Best food for baby is also a potent cancer remedy for adults

By Lee Euler / August 16, 2017

This food is as close to a ‘miracle pill’ as you can get.

Sadly, you probably think it’s just for babies… or so you’ve been led to believe. But once you read about its miracle-like properties, you may change your mind.

Because it’s a substance anyone should consider if they’re battling cancer.

Colostrum – or mother’s first milk – does it all… seriously.

According to Dr. Daniel G. Clark, author of the book Colostrum, Life’s First Food, it…

• Rebuilds your immune system
• Destroys viruses, bacteria, and fungi
• Helps you lose weight and burn fat
• Increases bone density and lean muscle mass
• Slows down aging

And it also fights cancer.

Not just for babies anymore…

Nursing newborn babies (and other mammals) drink colostrum for about 72 hours after birth; then the amount of colostrum in the mother’s milk falls off. Remarkably, first milk, because it’s rich in colostrum, is actually a different color than later milk.

Colostrum contains white blood cells that destroy microbes in a baby’s stomach, kick-start its immune system, and prevent cancers.¹

These same benefits can be a boon for adults, too.

Colostrum’s primary cancer-fighting power comes from a special molecule with a long, complicated name: tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL, for short).

TRAILs contain death receptors that seek out and latch onto cancer cells and kill them.²

We all have TRAILs in our blood. But colostrum has 400 times more TRAIL than your blood, making it a much more potent cancer-killer. (As a side note, baby formula has no TRAIL.)³

This is why breastfeeding reduces the risk of certain childhood cancers, like lymphoblastic leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, and neuroblastoma.⁴ It also reduces mothers’ risk of breast and ovarian cancers.⁵

I’ve heard one or two anecdotes of cancer patients going into remission just because they took colostrum. But I wouldn’t gamble on colostrum alone. Combine it with other anticancer supplements.

There’s additional good news: colostrum isn’t just for physical health. It’s a boon for emotional health as well.

According to the National Cancer Institute, about one-fourth of all cancer patients are depressed. Colostrum regulates your serotonin and dopamine levels – your feel-good hormones – which improves your mental health and pulls you from the pit of depression.⁶

The companion do-it-all protein

One of the most powerful proteins found in colostrum is called lactoferrin.

Lactoferrin activates and regulates your immune system,⁷ reduces inflammation,⁸ hunts down free radicals,⁹ heals wounds and grows bones,¹⁰ and protects you from pathogenic bacteria,¹¹ viruses, fungi, and protozoa.¹²

It also annihilates cancer.¹³

According to a study published in the Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, lactoferrin prevents colon, esophagus, and bladder cancers from growing in lab rats.¹⁴ Other clinical studies show that it destroys breast,¹⁵ stomach,¹⁶ and lung cancer cells.^{17, 18}

That’s in addition to keeping cancers from metastasizing.¹⁹

Why is lactoferrin such a warrior against so many cancer foes?

Well, for one thing it binds to iron, which many pathogens – including cancer cells – feed off of.²⁰ Basically, lactoferrin shuts down your iron receptors, causing cancer cells to starve to death.

It also starves the bad bacteria in your intestines, allowing good bacteria to thrive.²¹ And the bacteria in your gut affect your overall health in a profound way.

A ‘leaky’ gut makes you a sitting duck for cancer

By some estimate, more than 85 percent of the Western population has what’s now known as leaky gut syndrome.²² Research continues to link leaky gut more and more closely with cancer – which is scary, because so many people are clueless that their gut is leaking.²³

So, what is leaky gut syndrome anyway?

Undigested food particles, pathogens, antibiotic residues, pesticides, and other toxins wear down your intestinal walls, permitting the toxins and undigested or partially digested food particles to pass through into your bloodstream.²⁴ Candida overgrowth – a yeast infection – is probably the most commonly cited reason for a perforated gut that allows food and toxins to pass through.

In this environment, cancer can multiply pretty much unchallenged.²⁵

But colostrum is a godsend for healing your damaged gut.²⁶

The proline-rich polypeptides in colostrum fight infection and reduce inflammation, helping your body relax, refocus, and rebuild your intestines.

Cherry-pick your best supplement options

You can purchase both colostrum and lactoferrin as supplements in powder or capsule form. Most are made from cow (or bovine) colostrum.

Choose a brand that verifies bioactivity in every batch. Also, limit your choices to supplements that are organic and free of pesticides, herbicides, hormones, steroids, antibiotics, and other chemicals. Anything less may actually do more harm than good.

The recommended daily dose ranges from one to two grams per day, taken with 8 to 12 ounces of water. For preventive purposes or for children, use less.²⁷

Best regards,

Lee Euler,
Publisher

References:

¹ Hammarström L, Weiner CK. “Targeted antibodies in dairy-based products.” Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;606:321-43.

² Riccardo Davanzo, MD, et al. “Human Colostrum and Breast Milk Contain High Levels of TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL).” Journal of Human Lactation. 2012 April;29(1):23-25.

³ Riccardo Davanzo, MD, et al. “Human Colostrum and Breast Milk Contain High Levels of TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL).”

⁴ Ibid.

⁵ University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. “Breast Milk Study Furthers Understanding of Critical Ingredients.” Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl. 2010 Oct.

⁶ “The Benefits of Organic, Grass Fed Colostrum.” Breast Cancer Conqueror. 2016 Nov.

⁷ Vogel Hans J. “Lactoferrin, a bird’s eye view.” Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 2012 April;90(3):233-244.

⁸ Jockers David, DC, MS, CSCS. “6 Ways Colostrum Helps You Fight Cancer.” The Truth About Cancer.

⁹ Ibid.

¹⁰ Vogel Hans J. “Lactoferrin, a bird’s eye view.”

¹¹ Parodi PW. “A role for milk proteins and their peptides in cancer prevention.” Curr Pharm Des. 2007;13:813-28.

¹² University of Calgary. “Disease Fighting Properties of Lactoferrin: Heals Wounds, Boosts Immunity and Protects From Cancer.” Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl. 2012 May.

¹³ Ibid.

¹⁴ Tsuda H et al. “Cancer prevention by bovine lactoferrin and underlying mechanisms – a review of experimental and clinical studies.” Biochem Cell Biol. 2002;80(1):131-6.

¹⁵ Wang J et al. “Recombination adenovirus-mediated human lactoferrin cDNA inhibits the growth of human MCF-7 breast cancer cells.” J Pharm Pharmacol. 2012 Mar;64(3):457-63.

¹⁶ Pan WR et al. “Bovine lactoferricin B induces apoptosis of human gastric cancer cell line AGS by inhibition of autophagy at a late stage.” J Dairy Sci. 2013;96(12):7511-20.

¹⁷ Tung YT et al. “Bovine lactoferrin inhibits lung cancer growth through suppression of both inflammation and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor.” J Dairy Sci. 2013 Apr;96(4):2095-106.

¹⁸ Ebrahim F et al. “Identification of unprecedented anticancer properties of high molecular weight biomacromolecular complex containing bovine lactogerrin (HMW-bLf).” PLoS One. 2014 Sep;9(9):e106568.

¹⁹ Deng M et al. “Lactotransferrin acts as a tumor suppressor in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by repressing AKT through multiple mechanisms.” Oncogene. 2013 Sep;32(36):4273-83.

²⁰ Bullen JJ, Rogers HJ, Spalding PB, Ward CG. “Iron and infection: the heart of the matter.” FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2005;43:325-30.

²¹ Ibid.

²² Saggioro A. “Leaky gut, microbiota, and cancer: an incoming hypothesis.” J Clin Gastroenterol. 2014 Nov-Dec;48 Suppl 1:S62-6.

²³ “The Benefits of Organic, Grass Fed Colostrum.”

²⁴ Ibid.

²⁵ Ibid.

²⁶ Ibid.

²⁷ Frey, Rebecca. “Colostrum.” Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. Gale Group. 2001.