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"During the first 48 hours after birth, a cow secretes approximately nine gallons (34 liters) of colostrum. The calf needs about four gallons (15 liters), which means the rest can be harvested. To ensure maximum purity and potency, colostrum must be collected in the first 24 hours after the calf is born. A good colostrum product is dried into a powder while avoiding excess heat which would destroy its enzymes and immunoglobulin." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Further, if you're supposed to believe that colostrum's growth hormone content can impact your skin, then you would also have to believe that other constituents of colostrum would also have an effect. A major component of colostrum is a laxative to help newborns, whose digestive tracts are not fully formed. Anyone for a laxative while they fight wrinkles? Farther down on the ingredient list is something called glycoproteins-Y28." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"Colostrum Description: colostrum is the component of breast milk that is formed during the first forty-eight hours after birth. Supplemental colostrum is generally derived from bovine (cow) colostrum. It is rich in antibodies (immunoglobulins) and various growth factors. Indications: Immune support Precautions: No side effects are known. Dosage: Take 1,000 to 5,000 mg daily. Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Description: CLA is a varied form of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid. It is found in the red meat of cattle that are fed natural grasses." - James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.)

"Research has identified at least fifty processes, from immune system development to the growth of all body cells, which are triggered in the newborn by colostrum. Evidence shows that these same immune-system-modulating benefits are also available to adults who supplement with colostrum.46 Depending on the conditions, it is reported that improvements can occur in periods that vary from one week to over six months, as the body works to rebuild and strengthen." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "It is generally considered that the purest colostrum comes from New Zealand, where farms are organic or near-organic, meaning cows graze on live grass in healthy pastures free of insecticides, herbicides, and antibiotics. Colostrum was designed by nature as the first kind of food we should consume after birth. It is possibly the one supplement that can help everyone who takes it. Flax Seeds Flax seeds are a high quality food with many benefits. Mahatma Gandhi once stated that: "Wherever flax seed becomes a regular food item among the people, there will be better health." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"It is a substance called colostrum, whose primary purpose is to jack up our immunity. colostrum is packed with natural immune boosters such as lactoferrin, alkyglycerols, and transfer factor. In addition, as we discussed in Chapter 4, nursing helps build the probiotic cultures in the digestive tract, which also helps to build our immune systems.' Vaccines In the wisdom of modern medicine, we have created vaccines to "prebuild memory" for our immune systems—memory of significant diseases we have never had, such as measles, mumps, polio, diphtheria, small pox, etc." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Several of the foods discussed in chapter 15, such as colostrum, bee pollen, and hemp foods can be used as supplements to a regular diet. Two additional highly concentrated foods that show significant promise as organic food source supplements are marine phytoplankton and stevia leaf. Marine Phytoplankton Phytoplankton are microscopic single-celled plant organisms that are the foundational basis of the food chain for all animals living in the ocean. Many species of whales eat them, develop great strength and endurance, and live to between 80 and 150 years." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"There are numerous colostrum preparations available at health food stores, but these contain only a small amount of transfer factor, and often contain casein. Actual, purified transfer factor, which is free from casein and other allergens, can be obtained from a number of sources. Transfer factor can be used to help the immune system prevent illness, or it can be used as an adjunct to medications, herbs, and nutrients. It can sometimes help remediate chronic immune dysfunction. I frequently recommend it to children who suffer from recurrent infections, autoimmune disorders, and allergies." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Colostrum: The first pre-milk substance, colostrum, is produced by the mother's mammary glands in the few days just after giving birth. This "first" mother's milk contains immune-modulating substances to protect the newborn from infection. To accomplish this amazing immunological feat, nature comes well equipped." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"Breastfeeding right away not only increases the likelihood that infants will continue to breastfeed, but also gives them colostrum, a mother's first milk. As research has demonstrated, colostrum is rich in antibodies and essential nutrients, important for building a strong immune system right from the start. Early breastfeeding also helps mothers through improved lactation and less loss of blood. Besides, early breastfeeding helps mother and baby to bond naturally, which is important for the baby's psychological development throughout life." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Primarily, colostrum is about antibodies and growth factors to help the infant fight viruses and bacteria and to jump-start the growth of muscle, bone, and tissue. A small amount of research shows that colostrum can have benefit when applied topically for wound healing, but there is also research that shows it is not helpful." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"If you are wondering where a surge of leptin comes from for human babies just born, the answer is the first milk colostrum of the mother.111112113 Ensuring an infant receives this first milk colostrum within the first six hours of life is a time critical and extremely important event. If for some reason a mother is medically unable to give her child this feeding, first milk colostrum from cows is an alternative or an appropriate leptin hormone replacement drug if one becomes medically available." - Byron J. Richards, CCN, Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition (Get the book.)

"If a baby does not get first milk colostrum, this important step in brain development does not occur properly. Because most other signals in brain chemistry involve acquiring food, such a child will generally have an inappropriate appetite signaling system and be predisposed to eating too much. In some cases, significant problems won't become evident until later in life, usually triggered by some type of major stress or change in life. Also in the first milk colostrum is the biologically active thyroid hormone T3." - Byron J. Richards, The Leptin Diet: How Fit Is Your Fat? (Get the book.)

"But the truly amazing fact is that a cow's colostrum can also pass on immunity to a human! While it may seem strange and startling at first, it is an exciting discovery. In fact, colostrum from cows has become a beneficial supplement of many all-purpose antibodies. While it is not as targeted to the individual human as a mother's breast milk is, cows are still subject to many of the same invading germs that humans are. So when humans use colostrum from cows, they can receive a very welcome boost to their immune systems." - Pat Sullivan, Wellness Piece by Piece: How a Successful Entrepreneur Discovered the Pieces to His Chronic Health Puzzle (Get the book.)

"Thus, in theory, bovine colostrum might be able to stimulate muscle growth in humans. However, although bovine ILGF-I has been shown to be identical to human ILGF-I in some analytical studies11 and to be absorbed and transported into the circulation in calves,12 the effects of bovine ILGF-I and other bovine growth substances in humans after oral administration, has not been determined in clinical ttials." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.) "However, it is not known whether commercially-available colostrum provides significant amounts of the specific immunoglobulins that are active against these organisms. Furthermore, unless the immunoglobulins are present in high enough concentrations, the preparation is not likely to be effective.32 In a double-blind study of children (ages six months to two years) with acute diarrhea, supplementing with glutamine (page 530) significantly reduced the duration of diarrhea by 26%.33 Children were given 136 mg of glutamine per pound of body weight per day for seven days." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"It is also normal for breast-fed infants to have green looking stools due to the colostrum in breastmilk." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"Crytosporidiosis Hyperimmune bovine colostrum. Hoerr and Bostwick at Galagen, the research division of Land o' Lakes, have developed a treatment for AIDS-related Cryptosporidia! diarrhea. colostrum from cows immunized against cyptosporidium is lyophilized and given orally in 10 g doses reconstituted in water four times a day. Bastyr University and the University Health Clinic (Standish as clinical investigator) have been two of the national clinical sites evaluating the efficacy of hyperimmune bovine colostrum (Sporidin-G™) in cryptosporidial diarrhea." - Michael T. Murray, ND, Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2 (Get the book.)

"Phytic acid is found in very high concentrations in colostrum, the first milk to arrive from the breast. It is also found in many fruits, grains, and vegetables. A specially formulated form of phytic acid, called Cellular Forte with IP-6 ™ is used to treat cancers of many types. One of its major effects is to prevent iron from reaching cancer cells. Its iron binding power is so great that it is also used to treat the iron-overload disease hemochromatosis. Composed of 98 percent iron, carbonyl is the best form of iron to take. Because it is highly concentrated, 18 mg of carbonyl is equal to 54." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Consumption of colostrum by infants is for only very brief periods. Of more relevance and concern is long-term consumption of milk and dairy products containing persistent and elevated levels of IGF-1 in rBST milk. Furthermore, there is no evidence that mothers uniformly follow American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations against feeding cow's milk to infants under one year of age. 5." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Supplemental colostrum is generally derived from bovine (cow) colostrum. It is rich in antibodies (immunoglobulins) and various growth factors. Indications: Immune support Precautions: No side effects are known. Dosage: Take 1,000 to 5,000 mg daily. Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Description: CLA is a varied form of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid. It is found in the red meat of cattle that are fed natural grasses. It is also found in eggs, poultry, and safflower and corn oil. CLA is mainly used as a supplement to reduce body fat." - James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.)

"A small amount of research shows that colostrum can have benefit when applied topically for wound healing, but there is also research that shows it is not helpful." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"Insulin-like growth factors I and 2 in bovine colostrum. Sequences and biological activities compared with those of a potent truncated form," Biochem. J. 251:95-103, 1988. 24. M.L. Gardner. "Gastrointestinal Absorption of Intact Proteins," Ann. Rev. Nutr. 8:329-350, 1988. 25. R.J. Levinsky. "Factors Influencing Uptake of Food Antigens," Proa Nutr. Soc. 44:81-86, 1985. 26. D.M. Roberton et al. "Milk Antigen Absorption in the Preterm and Term Neonate," Arch. Dis. Child. 57:369-372, 1982. 27. M.C. Reinhardt. "Molecular Absorption of Food Antigens in Health and Disease," Ann." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Ensuring an infant receives this first milk colostrum within the first six hours of life is a time critical and extremely important event. If for some reason a mother is medically unable to give her child this feeding, first milk colostrum from cows is an alternative or an appropriate leptin hormone replacement drug if one becomes medically available. This initial leptin surge is vital for properly wiring the subconscious brain's relationship to food for an entire lifetime." - Byron J. Richards, CCN, Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition (Get the book.)

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"When used after birthing, it can decrease uterine swelling and minimize postpartum hemorrhaging as well as increase the colostrum in the mother's milk. It also reduces inflammation and excess dampness. Its nourishing mineral content and ability to support the reproductive and nervous systems can even be of benefit in encouraging healing from sexual trauma and abuse. And though it is often regarded as an herb for women, raspberry leaf is also nourishing for men." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"Supplemental colostrum is generally derived from bovine (cow) colostrum. It is rich in antibodies (immunoglobulins) and various growth factors. Indications: Immune support Precautions: No side effects are known. Dosage: Take 1,000 to 5,000 mg daily. Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Description: CLA is a varied form of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid. It is found in the red meat of cattle that are fed natural grasses. It is also found in eggs, poultry, and safflower and corn oil. CLA is mainly used as a supplement to reduce body fat." - James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.)

"Colostrum, which is produced in the first few days after birth, has higher concentrations of protein and immune-enhancing agents and less sugar and fat than mature milk.5 Mature human milk differs greatly from both infant formula and either cow or goat milk. Human milk, made specifically for the nutritional needs of the newborn, is superior to all alternatives." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

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