Colostrum to the Rescue Prevention of Diseases

There is a global war more devastating than the greatest armed conflict. As outlined clearly in the book by Dr Colin Holloway and Michail Borissenko, Microbe Apocalypse, this war is between man’s health and the ever-increasing invasions of the silent microbes. You know the enemy by their names: E. coli, Salmonella, Influenza, Meningitis, Pneumonia, Rotavirus, AIDS, Strep throat. They affect everyone; it’s a war of survival and if we don’t take action now, it looks like we are at the losing end.

Most of us have suffered from one or more of the following:
- Cough
- “Sniffles” or a runny nose
- Sore throat
- Swollen glands
- A “run-down” feeling
- Tiredness
- Stress
- Headaches

It’s disruptive, may even prevent us from going to work or cause us to miss out on an important event. But nonetheless, we shrug it off, and ask, what can we do about it? We can’t live in a microbe-free glass bubble, can we?

Imagine a typical day – you may travel to work on the bus or MRT, where you are in close contact with many others, you stay in an air-conditioned building the rest of the day, and travel back home after work on the bus or MRT. In all these situations, the air is circulating constantly, and carried with it, are countless germs, all looking for a home. It’s worse if you come into close proximity with someone who is not well. Someone with the common cold. Do you know that a sneeze reportedly explodes from the mouth and nostrils at 40 miles per hour, as opposed to the relatively gentle five miles per hour for normal breathing? And hitching a ride on every minute droplet expelled by that sneeze are countless homeless viruses, all hoping to encounter someone like you!

Infections enter our body in many different ways – through our skin, eyes, ears, nose and mouth. The gastric juices in the stomach destroy many micro-organisms, but many more may penetrate into the body or the intestines – up to 80% of infections get into the gut, where they attach themselves onto the gut wall and start to multiply.

Our defence is our immune system: over one trillion specialized warriors, on duty 24 hours a day, vigilantly destroying and mopping up viruses, bacteria, yeast, tumour cells, and toxins. That we survive at all is due to its incredible complexity – without our immune system, we would die from even the simplest infection.

But the question is, is our immune system strong enough to win the war? Unfortunately, no.

Before, you throw up your hands in despair, take heart. Nature does have the answer for us: Colostrum.

According to the scientists at The Institute of Colostrum Research (ICR), there is only one product designed by nature, to boost the human immune system. It is a broad spectrum, highly complex solution, yet simple to take.

Colostrum is literally “nature’s first food.” It is the pre-milk fluid that all female mammals give to their newborn baby in the first few days after birth. It is not “milk”; it is the whole “functional” food that a baby needs to protect itself against the diseases it will be exposed to, and assists with the development of the newborn into a strong and healthy adult. Each drop contains the promise of life: immunoglobulins, growth factors, antibodies, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, and other substances designed to help the body face a lifetime of invasion by the microbes bent on destruction.

Colostrum – The Anti-Aging Miracle

There’s more to colostrums than simply as an immune system booster. Research is also increasingly pointing to the ability of colostrums to help slow down the aging process.

Much of the search for youth has focused on the superficial effects of aging – graying hair, wrinkles and reduced endurance. However, aging is far more than the physical changes in our body’s appearance. While “feeling old” may be a state of mind as well as a set of physical sensations, the aging process itself is a biological one.

No matter how young we feel, our body goes through physiological changes as we get older.

While changes due to aging in our cells, muscles and immune system sound like a series of irreversible processes, they can be slowed down with colostrums because of the growth factors it contains. Growth factors stimulate our skeletal and muscle growth on a cellular level while regulating our metabolism.

Children need these growth factors to flourish. If they are absent, then growth-hormone (GH) therapy is prescribed. Researchers found that GH replacement in adults with growth hormone deficiencies resulted in markedly beneficial alterations in body composition, fat distribution, and bone and mineral metabolism.

Growth hormone helps our long bones, joints and muscles grow. As we age, we create less GH, and we tend to experience osteoporosis and less lean muscle mass. At the same time, several studies also conclude that GH treatment could prevent some signs of aging.

Each of the growth factors in colostrums helps stimulate cell and tissue growth by activating DNA formation. Unlike other supplements that provide only single growth factors, colostrums combines a complete package of growth factors that work together synergistically, as nature intended.

Most of the anti-aging effects of GH therapy are a result of increasing the body’s concentration of IgF1 and IgF2. IgF1 and IgF2 are the most active ingredients found in colostrums. They tell the body how to use the fat, sugar and protein obtained from food.intake. They also control how cells grow and repair themselves.

Colostrum’s Future Impact

Research now underway is expected to yield even more concrete data about the impact colostrums has on our lives. Just a partial list of the ways colostrums can potentially help us achieve and maintain optimum health and slow the aging process includes:

- Rheumatoid arthritis – colostrum can reduce inflammation
- Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis – colostrums helps to build bone density
- Transplantation – immunoglobulins in colostrums help reduce infection with fungus and bacteria
- Cancer fighters – the cytokines in colostrums include the powerful; interleukins.
- Slowing of HIV – colostrums can help reduce the infectious conditions.
- Reduction in obesity – colostrums can help the body better utilize the food it eats.
- Effects of aging – colostrums cream can moisturize and even repair skin (via epithelial growth factor) to help reduce the effects and appearance of aging.

How Safe is Colostrum

Colostrum is a food and can be consumed by most people without any side effects. As the International Institute of Nutritional Research, USA, says: “Colostrum is so safe, it has been prepared by nature as the first food. It would be hard to imagine any nutritional substance more natural or beneficial.”

Bovine colostrums is perfect for human consumption because it is not species-specific. It contains up to 20 times more immune factors than human colostrums.

One of the world’s best quality colostrums comes from New Zealand. New Zealand colostrums is certified to be free from BSE’s (Mad Cow Disease). New Zealand’s cattle are pasture-fed and are free of diseases like Mad Cow Disease and foot-and-mouth.

So, if you want to be healthy, tap into nature’s solution daily – Colostrum!