Milky Power

Milky Power^™ is a Cocentrated Whey Protein Powder 100% derived from premium cows milk and contains only ingredients found naturally in cow’s milk. Enriched in protective immunoglobulinG (IgG), Seretory IgA (s-IgA) and Lactoferrin. It can be used in a wide variety of food/ dietary supplement applications, including low temperature beverages and foods and particularly where colostrum is not desirable.

Health Benefits

There is a higher incidence of gastrointestinal-related health issues among the elderly, including inflammatory and infectious diseases¹. Immunoglobulins (or antibodies) are large glycoproteins derived from blood cells of the immune system whose primary function is to protect the body from invasion by foreign substances (e.g., microorganisms). Ig’s are also present in milk where they protect the gastrointestinal tract by identifying, neutralizing and preventing the attachment of potentially harmful microorganisms¹. [the GIT of seniors is more vulnerable to infection]

The Ig’s present in cow’s milk/colostrum are highly effective at binding a wide range of disease-causing microorganisms (pathogens) that can infect vulnerable digestive tracts of seniors². Clinical studies show that Ig concentrates from cow’s milk/colostrum can reduce/prevent the symptoms of a number of different pathogen-bourne illnesses in both infants and adults. For example, prevent/reduce the symptoms of traveller’s diarrhoea³, rotavirus gastroenteritis^{7, 8}, enteropathogenic E. coli infection⁶, reduce numbers of a dental caries-causing microorganism⁴, a diarrhoea-causing bacterial toxin⁵ and others⁹.

Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein naturally present in human and cow’s milk that stimulates the immune defence system through its antimicrobial and antioxidant actions¹⁰.

The effectiveness of IgG against 20 pathogens

It was published on the journal of “Food Research International” in 2001 that IgG in New Zealand concentrated cow’s milk has immune activity against 19 pathogens (bacteria and fungi).

The effectiveness of IgG in New Zealand concentrated cow’s milk against to non-tuberculous mycobacteria, which is now the third leading cause of death in Japan and is increasing year by year, has been proven in vivo by Juntendo University in Japan. The study was reported on the journal of “Food Science & Nutrition” in 2019.

Pathogens	Diseases caused by infection
Bacillus cereus	Vomit, Diarrhea or Abdominal Pain by Food Poisoning
Campylobacter jejuni	Acute Gastroenteritis
Candida albicans	Mucosal Infection, Atopic Dermatitis
Escherichia coli	Food poisoning, Urinary Tract Infection
Escherichia coli 0157:H7	Food Poisoning, Hemorrhagic Colitis, Hemolytic Uremic
Helicobacter pylori	Gastric Ulcer, Gastric Cancer
Klebsiella pneumoniae	Pneumonia
Listeria monocytogenes	Encephalitis, Arthritis
Propionibacterium acnes	Acne
Salmonella enteritidis	Food Poisoning
Salmonella typhimurium	Food Poisoning
Staphylococcus epidermidis	Opportunistic Infection, Suppurative Inflammation
Streptococcus agalactiae	Mastitis, Urinary Tract Infection
Streptococcus mutans	Tooth decay
Streptococcus pneumoniae	Pneumonia, Arthritis
Streptococcus pyogenes	Nephritis, Phayryngitis
Yersinia enterocolitica	Enteritis, Food Poisoning, Arthritis
Haemophilus influenzae	Bronchitis
Stahylococcus aureus	Suppurative Inflammation, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Food Poisoning
Mycobacteria	Non-tuberculousis mycobacteria

Reported by Medical School, Juntendo University in Japan.

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