In humans, transfer factors from a mother’s more experienced immune system pass to her baby via colostrum (the first milk that the offspring receives immediately after birth). Colostrum is packed with an army of immune components that pass to the newborn. In so doing, the new baby’s immune system has the advantage of a much older one against millions of potential invaders. In addition, the immune tutors that come from the mother’s colostrum train the infant’s immune cells, so they can mount future defenses of their own.

Through colostrum, mother nature has provided a marvelous way for a baby’s immature immune system to benefit from an older one that has already fought off thousands of infections. As a result, the infant is afforded protection and fortification in fighting off infections.

Through colostrum, the infant inherits the mother’s immune data. Transfer factors, tiny molecular structures, are arguably the most valuable part of the colostrum.

The past notion that colostrum was only rich in nutrients and could be artificially replaced in formula led to a rapid rise in childhood allergies and a decrease in overall childhood health. Colostrum is so much more than a nutritious liquid.

Colostrum is Packed with Immune Builders

While scientists knew that colostrum contained antibodies made by the mother against infectious organisms, they only recently recognized that transfer factors are also present in this nutritious fluid and are just as important.