holvita™ Colostrum and digestive efficiency
Colostrum also helps to increase intestinal immunity and repair any damaged done to the digestive system and by keeping a healthy gut it increases the uptake of nutrients into the body which is crucial before and after exercise.
Nutrition is of great importance to athletes, it is essential the body has enough nutrients for strenuous exercise and the building blocks for repair. Colostrum helps to heal the lining of the digestive tract where nutrients are absorbed. It also helps to prevent invading organisms from attaching to the intestinal lining causing infection. The Editors of the Doctors Prescription Healthy Living Magazine state “This also explains the boost in energy that many people feel when they take colostrum” (p90 , 2005)
Dr Edmund Burke states “Colostrum is also believed to benefit athletes by enhancing efficiency of amino acids and carbohydrate fuel uptake by the intestines. IGF-1 and other factors 'seal' the gut from ulceration which would reduce uptake efficiency if left unchecked”
References:
Dr Edmund Burke, Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs