Re: Lactoferrin-Colostrum-Transfer Factor

[Guest guest]

You may want to research the evidence for claims that colostrum has any

beneficial usefulness in human nutrition. I've heard otherwise.

Lactoferrin-Colostrum-Transfer Factor

> Hi all,

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> If someone has the energy to explain to me what the differences are

> between, Colostrum, Lactoferrin and Transfer Factor, I would really

> appreciate it They all seem to make the same claims.

> I'm currently taking Lactoferrin with my Iron supplements as

> recommended by my doctor to help increase my ferritin levels.

>

> Thanks!

> Nat

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> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each

other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

discussed here, please consult your doctor.

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[Guest guest]

Difference between colostrum, transfer factor and lactoferrin?

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COLOSTRUM is the thick " creamy " milk from that the mother makes in the

first few days of lactation. Both cows and humans make colostrum or

interest to us. Colostrum contains both Transfer Factor (TF) and

Lactoferrin (LN).

LACTOFERRIN is a particular protein which is contained in colostrum and

ordinary milk. It has many researched properties including:

- Immmune modulator, especially beneficial and/or plentiful in the mucosal

tissues, especially the digestive tract.

- antibacterial, including (maybe) kills helicobacter pylori, the bug that

causes peptic ulcers

- antiviral

- antioxidant

- binds and releases iron, apparently at appropriate times

TRANSFER FACTOR is a group of very small proteins that seem to transfer

functional immunity from one animal to another. Thus TF is an immune

modulator. TF is found in colostrum but not milk, and in blood.

LF

http://www.brinkzone.com/lacto.html

TF

http://members.austarmetro.com.au/~julian/cfs/tf.htm (my page, has links)

n

At 07:47 16/10/02, you wrote:

>Hi all,

>

>If someone has the energy to explain to me what the differences are

>between, Colostrum, Lactoferrin and Transfer Factor, I would really

>appreciate it They all seem to make the same claims.

>I'm currently taking Lactoferrin with my Iron supplements as

>recommended by my doctor to help increase my ferritin levels.

>

>Thanks!

>Nat

[Guest guest]

Colostrum is a whole food product which has everything in it.

The lactoferrin and transfer factor are isolated ingredients from the whole food

product.

By isolating them you can take high doses of these isolated items. Works for

some doesn't work for others, just like most things.

I would not be inclined to take the isolated items without also taking the

colostrum because I would not want ot miss out on the full range of healing

factors in colostrum by taking just isolated parts.

So, if I thought that taking higher potencies of the isolated ingredients was a

good plan, I would do it, but I would continue to do the whole food colostrum to

make sure I was getting all the known and unknown benefits of it.

Ramble, ramble

That is my understanding

Donna

Lactoferrin-Colostrum-Transfer Factor

Hi all,

If someone has the energy to explain to me what the differences are

between, Colostrum, Lactoferrin and Transfer Factor, I would really

appreciate it They all seem to make the same claims.

I'm currently taking Lactoferrin with my Iron supplements as

recommended by my doctor to help increase my ferritin levels.

Thanks!

Nat

This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each

other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

discussed here, please consult your doctor.

[Guest guest]

Oh my Lord. There are multitudes of medical and science papers that show it's

use in humans. And from the personal experience of myself and my family and a

multitude of friends I can tell you it has enormous usefulness in human

nutrition. It has been nearly miraculous for me. And great for some and good

for others and somewhat of a help to others and on very rare occasions causes a

rash in some, Really rare, but does happen.

Donna

Lactoferrin-Colostrum-Transfer Factor

> Hi all,

>

> If someone has the energy to explain to me what the differences are

> between, Colostrum, Lactoferrin and Transfer Factor, I would really

> appreciate it They all seem to make the same claims.

> I'm currently taking Lactoferrin with my Iron supplements as

> recommended by my doctor to help increase my ferritin levels.

>

> Thanks!

> Nat

>

>

>

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each

other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>

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