Nutra Vita Freeze Dried Colostrum Powder, Shelf Life : 1year

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Bovine colostrum has been used in human food for thousands of years in India, and in the United States its use as an antibacterial agent occurred until the development of antibiotics. However, in the 1990s there was an increase in research with the objective of using bovine colostrum for human consumption, as well as in developing products containing colostrum in their formulations. 
Historically, bovine colostrum use in India has occurred since the domestication of this animal species and is employed in both medical processes and spiritual rituals. 
In India, colostrum is offered along with mature milk, presenting therapeutic action in the fight against influenza in older adult patients . Also in India, the use of bovine colostrum to irrigate the eye during surgeries in the ocular region is documented in an ancient Indian medicine known as Ayurveda.
In the Western World, the use of colostrum in medicinal form dates from the 18th century, with its use aimed at improvements in the immune system. Colostrum was widely used in the fight against bacterial diseases until the development of penicillin.  Although it has beneficial properties to human health, therapeutic use of bovine colostrum in the past has been limited due to technical factors such as the oxidation sensitivity of colostrum lipid components and the need for cooling during storage.
Colostrum performance in the human organism happens through the immune system due to its great bioactive component concentration, and in body development from the aid of its growth factors. As a result, its use as a food supplement in recent decades is increasing. 
Bioactive compounds favor human health benefits provided by improvements in the immune system, intestinal flora balance and tissue regeneration. In addition, bovine colostrum is employed in some therapeutic processes of cardiovascular diseases, allergies, autoimmune diseases and also presents beneficial actions against cases of bleeding, decreased flow and ischemia resulting from the administration of certain drugs.
The bioactive components present in bovine colostrum can present antimicrobial and neutralizing action of endotoxins in the gastrointestinal tract, fighting intestinal inflammation and aiding in repairs in cases of tissue lesions . Colostrum is more important in preterm newborns, since an immature organism has a reduced digestive function, low bacterial colonization and a dysregulated immune system.
Bovine colostrum is a potent immunological agent and has a rapid response against infections, so that its use may be an alternative to therapy with immune potential, especially for at-risk populations. A study conducted by Saad et al. (2016) with 160 children aged 1 to 6 years with acute upper respiratory tract infection or frequent diarrhea showed that patients who received bovine colostrum powder for 4 weeks benefited from a reduction in problems related to such infections, and a decrease in the number of hospitalizations was also observed. The obtained results led the authors to suggest administering colostrum as a therapeutic option against the evaluated infections.
In reviewing dietary supplementation with colostrum, Jones et al. (2016) concluded that bovine colostrum supplementation reduces the incidence of gastrointestinal problems in exercising adults. This result is important because extensive sports practice results in thermal and oxidative stress to the organism, and consequently can increase the intestinal permeability that will result in greater circulation of bacteria and toxins in the intestinal lumen, which in turn may deregulate the immune system and contribute to immunodepression caused by physical activity.