My friend told me about "colostrum", apparently a type of milk or powder that has many benefits for endurance athletes (boosts immunity, reduces recovery time, improves strength, etc.)
I was just wondering if this is real and if it is legal? Also is it widely used or is it a "hidden secret" and is it all it's talked up to be or is it exaggerated? I'm just a non-elite college runner, but I definitely wouldn't mind drinking this stuff if it really helps and is as good as I've heard.
Colostrum is a form of milk produced by the mammary glands of mammals in late pregnancy.
Its produced before real "milk" comes (hormones and stuff change it after the placenta detaches, when real milk starts being produced)
But thats a load of BS about being for endurance athletes, its for newborns, not grown men/women
People will say it has vitamins/IGGs/etc, which is true, but you would have to drink human colostrum, and you basically already have all the vitamins/nutrients anyway
Never heard of that.
Colostrum is being sold also in pills. Depending on its quality and the way it is extracted, but it does work. It's not a miracle drug like EPO and you won't see the instant results, but slowly (in about 2 months of regular use) you will notice the results. Subtle, but present. Your immune system will thank you later. Personally, I like imunoglucan (extracted in the form of natural beta-(1,3/1,6)-D-glucan pleuran), which do wonders for my immune system. I never get colds and flu, even in case of extreme exposing to viruses (I have two toddlers at home with never ending cycle of kids sicknesses).
BTW, the best legal supplement I was ever taking was serrapeptinase - an enzyme. It's being sold in wholefoods stores. Buy in strength of at least 80,000 IU. I have never thought that anything could help with the feeling of dead legs so fast and effectively. The recovery is as speedy as in my teens. Try it out, it's worth those 20-30 bucks.