Is ARMRA Colostrum™ free of WADA/USADA banned substances?Updated 21 days ago

As each athletic organization varies in their respective policies and requirements, we recommend consulting with your Program Director for questions specific to your program. ARMRA Colostrum™ is derived from grass-fed bovine colostrum - a whole food that naturally contains a host of growth factors, including IGF-1, as well as peptides, antioxidants, vitamins, trace minerals, bioactive nutrients, and whole food prebiotics. Colostrum is not, nor has ever been, banned by any public athletic organizations.

For some background - in 2013, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) first published a statement that cautioned bovine colostrum is a product that contains high levels of IGF-1 and other growth factors; however, bovine colostrum was never prohibited. Furthermore, a double-blind research trial has shown that ingestion of colostrum does NOT alter serum levels of IGF-1 in healthy adults [1]. There are a few other research papers of note: Kuipers et al. [2] found no effects of bovine colostrum on drug screening results carried out by an IOC accredited laboratory and Jones et al. [3] also undertook a comprehensive metabolomics analysis on the effects of 12-weeks of daily bovine colostrum supplementation (20 g/day), and none of the changes in serum metabolites reported in that study suggested anything that may interfere with a doping test.

We have many amateur and professional athletes who use ARMRA Colostrum™ to support their fitness performance, including benefits for lean muscle composition, endurance, and recovery.

[Research Citations: 1. PMID: 34073917 2. PMID: 12093430 3. PMID: 24200515]