From the moment we are born, our bodies crave natural, fortifying resources. One of the strongest supplements an infant can have to start building immune-health is colostrum — the golden, milky fluid that precedes mother’s milk. Colostrum is filled with immunoglobulins and growth factors that are pivotal for healthy growth and immunity.
THIS POSES THE QUESTION: WHY ARE WE NOT CONTINUING TO TAKE COLOSTRUM THROUGHOUT THE REST OF OUR LIVES?
Colostrum continues to regulate, build, and support our bodies in all stages of life: infants, children, adults, and elderly can all benefit from the properties in colostrum. And during a time with so much immune uncertainty, you will want to ensure that your whole family is prepared with the strongest defense.
First-milking colostrum chewables (available for purchase here) are perfect for children! They are not only delicious for anyone at any age, but more importantly, they promote the immune system’s need for tissue growth, healthy resistance, and maintenance. In fact, many important immunizations have been formulated from colostrum, including the polio vaccine.
COLOSTRUM AND PROBIOTICS — MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE FLU VACCINE?
The power of colostrum and probiotics against the influenza virus was demonstrated almost conclusively. The study, “Prevention of flu episodes with colostrum and Bifivir compared with vaccination: an epidemiological, registry study,” was published in the December 2010 issue of Panminerva Medica. In plain terms, this study was created to compare the natural colostrum combination to the effectiveness of the flu vaccine. Their conclusion was remarkably positive for the natural medicine.
“The number of episodes registered with the immunomodulators was significantly lower than those observed in patients using vaccination or no prevention. The number of days of disease was higher in untreated controls compared to the groups treated with immunomodulators and two times higher in the vaccination group compared to the same groups. In conclusion, the administration of immunomodulators appears to be more effective than vaccination to prevent flu.”
Another study was published in the April 2007 issue of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis that also reported amazing health results. In this study, they tested the treatment of oral colostrum to prevent the flu, compared with anti-influenza vaccinations. After three months of follow-up, the number of days with flu was three times higher in the non-colostrum subjects. Part two of the study had a similar protocol with 65 very high-risk cardiovascular subjects. The incidence of complications and hospital admission was higher in the group that received only a vaccination compared with the colostrum groups. “Colostrum, both in healthy subjects and high-risk cardiovascular patients, is at least three times more effective than vaccination to prevent flu and is very cost-effective.”
TRUE STORY
The science is important, but the real life effects are what really show colostrum’s true colors. Recently, a doctor conducted a placebo-controlled study in conjunction with a daycare center in Salt Lake City. The purpose was to test whether colostrum strawberry chewables could reduce the incidence of infectious disease in such a crowded setting. However, the study was never completed — all because of a little boy named Hunter Shepherd.
Hunter, one of the participants in the study, was always sick. By the time he was 18 months old, he lived constantly with two sets of tubes in his ears for drainage due to chronic middle-ear infections. He had never slept through the night.
One of Hunter’s close relatives was a pediatrician who offered to provide medical care for the child, so healthcare costs were not an issue. As a result of this well-intentioned relative, Hunter had been given just about every antibiotic known to humankind. Unfortunately, this overuse of antibiotics only served to further weaken his immune function.
Within three days of starting on first-milking colostrum, Hunter was sleeping through the night. Within seven days, the fluid build-up and drainage from his ears, nose, and back of throat had ceased. It was a miracle to Hunter’s parents.
But there’s more.
Hunter’s story was not unique. After two months on the chewable strawberry tablets, the parents of the children receiving only the placebo chewables began to notice that the kids in the other group were almost all free from colds, flu, allergies, and other respiratory ailments. They also noticed that the children receiving the colostrum chewables seemed happier and were developing better attention spans and listening skills.
The parents of the children on the placebo tablets wanted to know which children were receiving the real thing and then demanded their children be given the real chewables. If not, they threatened, they would quit the daycare center. The owner could not bear to lose half her clients, so the study came to an end and all of the kids were put on the strawberry colostrum chewables. There’s nothing better for children’s immune health than great-tasting strawberry chewables. Hunter’s story tells us how well colostrum works — just as do the scientific studies.
WHY NOT TRY IT?
In a world of uncertainty, you will want to make sure you and your family members are prepared with a strong internal defense. TBR Labs offers many different products to fit you and your family’s specific needs. Chewables in three different flavors, oral tablets, powder — and for the colostrum/probiotic combination, make sure to try our newest product — Gutlove.
I’m 51 and I had a heart attack at age 48. I felt like I was healthy before the attack. I don’t drink, smoke, take any kind of medication, and weighed 200 pounds at 5’ 11’, so not too out of shape at the time. After the attack, I tried to focus on eating healthier, but I didn’t feel like I was eating too bad before so my diet didn’t change drastically. I wanted to find something that wasn’t a prescribed medication but would help regulate and strengthen my body, improve gut health, and get my immune system in tip top shape, in hopes of avoiding any heart problems in the future. After doing some research, colostrum supplementation sounded like a solid option to help me with this “check list” of things i was looking to improve upon. During my research I was attracted to the products that TBR Labs had to offer and how they focus on high quality first milking colostrum. It’s clear from research that first milking is important but a few other companies seemed to be offering a sales hook that i had a hard time verifying across the board, so i decided to go with what looked and sounded like a quality product. I can say that my last visit to my heart doctor was fantastic! He said my numbers were excellent!! The only thing I’ve changed was taking TBR colostrum products! I like the chewable colostrum tablets and their new Gutlove product. I will be a life long customer and am grateful to have found them – Thank you TBR Labs!!