Reversing Immune System Impairment with Colostrum
Filed Under Dr. Zoltan Rona (MD) |
Colostrum is a special non-milk breast secretion produced by all mammalian mothers during the first 48 hours after birth. Colostrum contains special antibodies, immunoglobulins, complex proteins and growth factors capable of triggering at least 50 processes and functions in the newborn. Recently, researchers have discovered that colostrum from bovine sources has many health benefits for adults.
Therapeutic Benefits
- -> antiviral factors in colostrum can help to inhibit influenza, herpes and other viruses
- -> colostrum glycoproteins can help to inhibit Helicobacter Pylori bacteria which can cause stomach ulcers
- -> interlukin-10, an anti-inflammatory agent found in colostrum, helps to improve arthritis
- -> can have effective anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral effects in the gastrointestinal tract
- -> helps to correct immunodeficiency by stimulating lymphoid tissue
- -> can help to accelerate wound healing and cartilage repair through various growth factors
- -> colostrum PRP (Proline-Rich Polypeptide) helps to modulate immunity by activating an underactive immune system through the thymus gland while suppressing an overactive immune system as seen in autoimmune disease (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, Graves? disease, myasthenia gravis and others)
- -> can be effective against chronic fatigue and leaky gut syndrome
- -> colostrum growth factors can help to enhance athletic performance naturally by optimizing lean muscle mass while burning excessive fat
Preventive Benefits
- -> can help to provide adults with immunization preventing acute intestinal infections and inflammation (e.g. colitis, Crohn?s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, candidiasis, etc.)
- -> can help to prevent viral and bacterial infections in immunodeficiency states (e.g. bone marrow recipients, AIDS patients, premature babies)
- -> can help to provide safe natural immunity for those at high risk for damage by conventional vaccinations high concentration of iron transporting proteins lactoferrin and transferrin in colostrum
- -> can help to prevent iron deficiency in both newborns and adults
- -> helpful in reducing severity of allergies and infections of all types
- -> can help to prevent some cancers by promoting normal cell growth and DNA synthesis
For more information on colostrum see ?Colostrum: Life?s First Food? by Daniel G, Clark, M.D. or ?Colostrum: Man?s First Food, The White Gold Discovery? by Bernard Jensen, Ph.D
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