Colostrum and lactoferrin benefits, and uses for treating covid patients

Colostrum and lactoferrin benefits, and uses in treating Covid patients

Today we will talk about colostrum and lactoferrin what are their benefits to the body and why are used to treat Covid patients?

What is colostrum?

Colostrum is a yellowish fluid found in mammals that comes out from the mother's breast the first days after birth and lasts for 3 days.

What is inside colostrum?

The colostrum is full of modulators, which are molecules that help in controlling everything in the body.

Colostrum also contains a large number of immunoglobulins which are the antibodies that protect the newborn from microbes like bacteria, viruses, and fungus, through the breastfeeding process.

Colostrum supports the immune system function by modulating the cytokines production which are chemical signals secreted by immune cells to alert other immune cells that there is a bacterial or viral infection and this leads to an increased inflammation level which is a natural immune response of the body. 

Colostrum controls the gut microbiome by providing the newborn with the good bacteria that help in the digestion and the absorption process and supports the immune system.

What are the health benefits of colostrum for adults? 

The best alternative to human colostrum is bovine colostrum that can be consumed directly from cows, or taken as a supplement from any drug store.

Colostrum is very beneficial to people with autoimmune diseases or a weakened immune system.

Colostrum is also helpful for building muscles because it contributes to transfer glucose from the blood to the muscles directly and storing it as glycogen, which also helps in reducing insulin levels in the blood and promotes fat loss and muscle building. 

Colostrum helps in supporting the gut microbiome by giving the nutrients for the bacteria that live in the intestine.

Therefore Colostrum is the treatment for chronic inflammation such as colitis. 

And colostrum can also help in boosting the immunity of AIDS and cancer patients.

Colostrum is a strong natural physical and mental energy booster.

What is lactoferrin and what is it used for? 

Lactoferrin is one of the protein types found naturally in milk, but its concentration is very high in colostrum.

The role of lactoferrin is to help to transport iron from milk into the body because iron ions can't be circulating freely in the body because it oxidizes quickly and leads to some health issues.

But lactoferrin has also a double effect by preventing iron from reaching the bacteria, cancer cells, and virus-infected cells iron is an essential element for the metabolism of bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells.

People with normal iron levels who want to benefit from lactoferrin can take a supplement called apo-lactoferrin, which is a lactoferrin molecule that does not elevate your iron levels. 

Why lactoferrin is used to treat covid patients? 

Covid 19 is an infectious disease caused by one of the coronaviruses family which is Sars cov 2. 

When any virus enters the body it has to penetrate the host cell through the cells receptors and in this case the lungs.

Once the virus is inside the cells it starts using the cell for its benefit by turning the cell into a transcription machine that produces a lot of viruses that also infect other cells.

All the respiratory epithelial cells represent a lactoferrin membrane receptor and when lactoferrin is binding with this cell's receptor it prevents sars cov 2 to bind to the receptor and enter the cell and then the virus dies.

There are a lot of benefits and uses for colostrum and lactoferrin especially antiviral properties that could help to treat covid patients during this pandemic...