, finds the best clinical evidence for each one, and builds products around that evidence. That's why we use GlucoVantage® dihydroberberine instead of generic berberine HCL. It's why CoreBiome® tributyrin is in Berberine+ rather than a generic butyrate salt. It's why every dose, every ingredient, and every mechanism is disclosed on the label.

What we believe

These three principles shape every decision we make — from ingredient selection to labeling.

Pathways before ingredients

We identify which biological mechanisms are most relevant to an outcome, then find the best evidence-backed ingredients to address them. Not the other way around.

Full disclosure, always

Every ingredient is named. Every dose is shown. No proprietary blends, no hidden formulations — because you have the right to know exactly what you're putting into your body.

Format is part of the formula

A capsule, a gummy, and an effervescent tablet aren't just delivery preferences. They're formulation decisions that affect bioavailability, daily adherence, and how the body receives active compounds.

How every Arbor product is built

Identify the pathways

We start by mapping the biological mechanisms most relevant to the health outcome. For metabolic health, that means AMPK activation, insulin sensitivity, GLUT4 glucose transport, the gut-metabolic axis, and carbohydrate digestion — not just 'blood sugar support' as a vague category.

Research the evidence

For each pathway, we evaluate published clinical research to identify which compounds have the strongest evidence at meaningful doses. Peer-reviewed studies, not supplier white papers.

Source patented, branded ingredients

Where available, we use patented branded forms — GlucoVantage®, CoreBiome® — because these ingredients have independent clinical data behind them, standardized quality controls, and verified supply chains.

Disclose everything

Every ingredient name, botanical source, extraction ratio, and dose appears on the label. No exceptions. Full transparency is not a differentiator for us — it's a baseline.

The standard we hold ourselves to

The supplement industry has a set of common practices we deliberately reject.

Berberine quality

Generic berberine HCL (poor absorption, GI distress)

GlucoVantage® dihydroberberine (5× more bioavailable, clinically tested)

Ingredient transparency

Proprietary blends hiding individual doses

Every ingredient and dose disclosed on the label

Dosing

"Fairy dust" amounts — technically present but clinically irrelevant

Doses selected based on the amounts studied in clinical research

Added sugar

Sugar-sweetened gummies and drinks common in the category

Zero cane sugar or glucose syrup across all formats

Gut health

Standard capsules that break down in the stomach

Delayed-release capsules and CoreBiome® tributyrin for targeted intestinal delivery

Three formulas. One consistent standard.

Each Arbor product is built to the same formulation principles — different formats, different pathway combinations, same commitment to evidence and transparency.

Most comprehensive

Berberine+

For anyone who wants the most complete metabolic formula — six pathways, two patented delivery systems, and the most advanced berberine form available.

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Daily consistency

Sugar Balance Gummies

For daily adherence. A plant-based, pectin gummy with four botanical actives — designed for people who want metabolic support they'll actually take every day.

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The ritual

Effervescent Tablets

For those who prefer their supplementation to feel like a daily ritual. Drops in water, dissolves, tastes like orange. Blood sugar support meets daily hydration.

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