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To understand this study, we need to understand what “Colostrum has antibodies” means. When you get sick, if you don’t suppress the illness, you develop antibodies. People get specific antibodies after specific illnesses. So some cows will have the antibody to Strep Mutans (the primary cavity-causing bacteria), and some won’t, because they haven’t been exposed to it. In this study, scientists had people do a mouthwash with colostrum. One group used colostrum that did not have the Strep Mutans antibody (IP), while another group used colostrum from cows who were immunized with the Strep Mutans vaccine (CP).

The scientists in this study saw a significant decrease in the Strep Mutans bacteria (the bacteria that most commonly causes cavities) in people who had rinsed their mouth with a colostrum that specifically carried that antibody.

While this study relied on the Strep Mutans vaccine (CP) to produce a colostrum with the Strep Mutans antibody, Anovite’s Colostrum6 identifies cows who have developed a natural immunity to Strep Mutans, without resorting to vaccination.

If you’d like the mouthwash recipe you can take my free Colostrum & Cavities workshop, where I provide my own recipe.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10467939

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“Bovine antibodies may also provide protection against dental caries [cavities]. [Colostrum] has significant anti-metabolic potential against Strep mutans…[and] actively inhibits in vitro the adherence of these bacteria to hydroxyapatite and supports the natural antimicrobial systems present in the saliva.”

Colostrum also provides “anti-metabolic potential”. What does that mean? It means that for a bacteria to survive, it must metabolize sugar. So in this case, the anti-metabolic potential means that colostrum prevents bacteria from digesting sugar, and without this ability to metabolize sugar, bacteria die. Colostrum creates an environment where bacteria can’t survive. It actively inhibits the bacteria that cause cavities from sticking to your teeth, to the Hydroxyapatite – what teeth are made of. Colostrum also benefits saliva by nourishing the ions, benefiting flora, and maintaining ph balance.

Source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/div-classtitlebovine-milk-antibodies-for-healthdiv/D097A5DADF3E83863F3CF0A2C2CFD66F

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“… It is generally accepted that [colostrum growth factors] are resistant to gastric digestion and they can exert local and systemic effects on the gastrointestinal tract… Milk growth factor extracts have been developed for various applications such as treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and skin diseases, wound healing, and induction of oral tolerance.”

What does this mean? Dr. Anthony Kleinsmith, on page 55 of his book “The First Milk Diet”, explains that because colostrum has many growth factors, it can strengthen the lining of the gums, rejuvenating their vitality.

It’s important to take colostrum in its most original form possible. Do not take colostrum that has had parts ‘extracted’ because it will be missing all of the co factors, enzymes, and things we don’t even know about that make the colostrum digestible.

Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/42856772_Growth_factors_from_bovine_milk_and_colostrum_Composition_extraction_and_biological_activities

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Colostrum has naturally occurring lactoperoxidase. Lactoperoxidase is one of the various members of the peroxidase family, and they play a role in the defense of mammals. Lactoperoxidase has been well established in other medical studies (Kussendrager & Hooydonk) and it has demonstrated an ability to defend against microbial infections in many in vitro studies.

“[Lactoperoxidase] is now added to toothpaste, mouthwashes, artificial saliva, chewing gum and calf starters to augment the in vivo protection against infections … Patients treated with the test toothpaste showed less plaque formation and a lower incidence of gingival inflammation.”

In this article, we see that Lactoperoxidase is being added (isolated) to toothpaste, mouthwashes, and artificial saliva, chewing gum and calf starts to increase the in vivo protection against infections. The study in this article says that there was “clearly an indication of elevated antimicrobial system in the mouth due to the additions of the Lactoperoxidase to toothpaste.”

Source: https://www.agrilabs.com/media/documents/HDC-Resources/AntimicrobialAntiviralComponents.pdf