Re: Colostrum in powerlifting

[Guest guest]

Hello, vegeta@... (superpunkeddie),

In reference to your comment:

<I am taking part in a powerlifting contest some time next year, I am thinking

of supplementing with

colostrum lozenges, i hear there is GH and IGF in it, and was wondering if this

would fail a blood test the

same as taking growth hormone sprays and injections would....>

Mero and other researchers have done interesting work with colostrum. It is

dose dependent, and obtaining the quality of the raw materials used in these

studies is problematic in the marketplace. While many nutrients appear

efficacious in clinical situations, the ability to actually take in the same

quality of nutrients used in the studies is quite difficult. Colostrum is a

good example. Buyer beware.

Bob Fritz,

CA

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I am taking part in a powerlifting contest some time next year, I am

thinking of supplementing with colostrum lozenges, i hear there is GH

and IGF in it, and was wondering if this would fail a blood test the

same as taking growth hormone sprays and injections would.

eddie benton

upperlands

northern ireland

[Guest guest]

Summary of Mero work:

Colostrum Supplements Increase Anabolic and Immune Chemicals

Colostrum is the pre-milk fluid produced by the mammary glands of all nursing

mothers(both

human and animal). It is thought to promote growth in newborns and protect

them from disease by beefing up their immune systems.

A 1997 study by Mero and co-workers from Finland found that colostrum

supplements increased IGF-1

levels in strength speed athletes. IGF-1 is a highly anabolic substance that

works in concert with growth hormone. In a new study, they gave male

and female athletes 20 grams of colostrum per day for 14 days. They found

large increases in IGF-1 and in important immune system chemicals

immunoglobulins A and G. Supplements were more effective in female than male

athletes. This supplement may prove useful in promoting muscle growth and

protecting athletes from disease. (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

(ACSM annual meeting abstracts) 32: S117, 2000.)

Bob Fritz,

ez CA

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I am taking part in a powerlifting contest some time next year, I am

thinking of supplementing with colostrum lozenges, i hear there is GH

and IGF in it, and was wondering if this would fail a blood test the

same as taking growth hormone sprays and injections would.

eddie benton

upperlands

northern ireland