Colostrum and Children
Recently, we worked with a doctor and a daycare center in Salt Lake City to conduct a placebo-controlled study that would test whether our colostrum strawberry chewables for children could reduce the incidence of infectious disease in such a crowded setting. The study was never completed ” but for good reason. Heres why.
Hunter Shepherd, a little 18 month old boy.
You see, Hunter, one of the participants in the study, was constantly sick. By the time he was 18 months old, he lived constantly with two sets of tubes in his ears for drainage due to chronic middle ear infections. He had never slept through the night. One of Hunters close relatives was a pediatrician who offered to provide medical care for the child. So health care costs were not a problem. Yet, perhaps as a result of this well-intentioned relative, Hunter had been given just about every antibiotic known to humankind. Unfortunately, this, shall we say, abundance and overuse of antibiotics only served to further weaken his immune function.
Just three short days after Hunter was given colostrum for children he started sleeping through the night. Then, just four short days later he no longer needed tubes in his ears because the drainage he was previously experiencing had cleared up. Hunter’s parents were so thrilled and excited. This was what we expected to happen once he started taking colostrum. It appeared to be that the colostrum was a vaccine for his ear infections. Sometimes colostrum can appear to be a vaccination against any infection.
But theres more.
This was not the only success story we experienced. When we got two months into the study, parents of children receiving the placebo tablets saw in the children who were receiving the colostrum strawberry chewables that they were healthy and without colds, allergies, the flu and other respiratory infections. These parents also thought children who supposedly were having the colostrum strawberry chewables had longer attention spans, better listening skills and were happier.
The placebo chewables children’s parents strongly requested to know which children were on the colostrum chewables and the placebo chewables. After finding out their children were not on the colostrum chewables, they demanded their children receive the colostrum chewables or they would leave the daycare. We did not want to be liable for the daycare losing half their children, so we gave all the children the strawberry colostrum chewables and ended the study.
Children and Colostrum
What we did get to see from the time we conducted this study, was the immune benefits for children that result from colostrum. Colostrum is usually seen as beneficial for baby calfs. This is true, but colostrum is beneficial for the improvement of humans health as well. Studies show the abundance of immune factors found in colostrum that can protect people of all ages from infections.
At the Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging and Metabolism, Guatemala City, Guatemala, researchers are also very interested in first-milking colostrum as a means of protecting malnourished impoverished children worldwide.
In the August 2002 issue of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers say children in developing countries who are living in deprived conditions are in immediate need for public health measures in order to improve the nutrition, growth, development and health conditions as well as decrease morbidity. A goal to work towards would be to balance intestinal microflora, eliminate protozoal colonization, and shorten or even prevent diarrhoeal episodes. There have been recent advances in the food technology for the dairy industry which have made the availability of bovine colostrum continuous and stable.
Your children can benefit from taking colostrum. Especially if your children experience recurring middle ear infections, respiratory illnesses, colds or flu, then colostrum is the right step for you and your children. Remember that colostrum is a whole food concentrate and not a nutritional supplement. You will quickly be able to see your children’s health improve as they daily take two or three chewable colostrum tablets. Visit www.HealthyShores.com or your local health supplement provider to find the Strawberry Chewable Colostrum Tablets.
Dr. Kleinsmith is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on colostrum as a health supplement. He is in high demand for media appearances; he travels worldwide in his continuing efforts to enhance the level of health for people everywhere. His first book sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. Learn more about the benefits of colostrum at www.ImmuneTree.com
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