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(More customer reviews)I have been taking lactoferrin since last spring, when I came across a study in the Journal of Nutrition about its ability to improve bone mineral density. Subsequently, I did a comprehensive review of the literature and learned that it not only improves bone density but also is antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, is protective against cancer, stimulates the immune system, and transports iron.
Its effectiveness (and safety) was demonstrated recently (late 2009) in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It reduced blood infections in very low birthweight infants (infants weighing less than 2.2 lbs) by 70 percent.
I believe that everyone of all ages--but especially post-menopausal women at risk for osteopenia and osteoporosis, women and men with osteoporosis, and women with breast cancer who are taking Tamoxifen or Arimidex--should be taking lactoferrin instead of Fosamax and other biophosphonates (which have terrible side effects) to prevent or treat osteoporosis. The only "side effects" of lactoferrin are good ones--enhancing the immune system, reducing inflammation, etc.
One potential additional medical use for lactoferrin is to accelerate the healing of broken bones. This has not yet been studied, but it would make sense, given it's ability to increase bone growth. I have two instances of anecdotal evidence that it works. 1 )A friend was thrown from her horse and broke 9 ribs and a lumbar vertebra. Her doctor said her bone healing was "amazing," especially because she had borderline osteopenia at the time of her accident, and at 12 weeks, he said she had fully recovered. 2) My aunt (age 82) fell and broke her leg a few months ago. At her 9 week check-up, the x-rays showed that the bone healing was 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule. Both women began taking lactoferrin (250 mg/day) soon after their injuries occurred.
I take it in combination with Nordic Naturals Pro-Omega omega-3's for low back pain, and it works like a charm. I'm also taking it to improve my bone density, but won't know the results until next November, when I can get a repeat scan.
To my knowledge, Jarrow is one of only two manufacturers of lactoferrin in the US. (Jamieson makes it for Canadian markets.) For the price (I pay about $15 for a 2-month supply) I think it's the biggest bargain going, and the single most important supplement a person can take. Unfortunately, lactoferrin is hard to find, except on the internet. The sales staff at Whole Foods and GNC have never heard of it, and it's not even in their catalogues. Don't expect your health care providers to know about it either.
If you're technically inclined, go to PubMed (the National Library of Medicine web site) and search for "lactoferrin and bone," "lactoferrin and cancer," etc. to read abstracts of the most recent scientific research on this "miracle" protein from milk.
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