All mammals strengthen their resistance to disease over the course of their life through the development of antibodies (immunoglobulins) in response to the many infections and potentially infective agents (pathogens) they are exposed to. In humans antibodies to pathogens, that the mother has been exposed to, are passed to the newborn via the mother’s blood during pregnancy and in the first milk (colostrum) after birth.

In essence, colostrum is nature’s gift of natural immunity: natures way of kick-starting the development of the mammal immune system.

Colostrum is literally nature’s first food: a pre-milk fluid produced by all female mammals during the first few days following birth. Colostrum contains a rich cocktail of nutrients, including vital immune and growth factors designed to give the newborn the best possible start in life, to protect it from infection and disease, and to help the body to repair and heal itself more effectively.

Farmers and herdsmen around the world have recognised bovine colostrum’s potential to benefit human health for generations. Athletes, especially in Scandinavia, have used colostrum as a training aid and dietary supplement for generations and, before the discovery of penicillin and sulphur drugs, doctors (including Albert Sabin, who developed the polio vaccine) recommended colostrum as a natural antibiotic and as a supplement for children at risk of getting polio. Cow’s colostrum is perfectly suited for human consumption to support health, vitality and growth, containing the same immune factors as human colostrum in even greater concentration.

How colostrum helps the body to defeat bacteria