FERMENTED COLOSTRUM: MUCH MORE THAN LIQUID GOLD
Colostrum, the first milk produced by humans and other mammals in the earliest days after giving birth, is sometimes called “liquid gold”.
Colostrum is naturally packed full of nutrients and biologically active compounds including immunoglobulins (or antibodies), white blood cells, vitamin A, magnesium, copper, zinc, growth factors and a variety of other components essential for jump-starting life.
Collected from grass-fed and pasture-raised cows within the first several days after birth, processed and pasteurized to be safe for human consumption, our Swiss bovine colostrum, obtained from Demeter-certified farms, is then fermented by a wide proprietary array of microbes transforming this “liquid gold” in something even more precious and unique.
When colostrum is FERMENTED its beneficial properties strongly increase with consequent strengthening and modulation of the immune system and reconstitution of the gut microbiome.
Swiss bovine colostrum collected from Demeter-certified farms
How FERMENTED COLOSTRUM affects human health
There is scientific evidence that colostrum can support immunity and gut health, particularly in people with compromised immune systems or intestinal issues such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, chronic infections, chronic diarrhea or HIV, or the effects of chemotherapy or radiation. Some other studies have found colostrum may boost growth of intestinal cells, strengthen the walls of the gut, decrease the risk of respiratory infections, and increase the amount of certain antibodies in saliva.
Once colostrum is fermented by specific arrays of microbes, thanks to bacteria-mediated proteolysis, the formation of many newly-formed peptides occurs.
The active peptides naturally formed during the fermentation process of colostrum, among their many health-supporting properties, thanks to the presence of GcMAF (Gc protein-derived macrophage-activating factor), can also lead to the activation of the macrophages that spread all over the body playing their role. Activated macrophages are involved in the detection, phagocytosis and destruction of small particles, bacteria, dead cells, cancer cells, and other harmful organisms; they can also initiate immune responses, tissue remodeling, elimination of old or dead neurons and control immunity in the brain.
Yours truly,
Marco Ruggiero