The first days, hours, even minutes of life are some of the most delicate moments ever experienced. It is the time when you are fresh into the world, and are more vulnerable than you may be again. In a natural response the delicate vulnerability of the first moments of life, mammalian mothers produce a natural supplement known as Colostrums.

Colostrums, also known as ‘beestings’ is produced for a very short time (a few days) in the mammary glands of new mothers, and is ingested by infants in order to ensure an increased level of stability.

Colostrums is high in carbohydrates, high in protein, and high in antibodies; it is a form of milk that protects the body from harmful bacteria and viruses, while establishing a high level of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract.

In supplement form Colostrums stimulates the immune system, helping to protect adults and children alike as though they were newborns. But further, the supplement is now being added to protein powders to encourage muscle growth in bodybuilders, and it is being included in food dishes for the ill.

Although the introduction of Colostrums as a dietary supplement in North America is relatively new, the actual inclusion and awareness of its healing properties has a long history. In India, Ayurvedic physicians have been using it for thousands of years to promote health and to heal the sick; in Scandinavia a tradition of making pudding out of Colostrums and honey still exists centuries after it began; and before the introduction of antibiotics, colostrums was the preferred method of preventative medicine.

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