Colostrum ? According to a famous Hindu myth about the creation of the world, gods and demons mix an ocean of milk. One of the products in this cosmic stirrer is the elixir that gives immortality.
There is a global war, more destructive than the biggest armed conflict. This is the war between human health and the constant invasion of “silent microbes” such as E. coli, salmonella, influenza, meningitis, pneumonia, rotavirus, streptococcal angina, AIDS. The immune system is our defense: over one trillion cells, 24 hours a day, vigilantly eliminate viruses, bacteria, tumor cells and toxins. However, our immune system suffers, and antibiotics are no longer the “miracle cure.” But there is a natural product designed to strengthen the human immune system, with a complex solution, a wide range of action and most of all easily accessible. This is Colostrum.
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What is colostrum?
Colostrum is the first milk that mammalian mothers feed their babies. Its production lasts from 48 to 72 hours before the appearance of regular breast milk. Colostrum contains a high concentration of vital growth and modulating factors for the development and maturation of the immune system, which are crucial for the normal nutrition and development of all tissues and organs in the human body.
Its formation is much more complex than ordinary milk and its ingredients are not found in such large concentrations elsewhere in nature. As a result of studies conducted in the composition of colostrum distinguish many substances, grouped into four fractions:
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fraction with growth factor
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immunoglobulin fraction
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fraction of putative permeability factor
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fraction containing enzymes, cytokines, antibacterial and other proteins with different physiological functions
Colostrum contains many growth factors, but the main ones of particular interest today are insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), which has a very good anabolic effect from any other substance known so far, even steroids, leading to an increase in muscle mass and strength) and growth-altering Beta factor (TGF-B) is also produced by specific cells called osteoblasts, which are involved in building bones and reducing osteoplasts, cells that destroy bone.
Scientists suggest that TGF-B may reduce or even prevent the development of osteoporosis). Colostrum growth factors increase the rate of protein synthesis and reduce the breakdown of proteins, which leads to an increase in lean muscle mass, without a corresponding increase in fat accumulation.
These factors also play an important role in the treatment of sores and abscesses in the oral cavity, and acne sufferers can get significant improvement using colostrum.
Other factors of less interest due to lower concentrations are intereleukin 1 (IL-1, an immune system stimulant – by promoting the growth, maturation and proliferation of T-active cells), growth-promoting hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF -2, stimulates DNA and RNA repair, wound healing, balances blood sugar).
The immunoglobulin fraction offers passive immunity in the offspring. In cases where the mother has been exposed to an infection recently or often in the past, immunity against this infection is passed from the mother to the newborn along with the colostrum. This is extremely important for the newborn, whose immune system may not work well for several months, even years.
