Bovine Colostrum - Is it Natures own Superfood?
The use of Bovine Colostrum has been known as natures true ‘Natural Remedy.’ As a supplement, it said that it assists our body's Immune Systems. There is always talk of ‘natural remedies’ supposedly better than actual researched medical science that improve one’s immune systems and body. While that gibberish is a synonym for ‘folk remedy,’ looking to nature is actually the right way go about things. Specifically in cows. Bovine colostrum is a milky fluid found in cows, and similar to human colostrum, is a rich source of nutrients to promote growth and build up immune systems.
But still, what is it?
Colostrum refers to the first milk of a mammal after giving birth. It can also be referred to as breast milk (but only the first time) and plays an important part in setting a foundation for a new born’s immune system. Bovine Colostrum, as mentioned, is cow’s milk. With our current medical knowledge of the uses of milk and it’s immune functionality, Colostrum is increasingly being used as a supplement to boost immunity in the body. It is being touted as the new Superfood. There is some merit in this fact. Bovine Colustrum has a well spread source of nutrients including vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, disease-fighting proteins, growth hormones, and digestive enzymes.
Within the past decade, Bovine Colostrum has been used as a dietary supplement to benefit athlete performance, immune response and combat digestive based afflictions. As a supplement it is commercially available without a need for a prescription.
So why use supplements that include Bovine Colostrum?
As briefly discussed before, bovine colostrum supplements help to build up immunity against pathogens, prevent damage in the intestines and improve and enhance exercise performance. For its use in exercise bovine colostrum is turned into a powder to mix with drinks and shakes to ingest during intense time periods of exercise.
However something to keep in mind is that it should not be ingested if one has dairy allergies or hormone-sensitive cancer as it is a milk product that contains oestrogen.
Summary of Bovine Colostrum’s benefits:
- Improved immune systems to fight against pathogens
- Improves extensive exercise performance and promotes lean muscle
- Supplement for various nutrients to boost and improve the body's immune - system
- Colitis
- Healing damage to the body's nervous system
- Diarrhea and treatment of inflammation of the Colon
- GI disorders
- Dental applications to treat plaque
