Colostrum has been used  so successfully by persons with immune system disorders—including immune deficiency, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, chronic fatigue syndrome, and allergies—is that it is a particularly rich source of bioactive immune factors. These many immune factors together to provide incredibly valuable immune-support benefits.

First Milking provides immunoglobulins (A, D, E, G and M). These are some of the most abundant of the immune factors found in colostrum; immunoglobulin G (IgG) neutralizes toxins and microbes in the lymph and circulatory system. Meanwhile, IgM destroys bacteria; IgE and IgD are highly antiviral. Lactoferrin, another immune factor, is an antiviral, anti-bacterial, antiinflammatory, iron-binding protein with therapeutic effects in cancer,
HIV, cytomegalovirus, herpes, chronic fatigue syndrome, Candida albicans, and other infections. Lactoferrin helps deprive bacteria of the iron
they require to reproduce, and releases iron into the red blood cells enhancing oxygenation of tissues. Lactoferrin modulates the release of
messenger proteins known as cytokines, and its receptors have been found on most immune cells including lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages
and platelets.

Many drug manufacturers have even tried to isolate and synthesize individual immune factors found in colostrum, including interferon and gamma globulin. But there is no question that for many persons, the whole intact immune complement found in colostrum is far superior to medical drugs.
“Historically, Ayurvedic physicians have used bovine colostrum therapeutically in India for thousands of years,” reports Zoltan P. Rona, M.D., M.Sc.,
in the March 1998 issue of the American Journal of Natural Medicine. “In the United States and throughout the world, conventional doctors
used it for antibiotic purposes prior to the introduction of sulfa drugs and penicillin. In the early 1950s, colostrum was prescribed extensively
for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. In 1950, Dr. Albert Sabin, the polio vaccine developer, discovered that colostrum contained antibodies against polio and recommended it for children susceptible to catching polio.”

Help for Underactive or Overactive Immune Systems

Readers may have noticed that we stated Anovite Colostrum be used for both overactive immune system problems, as well as those involving underactive immune function. An overactive immune system has been implicated in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, chronic fatigue syndrome, and allergies. An underactive system is implicated in increased risk for infectious conditions, cancer and bacterially related heart disease. conditions because it is more correctly thought of as an immune system “normalizer” or “modulator.” Its health-giving immune factors work intuitively on a biological level.

This is thanks in part to Dr. K's colostrum being a rich source of another immune factor, prolinerich polypeptide. Also known as PRP or colostrinine, proline-rich polypeptide is a hormone that regulates the thymus gland, stimulating an underactive immune system or subduing an overactive immune
system. In a 1979 study published in Immunology, it was shown that proline-rich polypeptide from bovine colostrum could either stimulate or suppress the immune response. Proline-rich polypeptide causes the body’s immune cells to produce cytokines. Cytokines are proteins that regulate the duration and intensity of the body’s immune response.

When it comes to overactive immune system function, PRP “has been demonstrated to improve or eliminate symptomology of both allergies and autoimmune diseases (MS, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and myasthenia gravis),” notes Dr. Rona, adding that proline-rich polypeptide “inhibits the overproduction of lymphocytes and T-cells and reduces the major symptoms of allergies and autoimmune disease: pain, swelling, and inflammation.”

Immune Deficiency Help

Meanwhile, when it comes to immune deficiency, PRP has also been shown to be of benefit. In a 1998 study conducted at the Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland, it was shown that when proline-rich colostrum was added to the immune cells found in the membrane lining the abdominal cavity and viscera immediately after virus adsorption or one day before
or after viral infection, weakened cells were better able to inhibit virus replication.

This is critically important and we shouldn’t underestimate the significance of this experimental study. Immune cells found in the gastrointestinal tract produce about 75 percent of the antibodies in the body. Since colostrum stimulates the immune cells in the gastrointestinal tract, it has great potential
to support strong and protective immune function.

In a study at the Laboratory of Virology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland, two volunteers were given tablets containing 100 or 200 micrograms of proline-rich polypeptide from bovine colostrum orally once daily for two to three weeks. The oral dosage was found to be “active in
humans and may have therapeutic value as an immunostimulant,” say these scientists.

The Doctors’ Prescription
Anovite colostrum is a “first-milking” colostrum that is taken from dairy cows within the six to eight hours. This is important to know. True colostrum is produced before the actual birth of the calf and can only be collected for a short period of time, without being diluted by the subsequent production of milk. At the time of birth, potency is at its peak. The active elements such as immune factors, growth factors, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents are at their highest concentrations. However, in less than 12 hours, the concentration of these components is only half of what it was at the time of
birth. What this means is that the sooner the colostrum is collected, the less diluted it is with milk, and the greater the concentration of beneficial factors. Unfortunately, much of what today is sold as colostrum—especially imported brands and those sold on the mass market and over the Internet by companies that purchase it as simply another bulk commodity item—comes from four to six milkings after the birth of the calf and is as old as 72 hours.

Anovite colostrum comes in capsules, powder, chewables and lozenges. The usual dosage is six capsules or chewables daily. If using powder, take
1/2 teaspoon twice daily with water.