on the regular supercissus rx, i am supposed to dose 10 mins before meals. since this bulk supercissus is in a powder, should i dose the same or can i mix it in with a protein shake? with a meal?

I use the bulk, from my experience and understanding it does not really matter. Maybe others can chime in.
Do it the same, the capsule dissolves within minutes. The bulk powder tastes like a$$ though, hopefully you can handle it. I know I almost gag on that stuff.
Oh the bulk powder is horrific tasting! I wouldn't mix it in a shake because the foulness overtakes any sort of flavor from the shake and you have to choke down even more nastiness. If you can't cap it mix in a little liquid and throw it back with a chaser of something like your shake or juice, that's what I do when I'm too lazy to cap it.
We recommend that you dose with meals. I often dose on an empty stomach for its anti-catabolic effects.
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The dosing has changed a bit with SuperCissus RX. Don't worry, I was a bit confused to in the transition. However, rest assured, that you can take it 10 minutes before a meal or you can take it with the meal and in reality there is not any difference -- you will get the same results.