Lactoferrin works to boost immune-balancing T-cells and increase natural white blood cells which help to regulate your body’s defense against pathogens. To look at lactoferrin’s affect on the immune system, researchers gave oral lactoferrin to mice with suppressed immune systems due to chemotherapy and autoimmune conditions. They found that their immune systems were strengthened as well as their symptoms and overall state of their autoimmune condition.

An additional benefit is lactoferrin’s natural antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral abilities. By binding to viral and bacterial cells, lactoferrin is able to inhibit pathogen growth and prevent their entry into the body’s cell.

This is only the tip of the iceberg of bovine colostrum’s benefits to our health. With more buzz around colostrum there will undoubtedly be more research to examine and confirm the effects of adult supplementation. If you would like to start taking colostrum, make sure to get a supplement that is derived from grass-fed cows like Colostrum6 by Anovite and ones not given artificial growth hormones.