MIP Colostrum Powder being prepared as part of a daily routine

How to Take MIP Colostrum

There is no single routine that suits everyone. Start with the label directions, choose the MIP format that fits your day and adjust your routine as you learn what suits you.

Key takeaways

  • The current adult Powder and Vege-Caps directions both provide a total of 2 g of MIP Colostrum daily.
  • Chews and Vitality Blend provide different practical ways to include MIP Colostrum in a daily routine.
  • Powder should be mixed with cool or room-temperature food or drinks rather than unnecessary high heat.
  • Start with the product label and choose a consistent routine that suits your needs and circumstances.

A simple starting point

Each MIP product label provides a practical daily starting amount. From there, you can pay attention to how the product fits your body, circumstances and routine. The table below brings together the adult directions for the four MIP Colostrum formats.

MIP Colostrum Powder

Amount per serving: 1 level tsp ≈ 2 g

Adult label direction: Mix once daily

Total daily colostrum: Approximately 2 g

MIP Colostrum Vege-Caps

Amount per serving: 2 capsules = 1 g

Adult label direction: Take 2 capsules twice daily

Total daily colostrum: 2 g

MIP Colostrum Chews

Amount per serving: 3 chewable tablets

Adult label direction: Chew 3 daily

Total daily colostrum: 1,650 mg

MIP Colostrum Vitality Blend

Amount per serving: 1 heaped tsp = 5 g blend

Adult label direction: Mix once daily

Total daily colostrum: 2 g within the blend

A starting point, not a rigid rule

Begin with the direction on your product label. As you become familiar with MIP Colostrum, you can find the amount and timing that best suit your body and routine. The labels also allow additional servings during periods of illness, recovery or training.

Powder and Vege-Caps: Two ways to take the same daily amount

A capsule is a fixed measured format. Each MIP Vege-Cap contains 500 mg of colostrum powder, so two capsules provide 1 g. Taking that serving twice daily reaches the adult daily label amount of 2 g.

Powder is measured by volume. One level teaspoon is approximately 2 g and provides the adult daily amount in a single serving. Because powders settle and teaspoons vary slightly, ‘approximately’ is important: a teaspoon is a practical household measure, not a laboratory weighing method.

The two formats therefore offer different routines rather than different grades of colostrum. Capsules suit people who value portability and a fixed measure. Powder suits those who prefer one daily serving, want to mix it with food or a drink, or want greater flexibility in the amount used.

There is no need to explain the difference by claiming that capsules are better absorbed. Both provide the same total adult daily amount; they simply offer different ways to take it.

Chews and Vitality Blend: Different ways to build your routine

MIP Colostrum Chews are intended for people who prefer a pleasant chewable format. The adult direction is three chews daily, providing 1,650 mg of MIP Colostrum. They can be taken together or incorporated into a routine that is easy to remember.

MIP Colostrum Vitality Blend is a broader daily formula. One 5 g adult serving contains 2 g of MIP Colostrum together with golden kiwifruit, manuka honey, probiotic Bacillus coagulans, vitamins and minerals. Mix one heaped teaspoon with a drink of your choice or soft food such as porridge.

Because Vitality Blend contains several active nutrients, follow its own label rather than treating it as interchangeable gram-for-gram with pure MIP Colostrum Powder.

Morning, evening or another consistent time

Choose a time that makes the product easy to take consistently. The Vege-Caps label recommends taking the capsules preferably on an empty stomach. Many people therefore take one serving in the morning and another later in the day when their stomach is relatively empty.

The Powder label is deliberately flexible. It can be mixed with a drink of your choice, smoothie, yoghurt or muesli. It can therefore fit naturally into breakfast or another regular daily meal or drink.

Consistency is generally more useful than choosing a complicated schedule that is difficult to maintain. If your healthcare professional has given you individual directions, follow that advice.

With or without food

Follow the direction for the format you use. MIP Vege-Caps are preferably taken on an empty stomach. MIP Colostrum Powder may be mixed with food or a drink, as stated on its label.

The label directions are not evidence that powder taken with food is poorly absorbed, or that capsules necessarily deliver more colostrum to the body. MIP does not use those claims to explain the serving pattern. The product format and practical daily routine are the relevant differences.

Using more than one format?

You can combine formats when that suits your routine. Be aware of the colostrum supplied by each product, begin sensibly and adjust according to your needs. Vitality Blend also supplies vitamins, minerals and other ingredients, so its full formula should be considered not only its colostrum amount.

Everyday ways to use the Powder

The Powder label recommends mixing one teaspoon with your drink of choice, a smoothie, yoghurt or muesli. Cool or room-temperature options are the simplest choice.

  • Cool water or milk
  • A smoothie or protein shake
  • Yoghurt
  • Muesli or another cool food

Stir or shake until dispersed. Natural colostrum powder does not always dissolve like a highly processed instant drink, so slight foam or small soft particles are not necessarily a quality problem.

Avoiding unnecessary heat

Colostrum contains proteins, including immunoglobulins, whose structure can be altered by heat. MIP Colostrum has already been carefully pasteurised and spray dried under controlled conditions; there is no benefit in exposing it to unnecessary high heat at home.

Use cool or room-temperature liquids where practical. If adding the powder to a warm food or drink, allow it to cool to a comfortable drinking temperature first. This is a cautious handling recommendation, not a claim that a brief contact with warmth instantly destroys the product.

Periods of increased need

The Powder, Vege-Caps and Chews labels state that additional servings may be taken during periods of illness, recovery or training. This reflects the way many customers use MIP: a regular daily amount, with flexibility when the body is under greater demand.

There is no single increased-need amount that is right for everyone. Listen to your body, increase in a measured way and consider the total MIP Colostrum you receive if you use more than one format.

If you have a medical condition, take medicines, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or plan a substantially higher intake for an extended period, seek individual professional advice.

Consistency and routine

The best format is the one that fits naturally into your day.

  • Powder: keep the jar near the breakfast ingredients you use each morning, but away from moisture and heat.
  • Vege-Caps: divide the adult amount into two servings of two capsules, as directed on the label.
  • Chews: take three daily at a time that is easy to remember.
  • Vitality Blend: mix one heaped teaspoon into a drink or soft food as part of breakfast or another daily routine.
  • Travel: capsules provide a convenient fixed measure; keep them in the original labelled container.
  • Storage: close the container tightly, keep it dry and store it below 30°C.

If you miss a serving, return to your normal routine. Do not assume that doubling the next serving is necessary.

A complementary daily product

Yes. MIP Omega-3 Krill Oil can be used alongside MIP Colostrum as a complementary product. The products supply different nutrients: colostrum provides its naturally complex milk-derived components, while Krill Oil supplies phospholipid-rich omega-3 fatty acids, including EPA and DHA, together with naturally occurring astaxanthin.

It is better to describe this as broadening a daily wellbeing routine not as making colostrum absorb better or guaranteeing stronger colostrum benefits. The adult Krill Oil direction is three softgels daily with food.

Krill Oil contains shellfish. Anyone who is pregnant or breastfeeding, has a shellfish allergy, takes blood-thinning medication or has been advised to limit omega-3 supplements should seek professional advice before use.

MIP Colostrum for children

The current labels provide directions for children aged five years and over:

  • MIP Colostrum Powder: ½ teaspoon daily, approximately 1 g.
  • MIP Colostrum Vege-Caps: one 500 mg capsule daily.
  • MIP Colostrum Chews: up to two chews daily.
  • MIP Colostrum Vitality Blend: ½ teaspoon, approximately 2.5 g of the blend.

These directions are format-specific. Follow the label for the product being used rather than converting one format’s instruction into another. A child must be able to swallow capsules or chew tablets safely.

For children under five, or where a child has a health condition, milk allergy or special dietary needs, seek professional advice before use.

When to seek professional advice

MIP Colostrum is a milk-derived food supplement. It is not suitable for anyone with an allergy to milk proteins. Lactose intolerance and milk-protein allergy are different conditions, but anyone uncertain about their reaction to dairy should obtain individual advice before use.

Speak with an appropriate healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a significant medical condition, take prescription medicines, are preparing for surgery, or are considering the product for a young child. Stop using the product and seek advice if you experience an unexpected reaction.

Choosing a suitable routine

Begin with the current label direction and choose the format that best suits your routine:

  • Powder: one teaspoon, approximately 2 g, once daily.
  • Vege-Caps: two capsules, providing 1 g, twice daily preferably on an empty stomach.
  • Chews: three chews daily.
  • Vitality Blend: one heaped teaspoon, providing 5 g of the complete blend and 2 g MIP Colostrum.

From there, notice how the product suits you. Your ideal routine may remain at the starting amount or change during periods of illness, recovery or training.

Choose the format that fits your day

Powder offers maximum flexibility; Vege-Caps offer portability; Chews are easy to take without mixing or swallowing capsules; Vitality Blend combines MIP Colostrum with additional daily nutrients.

Choose MIP Colostrum in the format that suits you

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This article provides general nutritional information and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Individual needs vary. Follow the product label and seek advice from a qualified health professional where appropriate.