GROWTH FACTORS IN COLOSTRUM HELP ACTIVATE STEM
CELLS
John H. Maher,
D.C.,F.A.A.I.MCo-Founder & VP of Education and Research
BioPharma Scientific
Extract:
COLOSTRUM: NATURE’S ZOO-NUTRIENT
SUPERFOOD!
Phytonutrients and
Zoonutrients
Just as certain fruits and vegetables
are naturally rich in special health promoting chemicals called
phyto-nutrients, certain animal sourced foods are rich in
special health promoting compounds called zoo-nutrients
(pronounced zoo’-o-nutrients).
Zoo-nutrients may be defined as compounds found in foods
derived from animals beyond the usual macronutrients (fats,
proteins, carbohydrates) and micronutrients (vitamins and
minerals) that nonetheless have a salubrious effect on
physiology. Examples include immunoglobulins, bio-active
peptides, enzymes, glycol-conjugates, special amino acid bonds
(double cystine).
Colostrum
The richest of all
zoo-nutrients is the “first meal” of all mammals, called
colostrum. Colostrum provides a macro and micro-nutrient dense
“super food”. This “first meal” for all mammals is also rich in
antibodies (Ig), cell signalling messengers (cytokines) that
modulate the immune system, and growth factors stimulating stem
cell activity.
Colostrum is 50% or more protein, and rich in fat,
vitamins and minerals. It is also the most zoo-nutrient rich of
all foods providing immune protein sub-fractions and peptides,
growth factors and other lesser known zoo-nutrients. The fats
in colostrum provide essential fatty acids for cell
development.
Colostrum is also rich in sphingomyelin, cephalin, phosphatidyl
choline and phosphatidyl serine that assist in development of
the mucosal barrier, liver function, brain function, and/or
immune function. The vitamins include thiamine, riboflavin,
pantothenic acid, pyroxidine, folic acid, vitamins E, C, B12,
beta carotene and retinoic acids. Riboflavin is by far in the
richest concentration as pertains to percents of daily value
(DV), followed by folic acid. The minerals include calcium,
chromium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and
zinc, with calcium being the most abundant as pertains to
percent of daily value (DV) provided.
Growth factors in
colostrum help activate stem cells. The potential for growth
factors in the adult to help signal growth, repair and
regeneration of tissue, especially when combined with stem cell
therapy, has garnered much interest lately.
These growth factors include growth hormone (GH),
insulin type growth factor (IGF-1), insulin type growth factor
(IGF-2), transforming growth factor (TGF-alpha), transforming
growth factor (TGF-beta), epidermal-GF, fibroblast-GF, and
platelet-derived-GF.
The above extract was taken from the research paper.
THE EFFECT OF A COLOSTRUM EXTRACT OF PROLINE RICH POLY-PEPTIDES
(PRP) ON IMMUNE STATUS IN GUINEA PIGS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON
THE POTENTIAL OF PRP IN AGING HUMANS
The complete paper is available from
upon request.
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