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I take some most evenings in the form of a glass or two of red wine!  I did even when I was pulsing...........Sarah 

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Joyce~caregiver-advocate in Dallas for Steve J (SPMSi).  CAPi since August 06, Cpni, Mpn, B. burgdorferi, systemic candidiasis, EBVi, CMV & other herpes family viral infectionsi, elevated heavy metals, gluten+casein sensitivity. 

I've tried resveratrol before in the form of Japanse Knotweed (source naturals pills). JK is part of the Stephen Buhner "Healing Lyme" protocol. This was before CAPi, so I don't know the effect on porphyrins or inflammationi. But according to Buhner it:

"... is anti-inflammatory for both arthritic and bacterial inflammations, protects the body against endotoxini damage, helps reduce Herxheimer reactions ..."

He goes on to say: "The herb specifically protects the brain from inflammatory damage, microbial endotoxinsi, and bacterial infections."

All I know is that when I first started taking it I got very funny head-symptoms (as though it was killing something off?), which disappeared after a while. I'd like to try it again.

Unfortunately red wine doesn't seem to contain appreciable levels of resveratrol. See here:

The hypothesis that resveratrol from wine could have higher bioavailability than resveratrol from a pill, has been disproved by experimental data. For example, after five men took 600 mL of red wine with the resveratrol content of 3.2 mg/L (total dose about 2 mg) before breakfast, unchanged resveratrol was detected in the blood of only two of them, and only in trace amounts (below 2.5 ng/mL). Resveratrol levels appeared to be slightly higher if red wine (600 mL of red wine containing 0.6 mg/mL resveratrol; total dose about 0.5 mg) was taken with meal: trace amounts (1–6 ng/mL) were found in four out of ten subjects. In another study, the pharmacokinetics of resveratrol (25 mg) did not change whether it was taken with vegetable juice, white vine or white grape juice. The highest level of unchanged resveratrol in the serum (7-9 ng/mL) was achieved after 30 minutes, and it completely disappeared from blood after 4 hours. The authors of both studies concluded that the trace amounts of resveratrol reached in the blood are insufficient to explain the French paradox. They concluded that the beneficial effects of wine could be explained by the effects of alcohol or the whole complex of substances it contains.

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Hunter: Don't think - experiment

The info that Garcia posted is quite interesting. Have been taking Source Natural Red Wine Extract for the past several weeks. Like Garcia, it seemed to have the same effect on me. It also seems to relieve constipation. But, it also has Quercitin. So, I ordered Health from the Sun's French Paradox. But, it didn't seem to have any of these effects at all. So, I switched back to the Source Naturals and started experiencing the same effects, all over again. I wonder how much the Quercitin has to do with it? Like Sarah, I'd much prefer to be enjoying a glass or two of Red Wine per day.

--Minai

I've taken Resveratrol in the past for more than a year and can't really say that it made a noticeable difference, though who knows how much things might be helping us under the surface.  I stopped it around the time that I started the supplement protocol here simply because it was one more thing to buy and swallow.  I've been thinking of trying it again.  I'll be curious to hear if it helps Jim or anyone else here.  I'll post if I notice anything.

Marysia

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CAPi since 11/06 for Cpni, Lyme, Bartonella, Myco P, CMV, HHV-6 infectionsi. Doxyi 200mg daily, Zithromax 250mg MWF. NACi 2250mg daily. All other supplementsi.