holvita™ Colostrum for recovery after exercise
After intensive exercise many athletes suffer from acute muscle pain from lactic acid accumulation within the muscles, muscle damage as a result of the strenuous exercise and fatigue due to excessive energy use. Fast recovery times are therefore important for athletes to enable them to return to training as quickly as possible.
Colostrum is a multi-functional food full of many beneficial components for people doing physical activity. Colostrum contains important cell and repair growth factors which have shown the ability to stimulate protein synthesis and inhibit protein depredation.
The main growth factors involved in cell and tissue regeneration in our holvita™ colostrum are:
- Insulin-like growth factor-I & II (IgF-I & II)
- Epidermal growth factor (EgF)
- Transforming growth factor (TgF)
- Fibroblast growth factors (FgF)
- Platelet-derived growth factor (PDgF)
- Growth Hormone (GH)
Tissue repair and regeneration is the result of the collaboration between all of the main growth factors as well as other beneficial components found in holvita™ colostrum.
IgF-I & II growth factors are the most important growth factors to an athlete, because they are involved in cell proliferation and metabolism, regulation of tissue repair, growth and cell differentiation. IgF-I one is released by many different tissues in the body and affects almost every cell.
The following are associated with IgF-I:
- Increased physical performance
- Increased mental performance
- Increased physical endurance
- Increase in lean muscle tissue growth
- Encourage faster wound healing and repair
- Important component for the repair of cartilage tissue
The other growth factors EgF, PdgF, TgF A & B are also important for the stimulation of cell division and tissue development.
Beth M Ley P.h.D the author of the book Colostrum and Lactoferrin states “Many colostrum users report decreased recovery time and decreased soreness after acute exercise when using colostrum supplement”
References:
Mero, Antti; et al. 'The Dept. of Biology of Physical Activity, Univ. Of Jyvaskyla, Finland. The American Physio/ogical Society. 1997. Effects of bovine colostrum supplementation on serum IGF-1, IgG, hormone, and saliva IgA during training. Bovine colostrum supplement increased serum IgF-I concentration in athletes during strength and speed training.
Buckley JD, Abbott MJ, Brinkworth GD, Whyte PB. Bovine colostrum supplementation during endurance running training improves recovery, but not performance. Centre for Research in Education and Sports Science, School of Physical Education Exercise and Sport Studies, University of South Australia, Adelaide. J Sci Med Sport. 2002 Jun;5(2):65-79. Link here
The influence of bovine colostrum supplementation on exercise performance in highly trained cyclists. Author(s): Shing CM, Jenkins DG, Stevenson L, Coombes JS. Br J Sports Med. 2006 Sep;40(9):797-801. Epub 2006 Jul 6. Link here
Hofman Z, Smeets R, Verlaan G, Lugt R, Verstappen PA. The effect of bovine colostrum supplementation on exercise performance in elite field hockey players. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2002 Dec;12(4):461-9. Link here
Dose effects of oral bovine colostrum on physical work capacity in cyclists. School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia. Coombes JS, Conacher M, Austen SK, Marshall PA. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002 Jul;34(7):1184-8. Link here