What is Colostrum?

Taking colostrum as a nutritional supplement aids in the maintenance of your health, particularly your gut health, which is vital to your overall health.

What is Colostrum?

It’s quite popularly known as The Elixir Of Life.

Colostrum is the first milk produced by the mammary glands after giving birth, and it is distinctive in its composition of essential nutrients, immune factors, and growth factors that benefit a new born baby. When compared to mature milk, colostrum contains more fat, protein, peptides, non-protein nitrogen, ash, vitamins and minerals, hormones, growth factors, cytokines, nucleotides, and less lactose.

Composition of colostrum

Cow’s colostrum contains very high amounts of more than one hundred bioactive factors. It contains immunoglobulins, and three proteins: lactoferrin, lysozyme, and lactoperoxidase, that provide non-specific protection against bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Immunoglobulins (IgG)

Immunoglobulins are the most abundant group of immune components in colostrum, with levels nearly 100 times higher in cows colostrum than mature cow milk. IgG is the dominant immunoglobulin in cows colostrum, accounting for 85-90 percent of the total immunoglobulin content, with IgG1 accounting for up to 80-90 percent of the total IgG content. IgG2, IgM, and IgA immunoglobulins are present in lower concentrations, but still in much higher concentrations than in mature milk.
Infections that commonly affect people with IgG deficiency include sinus infections and other respiratory infections, ear infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, and rarely, severe and life-threatening infections.
Immunoglobulins protect us and modulate our immune response in a variety of other ways.

What makes colostrum a super nutrient?

Lactoferrin

A major protein in colostrum, accounting for about 6% of the total protein. It is an iron-binding protein that is related to transferrin, a protein that transports free iron throughout the body.

Proline-Rich Polypeptides (PRP)

They are also known as colostrinin, are hormones that regulate the thymus gland, stimulating an underactive immune system or suppressing an overactive immune system, which can be seen in autoimmune disease (MS, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, ome, allergies, etc.)

Glycoconjugates

Proteins, fats, or polysaccharides (complex sugars) that have sugar molecules attached to them. These sugar molecules compete for binding sites on the intestinal wall with pathogens.

Growth Factors

Epithelial growth factor (EgF), insulin-like growth factor-I and II (IGF-1 and IGF-II) fibroblast growth factor (FgF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factors, A & B (TgA and B) and growth hormone (GH) are found naturally and in high concentrations in colostrum. All of these contribute to cell and tissue growth by stimulating DNA formation.​

There is no alternative for colostrum

Colostrum has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years in India, and it is still widely used today. Cows are revered as gods in India. Cows are considered their most valuable asset, and they even sing songs of praise to colostrum in recognition of the health benefits it provides. Colostrum is intended to maintain health and prevent disease rather than cure an existing disease.