Benefits of Colostrum

Continuing the previous post about the facts of colostrum, this post gives you additional information about the benefits of colostrum.

Colostrum (Colostrum) is a type of milk produced in the late stages of pregnancy and the early days after birth. The color of it is yellow. Although they are not many, colostrum has a concentration of nutrients and high immunity.

Nutrition Contained in Colostrum
Colostrum has a high concentration of carbohydrates, proteins, and the body's immune substances. The existing immune substances are: IgA, and white blood cells. Colostrum is very low in fat, because the newborn is not easy to digest fat.






1 teaspoon of colostrum has nutritional value in accordance with approximately 30 cc of Baby's milk formula. Intestines can absorb colostrum 1 teaspoon of it and there’s no waste, while the 30 cc of milk formula which the baby drink, it’s only one teaspoon of its nutrition that can be absorbed.

On the first day may be obtained only 30 cc. However, in each drop there are millions units of substance antibodies. Siga is the only antibodies found in breast milk. Siga Gynecology in colostrum on the first day was 800grams/100cc. Next it is reduced to 600grams/100cc on the second day, 400 grams/100 cc on the third day, and 200 grams/100 cc on the fourth day

Some Benefits of colostrum:

• Inhibits growth of cancer cells
• Good for the growth of children
• Tighten the skin tone and texture
• Inhibits aging (wrinkles and others)
• Against all ailments such as: diabetes, cholesterol. HIV, stroke, osteoporosis, paralysis, high / low blood pressure, heart, asthma, allergies, respiratory system, uric acid, lungs disease, hemorrhoids, colon, liver, vision, bladder, kidney, pancreas, tonsils, skin, acne, leukemia and others
• Smoothing menstruation
• Improve sexual performance
• Overcoming constipation
• Burn fat without dieting
• Improve concentration and memory
• Detoxification
• Accelerating wound healing (after surgery or accident)
• Establish strength and muscle
• Anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and parasitic
• Against the pathogen which is carried by food
• For cells regeneration and enhance immune
• Maintaining the blood vessels
• Increased hair growth for men
• Improve and enhance the system of DNA and RNA
• Promoting the overall fit

The Facts of Colostrum

Breastfeeding in the first days after the baby is born is not available a lot. There is yellowish liquid instead, but don’t get it wrong, this creamy fluid is rich of immune substances.

"As soon after giving birth, I wanted to breastfeed my baby but why not the milk that came out, but yellowish liquid? Why is it not much? When will it be enough? ".

Those sentences are often spoken by mothers who have just given birth, especially new mothers who gave birth to her first child. Surely this will not happen if the mother knows how important of these fluids.

Patron Baby

Breastmilk is a liquid secreted (released) by the Mammary gland. Human milk contains proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and vitamins and minerals with different composition content from time to time.

Breastmilk which is issued the first time is known as colostrum. Colostrum was issued during the first few days after a mother giving birth, contains the necessary nutrients for your baby growth, development, and protection from infectious diseases.

The energy contained in 100 ml of colostrum is 67 calories. In the first 3 days, the volume varies between 2-20 ml each time out. Colostrum of a woman who had breast-feeded a baby before, is rapidly produced.

Gynecology and the benefits of colostrum

Composition of the colostrum content of mature breast milk (milk that was issued after a routine infant feeding) is different.

Colostrum contains more protein. High protein content is very rich of immunoglobulin which is necessary for the body's defense against infection, especially A immunoglobulin.

Colostrum facilitates the existence of Lactobacillus bifidus in the gastrointestinal tract, which plays a role in providing protection against intestinal infection.

Colostrum contains antioxidants which the body needs to overcome the inflammatory reaction that occurs as the body's response to an infection.

Colostrum facilitates meconium expenditure, ie newborn feces.

Rich Vitamin

Vitamins and minerals in colostrum are necessary for body metabolism. Vitamin A in mature breast milk is only one third as compared with the average content of vitamin A in colostrum on day 3 after birth.

B carotene content of which causes a yellowish colostrum, as much as 10 times compared with the mature breast milk.

Vitamin E levels in colostrum have 2-3 times higher than mature breast milk, so are the minerals sodium, chloride, and magnesium.

With the contents of colostrum which is so great, are you still going to throw it away?