What are GDA capsules (glucose disposal agent)?
GDA stands for glucose disposal agent. Glucose disposal agents are supplements you take deliberately with carbohydrate-rich meals. Typical ingredients are berberine, Gymnema sylvestre, alpha-lipoic acid and chromium.
Gods Rage GDA bundles seven such ingredients into one capsule formula. You take them with your carbohydrate-rich meal, for athletes in a building phase often the big meal after training.
Berbevis®: the heart of the formula
What makes the formula special is Berbevis®, a patented branded raw material from the Italian manufacturer Indena. Instead of plain berberine, Berbevis® uses phytosome technology, in which the active ingredient is bound to phospholipids. This is one of the rarest and highest-quality berberine forms on the market.
The active ingredient is obtained from the root extract of Berberis aristata, standardised to 30% berberine. Per daily portion (4 capsules) the formula contains 600 mg of Berbevis®, of which 180 mg is berberine. The phytosome technology is designed for better absorption. Indena puts the bioavailability at around ten times higher than conventional berberine.1
Berbevis® takes the elaborate route via the phospholipid complex rather than via simple berberine HCl. Anyone who makes no compromises on raw materials will notice the difference here.
Seven active ingredients, honestly printed on the label
Around Berbevis®, the formula bundles seven active ingredients. What stands out is the honesty: each one appears on the label with its amount, and the important plant extracts are standardised to their marker compound. Standardised means that every capsule delivers the same amount, batch after batch, instead of just ground powder.
So Gymnema sylvestre, fenugreek, banaba and quercetin contain no empty milligrams, but defined marker compounds such as gymnemic acids, saponins and corosolic acid. The exact amounts are in the nutrition table, openly and completely.
NA-R-alpha-lipoic acid: the stable R form
With alpha-lipoic acid, the form is what counts. What is contained is NA-R-alpha-lipoic acid, the sodium salt of the R form. R-alpha-lipoic acid is the naturally occurring, bioactive variant, and as a sodium salt it is more stable than the pure acid.
Here every marker compound lies open on the label, milligram by milligram. That is a genuine premium supplement: seven standardised active ingredients, full declaration, no guesswork.
What chromium contributes to the formula
Chromium rounds off the formula, with 300 µg per daily portion (4 capsules) and thus 750% of the NRV. It contributes to the maintenance of normal blood glucose levels and to normal macronutrient metabolism.2 That is, how your body handles carbohydrates, fat and protein. This fits a carbohydrate-rich meal exactly.
How many capsules do you take?
Take 1 to 2 capsules with plenty of liquid alongside a carbohydrate-rich meal. One capsule is the entry point for a normal meal. Two capsules suit a particularly large, very carbohydrate-rich meal.
The second capsule brings twice the amount of all active ingredients to exactly that meal. Across several carbohydrate-rich meals a day, a maximum of 4 capsules is intended. Please do not exceed this limit.
One tin contains 120 pieces. At one capsule a day it lasts four months, at two capsules two months. Anyone going all in at four capsules gets one month out of a tin.
Who are the Gods Rage GDA capsules made for?
These capsules are intended for athletes and nutrition-conscious people with a carbohydrate-rich diet. Especially in a building or mass phase, athletes take in a lot of carbohydrates. That is exactly when a targeted supplement with meals makes sense.
As a food supplement it is no substitute for a balanced and varied diet and good training. It complements both, it does not replace them. Many athletes combine it with further supplements from their setup.
We deliberately selected this formula for our range because it relies on high-quality branded raw materials such as Berbevis®. We stand behind it. That way you get the best out of your carbohydrate-rich meals.
A good fit alongside it: berberine capsules for anyone who only wants the single compound, creatine monohydrate for the building phase and omega 3 for daily basic supply.