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bumping this up=-anyone taken colostrum or familar with this company?
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sammy
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I take "Colostrum Plus" by Symbiotics. It is what my ND recommended. Supposed to help the immune system fight off colds as well as Lyme.
I have no personal experience with the Cellworx, Colostem or Alpha Lipid Lifeline products that Shauna supposedly used to cure her MS. Her story is good but it seems almost too good to be true.
The products are also very pricey. That doesn't necessarily mean that they are good or bad. You might want to do some more research, maybe check a few MS boards to see if anyone else has tried them before you spend your money.
If you are looking to try a colostrum product check out some online sources like iherb.com. They carry a several different brands, usually priced better than your local health food store. They also have product reviews which I find very helpful.
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gwb
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I was taking goat milk colostrum until my doctor told me that most of these colostrum products tested positive for lyme.
He admits it's a good thing to have but recommended against it due to the fact that there can be lyme in it.
Never knew that until he made me aware of it. Now I'm hesitant to take it anymore.
TF
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When my white blood cell count went down during lyme treatment, my doctor had me take Tranfer Factor.
It is bovine (cow's) colostrum.
In 2 weeks, my count was back up, so I did not have to stop treatment. So, it worked very well for me for this particular purpose.
When the count went down again, my doc told me to just stay on the Transfer Factor for the rest of my treatment. So, I did.
That is what lyme doctors use colostrum for as far as I know.
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I wonder if the colostrum testing positive for Lyme means antibodies or the actual lyme spirochete? The reason I wonder this is because the whole point of the colostrum helping could be that it is providing immune resistance through the cow having been infected with Bb. I am on a list concerning raw dairy and there are farmers and lyme patients on it.
They say the best way to provide immune resistance through colostrum is to take the infected blood of a lyme patient and inject it into the udder of the pregnant cow. She then forms the antibodies needed for resistance.....It goes something like that. Then you get protective qualities from the strain you may be infected with.
Here is a fascinating article on this subject. We need more real connections between small farmers and the people who consume.
We need to stand up to the corporations which are taking control of OUR food supply. I don't think that generic colostrum will provide the protection spoken of in this article. We are being taught to avoid and to be afraid of microbes...that the microbe is to blame. Often it is the condition of our bodies and lack of immunity that is to blame. Take a peek
I like the idea of a custom produced colostrum- I have friends who have dairy cows- I wonder if they could produce one for me? Yes I'm that desparate! Wonder where we could info on how to do it?
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TF
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No. I believe my Transfer Factor was 4Life brand.
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