What are some of the documented health benefits from using colostrum?
According to clinical research and anecdotal evidence, bovine colostrum, ingested in powder form, may be the most potent natural substance to help athletes get the results they want. Many bodybuilders say that colostrum is the most effective muscle-building agent that they have ever used. IgF-1 is able to “promote muscle growth by itself”, writes Steve Schwade, Associate Editor of Muscle & Fitness, in the May, 1992 issue. “Bovine colostrum has a higher concentration of IgF-1 than human colostrum”, he continues, “and its structure is virtually identical. Human IgF-1 and bovine IgF-1 differ by only three amino acids in the 67-amino-acid chain that makes up the IgF-1 molecule. Because of this similarity, bovine IgF-1 is just as potent as the human form”. Schwade also quotes current research showing that colostrum slows protein breakdown, and “… stimulates glucose transport in muscle”. This means that muscles more efficiently use the “fuel” available to them. “The bottom line is that the
