Colostrum Shown To Help Significantly With Intestinal Permeability And Irritable Bowel SyndromeThis condition can lead to many common problems, such as diarrhea, poor assimilation of food, and food allergies. It is also often associated with more serious conditions, such as Crohn’s Disease, Cholera, Salmonella and E.coli infections, HIV, Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Hepatitis, Cystic Fibrosis, and Alcoholism, to name just a few. In addition, intestinal complaints such as this are often a component of many serious auto-immune diseases such as Muscular Dystrophy, Fibro-Myalgia and Scleraderma. In fact, many doctors now believe that most disease originates in the bowel. In light of this new realization, many health care practitioners are taking these intestinal complaints much more seriously.
Unfortunately, this condition is very common and often goes unrecognized. Several safe, non-invasive tests for intestinal permeability exist today and it is recommended that almost any disease sufferer request a test for the condition from their health practitioner.
Research shows that colostrum can actually stop leaky gut syndrome. Its unique combination of immune and growth factors seem tailor-made by nature as a remedy for the condition. Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgF and IgM) lactoferrin and other immune factors can kill, inhibit and prevent the reproduction of pathogenic invaders (infections) and protect against toxins. Colostrum’s epithelial growth factors stimulate repair of intestinal membranes at the cellular level. Its anti-inflammatory action reduces cellular spacing, thereby reducing hyper-permeability.
No other single substance has proven as effective with this condition. For optimum health, however, we also recommend a nutrient-rich, fiber-rich diet, high in vegetables, fruits and complex carbohydrates and low in refined flours, alcohol, caffeine, sugars and chemical additives. Since leaky gut syndrome negatively affects assimilation of food, people with this condition are often malnourished, even if they are overweight. A healthy diet, along with steady supplementation with colostrum, can create vastly improved vitality and well-being because of the dramatically enhanced assimilation of nutrients.
Using Colostrum As A Base Supplement Can Increase Effectiveness Of All The Other Supplements You Take
Because colostrum decreases intestinal permeability and greatly enhances the assimilation of all nutrients, it will increase the effectiveness of all other supplements taken.Assimilation of both macro and micro-nutrients occurs in the intestinal tract. Unfortunately, however, this is also where the majority of disease enters the body. Ironically, the use of antibiotics to counter infections also weakens the ability of the intestines to resist the incursion of new diseases. Antibiotics kill the “friendly” probiotic bacteria which help us attack and kill harmful microbes in the intestines.
Colostrum promotes the re-growth and re-colonization of beneficial bacteria in the bowel, which also help us break down nutrients for enhanced assimilation, as well as fighting harmful bacterial invaders. In addition, its epithelial growth factor helps repair the mucous-covered lining of the bowel to restore it to optimum function. This lining is a very sophisticated organ — when it is functioning properly it helps form a barrier against toxic and pathogenic invaders, at the same time, it aids assimilation of beneficial nutrients. It’s like a gatekeeper on a microscopic level.
So, using colostrum as a “foundation” supplement can enhance the bio-availability of all nutrients, whether from food or supplements, while protecting us from unwanted toxic and pathogenic invaders. This effect is even further enhanced when a daily dose of colostrum is combined with probiotics.
