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The word keeps popping up in emails from patients, and I\u2019m seeing it more and more on their smoothie \u201clists\u201d. Then, when I saw an article in the Washington Post about colostrum, I thought I\u2019d better write about it myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colostrum was your first taste of food when you were born, the first milk produced by a mother\u2019s mammary glands to give to her newborn. You need to think of it not as a nourishment, per se, but as a bouillabaisse of biologically active compounds to give her little precious the healthiest possible start in life. The Ukrainians make a sweet cheese from cow colostrum called Molozyvo. Many countries make a dessert pudding with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biologically active compounds referred to include: many antibodies (IgA, IgG, IgM) and immune cells (lymphocytes) to protect the baby against disease and infection, jumpstart gut function with a healthy microbiome (lymphocytes), a wide variety of chemicals (cytokines) to control the immune system and growth factors to stimulate the growth of a newborn\u2019s very immature digestive tract to a more mature and efficient one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fortunate that bovine (cow sourced) colostrum is practically identical to human colostrum so we have plenty of it available for sale without bribing new mothers from Third World countries for their personal colostrum. It is sold as a powder or capsule, often with a catchy name like Wonder Cow, Miracle Moo, Life\u2019s First. Most of the major supplement companies also make their products as well: Pure Encapsulations<\/a>, Dougla<\/a>s, Designs for Health<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online, self styled experts, now called \u2018health influencers\u2019 offer opinions on the thinnest of evidence explaining why one brand (theirs) might be superior over another. This opinion generally consists of reference to a research paper whose conclusion is a very guarded, \u201cmight be helpful for immune support\u201d or \u201chair growth\u201d or \u201cleaky gut\u201d then linked to product\u2019s website on which ebullient purchasers\u2019 5 star(ry) eyed reviews wax eloquently about their muscle tone, weight loss, glowing skin, and life without bloating.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are no real clinical studies, just lots of opinions, all very positive. No one ever says \u201cStill farting.\u201d or \u201cStill losing hair.\u201d And colostrum is no bargain, ranging from $50 to $100 a month, with the all-to-frequent nutritional supplement advice, \u201cyou should use this product daily for at least three months before seeing full results.\u201d Of course after three months, the other stuff you\u2019ve been trying (diet changes, less stress, different supplements) may also be working, so you\u2019ll never know if your colostrum actually did anything for your $300. If your bloating stopped, you\u2019ll be afraid to stop your colostrum so you click the \u2018automatic shipment\u2019 tab and now you\u2019re forking over $1,200 a year. Oh well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can save both time and money by a little DIY healthcare here. You can get close enough to your $100 a month colostrum by following a Mediterranean Diet<\/a> (light on the meat, increase the fish, plenty of fresh fruit\/veggies), eliminate all junk foods especially those with additives\/chemicals\/preservatives. If leaky gut is an issue, click here<\/a> and heal it in about 8 weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be well,
David Edelberg, M<\/em>D<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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