Orotic Acid - stops the formation of pyrimidine nucleotides and prevents hemolytic anemia. Vitamins - A, B12 and E are found in small amounts while traces of all others are also present in colostrum. Sulfur - a mineral with multiple uses in metabolism and as part of many structural body proteins. For symptomatic adults, clinicians usually prescribe 1000 to 2000 mgs. For those who show no clinical response to colostrum, the dosage can safely be doubled or even tripled as needed until the desired results are obtained.
Children can also take colostrum but require proportionately less.
Through hundreds of years of use and over 1000 clinical studies, colostrum has been demonstrated to be completely safe without drug interactions or side effects at any level of ingestion. Several recent studies report colostrum's role in the reversal of this chronic problem stemming from opportunistic infections like Candida albicans, Cryptosporidia, rotavirus, herpes simplex, pathogenic strains of E. Coli and intestinal flu infections. All gut athogens are handled well by colostrum without side effects. Colostrum is composed of numerous factors with strong antiviral activity, especially the immunoglobulins, lactoferrin and the cytokines. Altered immunity may be the hidden cause of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disesase.