Effectiveness of Colostrum

First of all our colostrum comes from Veterinarian certified health, BST, BSE and antibiotic free Grade A diary cows from the Southwestern US. We use only first milking highest component tested colostrum. Our colostrum is certified to contain the highest possible naturally occurring levels of Immunoglobulins, Proline Rich Poly Peptides (PRPs), Lactoferrin, Growth Factors and other immune factors. Our colostrum is pretested and protested (after processing) by HPLC to insure that all of our colostrum’s components are intact and bioactive. No other manufacturer takes these extraordinary and expensive steps to insure that the colostrum you purchase is standardized to exacting pharmaceutical grade production standards. Only when we have the worlds finest colostrum possible, do we then take the next extraordinary step of applying a Liposomal Enhanced Delivery (LD) system to insure colostrum will by pass digestion and be bioavailable for uptake and distribution to body organs and cellular nutrition.

Liposomal Delivery makes colostrum (and other nutrients) up to 1,500 % more bioavailable: Robert R. Milne MD

First Milking Colostrum: Quality first
Sovereign Labs collects only high quality first milking colostrum year-round from USDA Grade A dairies located in the Southwest United States. Peptide levels in first milking colostrum vs. later milkings up to fourth day after birth
Sovereign Labs only accepts colostrum from the first milking produced before the calf is born. Colostrum from the first milking has significantly higher levels of Immunoglobulins (Ig), Proline-rich polypeptides (PRPs) and other important factors.

In order to kick off the calf's immune system, it is vital the new born calf consume some of the first milking colostrum. Each cow produces about 18 liters of first milking colostrum at the time the calf is born. About half a gallon is fed to the calf within the first half hour after birth, about three hours later; the calf is given a boost of another half of gallon. Sovereign Labs then harvests the remaining 14 liters during a period of up to 16 hours after birth of the calf.

Year-round Collection



Sovereign Labs is located in the Southwest of the United States which has the largest concentration of dairy cows in the world. Calving occurs year-round in this area because of the temperate climate. This enables Sovereign Labs manufacturer to collect fresh colostrum all year. In much of the world (including New Zealand, Northern Europe, and Northern United States) most calving occurs in the spring because of the cycle of the seasons. As a result, colostrum products produced in these areas are manufactured only during the spring. Colostrum products from these regions are often not fresh — indeed, depending on the time of year, colostrum products from these manufacturers can be as much as a year old. And manufacturers in these regions often cannot respond to varying customer requirements during the year.

Manufacturing processes:
All of our colostrum products are manufactured in the most technologically-advanced colostrum production facility in the world. The only plant dedicated solely to the manufacture of colostrum for human consumption.
cGMP certified, FDA inspected, USDA licensed, HALAL and Kosher certified

Highest Quality and Testing
All raw colostrum supplied to Sovereign Labs must meet 2003 Pasteurization Milk Ordinance (PMO) requirements. Sovereign Labs colostrum is only collected from USDA Grade A dairies. Raw colostrum from each dairy undergoes a testing protocol to assure it is from the first milking, free of antibiotics, pesticides and other testing parameters

All of Sovereign Laboratories manufacturing is performed under cGMP (certified Good Manufacturing Practices) and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Procedures) throughout the production process

Certified Quality Assurance

Colostrum quality
The immunoglobulin type G (IgG) content of colostrum is the traditional measure of its quality and effectiveness. Sovereign Labs manufacturer tests and certifies the IgG content of its colostrum powders using in-house High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) units and also uses one of its three in-house HPLC systems coupled with a Mass Spectrometer to quantify the levels of the important Proline-rich polypeptides (PRPs) in each batch.

Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology
All products are sampled and tested using approved AOAC testing methods. Protein, fat, lactose, ash, and moisture are recorded for all products. Tests for other components are performed as required with an in-house Quadra pole Mass Spectrometer.
Aerobic Plate Count (APC or SPC), Coliform bacteria, E. coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella spp., Bacillus cereus, Enterobacteriaceae spp. and Yeast and Mold testing is performed along with other microbiological tests as required.
Environmental testing is preformed on drains and waste water sample points. Manufacturer also minimizes waste water by testing biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand.

Clinical Laboratory
The on site laboratory is registered with the United States federal government as a clinical laboratory. All products are sampled and tested using AOAC or other approved testing methods.

Chemistry Lab Instrumentation
Three Waters High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Instruments with:
Quadropole Mass Spectrometer
2 Variable UV PDAs
Refractive Index Detector
UV Spectrometer
Vacuum Moisture Ovens
Moisture Oven
Titration Units
Sediment Tester
Mojonnier Unit
Kjehldahl Unit

Microbiology Lab Instrumentation
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Machine
Autoclave
Beta-Lactams Antibiotic Testing
Microscope
Colony Counter
Inhibitory Substances Tester

R&D Lab Equipment
Ion Exchange Systems
Semi-Scale Lab Separator
Lab Centrifuge

Laboratory Staff
Quality systems are under the direction of a PhD in biochemistry and considerable dairy processing experience. All four lab technicians have Bachelor's degrees in Chemistry or Microbiology and we also have a licensed Pharmacist on staff.

Documentation and Process Control
There are over three hundred Standard Operating Procedures that control all aspects of the production process. Every step of manufacturing, material handling, finished goods release, line clearance, employee training and certified Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) are documented. Thirty-two cameras show every movement in the factory. Remote access allows senior managers to consistently follow all manufacturing process variables.

Indirect Steam Colostrum Dryer

Low-Heat Pasteurization
The high-heat pasteurization and drying processes used by many producers of colostrum powders can denature the sensitive PRPs and IgG proteins in colostrum. Sovereign Labs uses only low-heat flash pasteurization and low-heat indirect drying to preserve the efficacy and bioactivity of the colostrum. Manufacturing processing plant has a special High Temperature Short Time (HTST) pasteurizer which meets all USDA Pasteurization Milk Ordinance (PMO) requirements. Using flash pasteurization (161º F or 72º C for 15 seconds) all potentially harmful pathogens are removed, while Immunoglobulins and other biologically important proteins retain their bioactivity.

Low-Pressure Processing
Similar to high-heat processing, high-pressure processing of colostrum will denature proteins and reduce the bioactivity of the finished product. All powders are consistently processed at lower pressures (often less than 10% of those used by other manufacturers).

Indirect Steam Drying
All colostrum is spray dried using indirect steam and with low pressure and temperatures (less than 145°F or 63º C) to produce a high quality powder while protecting the colostral proteins. Toxic NOx components produced in direct fired dryers used by other manufacturers are not produced in indirect steam dryer. The US Food and Drug Administration limits the content of NOx components to < 10 ppm for infants. Sovereign Labs colostrum meets these strict requirements.

Quality Assurance
Certified Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) are rigorously followed in Sovereign Labs contract manufacturing process. There are over 300 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that control all aspects of the production process. Every step of manufacturing, material handling, finished goods release, line clearance, employee training and certified Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) are documented. Thirty-two cameras show every movement in the factory. Remote access allows senior managers to consistently monitor all manufacturing process variables. The facility is inspected annually by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and by Kosher and Halal inspectors.

Testing

Each product batch is analyzed prior to shipment to assure its quality, efficacy, and safety. In order to ensure consistent high quality in every batch, analysis is also conducted during each step of the production process using equipment such as in-house High-Performance Liquid Chromatography units.

Dedicated Flexible Facility
Sovereign Labs manufacturer uses its dedicated colostrum production facility exclusively to produce its high-grade colostrum products. Since no other products are made in this facility, the risk of cross-contamination from non-colostrum products during the manufacturing process is eliminated. In house Liposomal Delivery coating, Granulation and agglomeration ensures consistent particle size and allows the colostrum to more readily dissolve in liquids, which makes it more appropriate for encapsulations, and for mixing into infant milk formulas, milk products, beverages, ice cream, or cosmetics.

Description

COLOSTRUM LD UP TO 4X MORE EFFECTIVE THAN REGULAR COLOSTRUM Micro-encapsulated Liposomal Delivery Colostrum NO RISK GUARANTEED TO BE EFFECTIVE - OR IT'S FREE! Colostrum LD (Liposomal Delivery System) LD is a unique and proprietary delivery and protection system.  LD Prevents oxidation during storage.  Protects components from stomach acids and enzymes and then disperses them rapidly in GI tract for enhanced GI protection, healing and effectiveness.   LD delivers components internally into the body and directly to and into target cells. Without the LD most of colostrum's components are destroyed during their passage through the gastrointestinal tract. COLOSTRUM LD helps: Boost, Balance and Maintain superior immune function Protect and heal GI immune function and lining Promote and maintain healthy intestinal flora Eliminate harmful flora Promote lean muscle growth, strength and stamina, and speeds recovery Prevent and eliminate diarrhea Colostrum LD is the only colostrum available that is standardized to contain a minimum of 24% lgG, 1.5% Lactoferrin, and over 3% PRP's. Without the LD most of colostrum's components are destroyed during their passage through the gastrointestinal tract. Supplemental Facts: Serving Size: 1 capsule (480) mg Servings per container 120 Other Ingredients: Gelatin capsule Contains:  Milk proteins

	Effective Use Colostrum is a food, not a drug or medicine Colostrum is safe, non-toxic, non-allergenic and no side effects Bovine Colostrum is safe, non-toxic and can be consumed in any quantity without side effects or drug interactions.  It contains special enzymes that prevent its immune and growth factors from being digested.  A recent article written by Robert Preston, ND, president of the International Institute of Nutritional Research, states, "Bovine colostrum is safe.  Colostrum contains an unprecedented combination of nutritional factors with which to fortify the immune system.  It is so harmless, it has been prepared by Nature as the first food for infants, intended as their total diet for the first 24 hours."  He further states, "it would be hard to imagine any nutritional substance more natural or beneficial than colostrum.  It is safe for internal consumption by children, adults and animals." How much should be taken and how often?  You should take enough colostrum to obtain results.  If you are not seeing results with colostrum, you are not taking enough.  Adults should begin with a minimum of 3,000 mg. per day.  It can then be lessened to a maintenance level as long as it continues to produce results.  Colostrum has a sixteen hour half life.  It should be taken twice a day on an empty stomach with a full glass of water.  Colostrum's benefits are cumulative.  The longer and more consistent the use, the greater the benefits. Most people feel better right away; some go through a rough "healing crisis" reporting flu-like symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, headache coughing up phlegm, skin rashes and low-grade fever.  This usually lasts only a couple of days.  The body is ridding itself of long-accumulated toxins, locked in the body's tissues and fat deposits that have suppressed the immune system and encouraged disease.  Do not decrease use at this time. In fact, this might be a good time to temporarily increase the dose.  Most people with disease are feeling so bad anyway that the knowledge that their body is healing can pull them through the hard times. Colostrum is not just for adults.  Remarkable results with babies and children have been shown.  Colostrum's test is in the undeniable health of children who receive colostrum and breast milk from their mothers.  These children experience less illness, increased mental acuity and have stronger, more vibrant growth.  Yet, even today, children face circumstances where it has not been possible to provide them with this wonderful natural healer.  Infants, who did not get colostrum, can greatly benefit from the symbiotic bovine source. Children's age and weight need to be considered when administering colostrum.  Continual use of colostrum for children is unnecessary since they naturally produce (within their bodies) many of colostrum's components.  Its use with children should be held for those times that colds, flu, viral or bacterial invasion or disease may be mitigated with it's use or when antibiotics or drugs have compromised their body's immune functions. We can't forget our pets.  Veterinary use of bovine colostrum with aging and/or ailing animals (mammals) has proven to be very beneficial.  Its ability to stop disease is well documented and may even be more effective than with humans. It is important for each one of us to take responsibility for our own health.  If you are convinced by claims, testimonials or even research that a product will stop disease, you must make certain that there is also supporting research that the product does not destroy body tissue, interact with other drugs or supplements or create harmful side-effects in the process.

Fountain of Youth

The New England Journal of Medicine (the most prestigious medical journal in the world) reported that the most effective means to stop or slow the aging process would be to replace the hormonal factors that cause us to grow normal cellular structures in the body.  After maturity (between the ages of 16-20), the level of growth hormone that our body naturally produces dwindles.  We notice this as gravity, unmercifully, takes its toll.  Our bodies lose muscle tone and elasticity of the skin, causing us to sag and wrinkle.  We lose bone mass and shrink, while our hands, feet, nose and ears get larger.  We would all do almost anything to stop this aging process but we may want to think twice before we consider isolated hormone replacement sources and are not identical to the hormones made by the body.  Synthesized and isolated hormones can produce body imbalances and side effects that can be life threatening!

There is another answer.  A natural answer.  Colostrum's perfectly balanced combination of immune and growth factors, administered in human clinical trials with aged subjects, safely increases lgF-1 to pre-puberty levels, producing increased muscle weight and strength.  IfF-1 and GH in colostrum also has been shown to tone muscles, melt body fat, return elasticity to the skin and increase bone density.  Colostrum, life's first food, has given those of use that are growing older, real hope that there may be a Fountain of Youth after all!

Everything in life springs forth from DNA - flesh, bones, hormones, nervous system, a baby's first word, the euphoria that comes wit first love, the ability to learn to speak a foreign language.  All of this originates from DNA.  This silent intelligence of life, NDA, attracts the chemicals it needs to form new DNA which is an essential part of cell division.  DNA is also able to manufacture RNA, which is nearly identical to DNA and participates as its active counterpart.  RNA (the active intelligence) is the traveler sent to produce the proteins needed to build and repair the body.  Dr. Benjamin Frank, whose research on youth and aging, showed RNA to be one of our most critical anti-aging factors.  His research showed that lgf-1 (found naturally in colostrum) is one of the only substances known to stimulate the growth and repair of these key nucleic acids, NDA and RNA.

Colostrum has been shown to help maintain blood glucose levels to serve the brain.  Also, IgF-1 and GF, some of the smallest particles known, have been shown to cross the blood brain barrier to help with nerve synapses in the brain, enhancing mental acuity and increasing serotonin levels, to brighten our moods.  And just possibly, as we age, this might be one of the most important reasons to take a serious look at colostrum.

The aging process is accelerated if our natural immune defenses are depleted through infection and toxic assault. Colostrum can help by strengthening and modulating our immune function. Colostrum’s unique immune and growth factors cannot be obtained through an other source. It is unequaled in stimulating cellular growth and repair and promoting optimal immune function. It can best be summed up by a statement about colostrum from the world’s leading medical anthropologist and New York Times best selling medical author: Robert Heinerman, PhD “ No greater promise of health can be made for a natural product so beloved as this. It can be truthfully said that colostrum nicely maintains the physical elegance of life, which believe it or not, also happens to be its meaning as well.”

Benefits

Purpose: This is life’s first food. It was designed by nature to bring perfect health. It was and is the most important GI health combination of powerful healing and immune components ever; or it would not have been your first meal.

Prevents and heals gut permeability (holes in our gut) caused by toxins, pathogens (bacteria), acidic drinks, pain medications and pharmaceuticals and environmental hazards. (The primary cause of chronic disease)

• Helps prevent toxins from entering the body
• Repairs, optimizes and activates immune function (especially in the GI tract)
• Stimulates the repair and regeneration of all body tissue and enhances cellular communication and nutritional intake
• Increases energy and stamina, lean muscle mass, activates fat metabolism, and returns our body to vibrant health

The most important food for health and healing or your first meal would have been something else!