Benefits Without the Buzz
Resveratrol Supplements
by Chris Rubin

The health benefits of red wine are by now fairly clear to anyone who chooses to look, and ongoing studies point to resveratrol, an antioxidant found on the skin of red grapes, as a key player in the process of fighting cancer, Alzheimer’s and many other diseases.

But even the most enthusiastic oenophile would have a tough time drinking enough wine to get the levels of resveratrol with which scientists work—an amount anywhere from dozens to hundreds of glasses a day. That’s why resveratrol is now available in supplement form, allowing high doses of these beneficial substances without the alcohol. In fact, the resveratrol in many of these supplements comes not from grapes but from Japanese knotweed, an alternative source.

Brand	Size	Per-Pill Red Wine Equivalency	Price Per Bottle	Price Per 100mg
Biotivia Bioforte 500	60 500mg tablets	750-plus glasses	$39.95	$.13
Jarrow	60 100mg capsules	150-plus glasses	$15.00	$.25
Longevinex	30 100mg capsules	150-plus glasses	$36.95	$1.23
NSI	60 100mg capsules	150-plus glasses	$13.99	$.23
Source Naturals	60 10mg tablets	15-plus glasses	$10.00	$1.67

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