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How To Choose an Organic Bovine Colostrum Supplement
As new information continues to emerge regarding the health benefits of organic bovine colostrum,
interest in this natural dietary supplement continues to grow. In response, many manufacturers now
offer both non-organic and organic bovine colostrum supplements that are obtained from a variety
of different colostrum sources and processed using a variety of different techniques.
Since there can be a correspondingly wide variation in the safety and overall effectiveness of these
supplements, further consideration of both their colostrum sources and processing techniques has
become increasingly important for choosing the most beneficial among them.
Choosing organic bovine colostrum is good in the same way that choosing organic foods is good.
Although it has been difficult to determine with scientific certainty the overall effects of pesticides
on human health, it is believed that organic foods are more nutritious largely because organically
grown plants are more healthy.
In a similar way, the quality of bovine colostrum depends largely on the health of the cow that
manufactures it. Cows that have been fed diets based on pesticide-laden plants, or have been
subjected to drugs like growth hormones or antibiotics, are in general less healthy than their organically
raised counterparts. This reduces the quality of the colostrum they produce, and increases their
potential for harm through the transmission of the toxins these cows ingest.
Choosing organic bovine colostrum that is taken immediately after calves are born and
harvested from very large source herds is even better. Colostrum taken within 24 hours after
calving will have higher concentrations of beneficial components and greater immunotherapeutic
potential, and larger source herds produce colostrum having a higher degree of uniformity from
batch to batch.
Another issue that may be important to consider has to do with the diet of the source cows.
Because pasture-fed cows are exposed by grazing to the complete spectrum of antigens in
their natural habitat, they must develop a stronger natural immunity.
It is suggested that this may make organic bovine colostrum from pasture-fed sources more
effective through the adoptive transfer of this enhanced immunity to humans. Since organic
herds in the US are in general not pasture fed, many manufacturers now source their colostrum
from New Zealand and Australia, where pasture feeding is common.
Choosing an organic bovine colostrum supplement that is processed fresh, and uses a low-heat
drying technique will ensure that its beneficial components retain their maximum activity and
health benefits. Many manufacturers require freezing of their source colostrum for transport,
and some require the application of heat for the processing of their colostrum supplements.
Previously frozen products are limited in how they can be processed, and alternate processing
techniques can yield colostrum supplements that are insoluble in water and therefore less
biologically active in the body.
Finally, the application of heat in the manufacturing process can denature many of the protein
components of the source colostrum, and colostrum supplements manufactured using excessive
heat in general contain lower levels of important colostrum components and decreased biological activity.
Farrell Seah
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