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First-milking colostrum, third-party tested. COA available.

Nocturn Guard

Bovine Colostrum for gut barrier and immune support

$1.07 per serving
575.0 mg IgG per serving IgG is the immunoglobulin the research tracks. We disclose it per serving; most brands only list total protein.

  • Gut barrier, held under load — supports gut barrier integrity through heavy training weeks

  • Stay available to train — supports the immune system during periods of intense physical activity

  • Settle faster between sessions — supports a healthy inflammatory response after exercise

  • Three actives, named openly — IgG, lactoferrin and growth factors. Not four hundred bioactives.

  • The morning half of the system — GUARD by day, DEEP by night
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— The Nocturn team
Real people · real recovery

Join 300+ PeopleWho Decided Recovery Was Worth It

More men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are getting the fundamentals right — and feeling it. The athlete who trains the next morning energized. The lifter who dropped the gimmicks and got composed. The student who sleeps like it matters and shows up sharp.

You're not alone in this. You're joining a community of 300+ people who decided their recovery, energy, and focus were worth one simple daily habit — not another shortcut.

The next result can be yours.

Real experiences · Colostrum

People stopped fighting their gut. Then they stopped getting sick.

Real, unpaid experiences from people taking a daily colostrum supplement. Individual results vary.

The gut-and-immune layer most training routines skip
Gut comfort · daily use
The post-meal bloat just… stopped.
I've dealt with bloating and unpredictable digestion for years — always a little uncomfortable after eating, never sure what would set it off. A few weeks into taking colostrum every morning and it's genuinely calmer. Less bloat, more regular, and I'm not thinking about my stomach after every meal anymore. It feels like it's supporting the gut itself, not just covering it up.
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Marcus R. Verified colostrum user
Immune resilience · through the season
First winter in years I didn't get knocked out.
Between two kids in daycare and training most mornings, I used to catch everything going around — a cold every couple of months, easy. I started colostrum at the end of summer, mostly for my gut, and the thing I didn't expect was the immune side. I've stayed on my feet through the whole season while everyone around me dropped. Recovery between sessions feels steadier too.
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Priya N. Verified colostrum user
The honest take · week 3
Not overnight — but by week two it was real.
I'll be straight: the first few days I didn't notice much, and I almost wrote it off. Gave it a full two weeks like the label said, and somewhere in there it clicked — less bloating after meals, digestion just more comfortable. It's not a miracle and it's not instant. But it's the first thing I've added that I can actually feel doing something. I re-ordered.
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Daniel K. Verified colostrum user
Colostrum isn't a fix for everyone — a minority of people notice little at first, or need a week or two of consistent use before it settles in. It works best taken daily, and the people who feel it most are usually the ones under the most training or life stress. That's the honest version.
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Customers worldwide

*Reviews reflect real, unpaid individual experiences with daily colostrum supplementation and are shown to illustrate common outcomes; individual results vary. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Bovine colostrum naturally contains IGF-1; WADA-tested competitive athletes should consult their sport's anti-doping advisor before use.

Contains milk. Not suitable for anyone with a cow's-milk allergy or casein intolerance. Contains naturally occurring lactose. Not recommended for pregnant or lactating individuals.

What to expect

It covers first. It rebuilds after.

Colostrum appears to protect the gut lining before it repairs it, so the early weeks and the later ones are doing different jobs. Here is what the research recorded at each stage — including where it disagrees with itself.

Early cover

  • Protection appears to begin before repair does. In controlled work, colostrum blunted the sharp rise in gut permeability that follows an acute stressor, within days of starting.
  • None of this is felt. There is no sensation attached to a gut lining holding up better under load, and you should be suspicious of anything that claims otherwise.
  • Morning, on an empty stomach, daily. Consistency is doing the work here rather than any single serving.

Karakülah YS, Yalçıntaş YM, Bechelany M, Karav S. 2025. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Clinical review of bovine colostrum in gastrointestinal disorders.

Read the review

Rebuilding

  • This is the most replicated window in the colostrum literature. A placebo-controlled crossover trial found 14 days cut exercise-induced permeability increases by roughly 80% against placebo.
  • A systematic review across nine independent trials points to the same one-to-two week window as the most consistently effective.
  • Some users report less gut disruption through hard sessions or unfamiliar food. Others notice nothing. Barrier work does not announce itself.

Marchbank T, et al. 2011. American Journal of Physiology — Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. Double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial, n=12.

Read the published study

Back to baseline

  • By around three weeks the measured change reads as normalisation rather than improvement. In a 20-day trial where three in four athletes began with elevated permeability, levels returned to a normal reference range.
  • A separate four-week trial recorded early signs of stronger immune resilience under training load.
  • Nothing else in those trials changed. The supplementation was the variable.

Hałasa M, et al. 2017. Nutrients. Controlled trial in 16 athletes during peak competition training.

Read the published study

Compounding

  • Past a month, the measured effects extend beyond the gut. Trials running eight to twelve weeks recorded improvements in sprint and time-trial performance and in aerobic capacity.
  • A 24-week trial in football players found sustained increases in IgG alongside reduced post-exercise inflammation — the longest window anyone has measured.
  • Not every trial found performance gains. In several, the benefit stayed in gut repair and immune markers rather than output. We would rather say that than imply the ceiling is guaranteed.

Cieşlicka M, et al. 2023. Nutrients. 15(22):4779. Randomized controlled trial in football players.

Read the published study

Individual experience varies. These findings come from independent, peer-reviewed research on bovine colostrum as an ingredient, not on GUARD, and none of it was funded by a supplement brand. Daily amounts differed considerably between trials, and some used more than a daily serving provides.

Bovine colostrum naturally contains IGF-1. WADA-tested competitive athletes should consult their sport's anti-doping advisor before use. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

The research

Built on real trials. Real science.

GUARD is formulated around independently published, peer-reviewed research into bovine colostrum — the same body of clinical evidence researchers and clinicians rely on, not an internal study built to sell you something.

These trials studied bovine colostrum as an ingredient, not GUARD specifically. We didn't fund them. We formulated to match what they found.

The headline findings
Gut barrier · 14-day crossover
80%
Placebo 2.5× rise
Colostrum 80% smaller rise

Your gut stays sealed under stress. Intense training normally lets more gut contents leak into your bloodstream, driving inflammation. Colostrum blocked most of that leak in a controlled trial — meaning less post-workout inflammation and faster bounce-back.

Marchbank T, et al. 2011. American Journal of Physiology – Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. Double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial, n=12.

DOI 10.1152/ajpgi.00281.2010
Read the published study →
Training load · 20-day trial
75%
Baseline Elevated
After 20 days Normal range

Chronic training breaks down your gut lining — this rebuilds it. In athletes deep in competition training, 3 out of 4 already had leaky gut. Twenty days of colostrum brought their gut barrier back to a normal, healthy range without changing anything else.

Hałasa M, et al. 2017. Nutrients. Controlled trial in 16 athletes during peak competition training.

PMCID PMC5409709
Read the published study →
Mucosal immunity · 12-week trial
+79%
Placebo Flat
Colostrum +79%

Fewer sick days, more training days. Salivary IgA is your body's frontline defense against colds and infections that sideline athletes. Colostrum users saw a 79% increase in this immune marker, statistically significant versus placebo.

Crooks CV, Wall CR, Cross ML, Rutherfurd-Markwick KJ. 2006. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 16(1):47–64.

PMID 16676703 · n=35 distance runners (15F/20M)
Read on PubMed →

Every citation resolves to a real, published study so you can look it up independently.

Bovine colostrum naturally contains IGF-1. WADA-tested competitive athletes should consult their sport's anti-doping advisor before use.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

What's inside

One ingredient. Fully disclosed.

We're not going to hide behind a "proprietary bioactive matrix." Here's exactly what's in GUARD, how much, and why.

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 1 Scoop (2.3 g)
Servings Per Container: 30
Amount Per Serving%DV**
Calories 10 kcal
Calcium 20 mg   2%**
Sodium 5 mg   <1%**
Potassium 25 mg   <1%**
Bovine Colostrum (25% Immunoglobulin G) 2,300 mg   ***
Immunoglobulin (IgG) 575 mg   ***
Contains: Milk (Colostrum).
** Percent Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. *** Daily Value (DV) not established.
Bovine Colostrum (first-milking) The active

2,300 mg of first-milking bovine colostrum per serving, standardized to 25% Immunoglobulin G — 575 mg of IgG. Collected within the first 24 hours postpartum, when IgG concentration is highest, then processed at low heat to preserve bioactivity. [Confirm exact processing method with manufacturer.]

The details

Everything, in one place.

One scoop (2.3 g), stirred into water, coffee, or a smoothie. Best taken in the morning, on an empty stomach. [Confirm final serving guidance once dose is locked.]

Supports gut barrier integrity. Supports mucosal immunity. Supports a healthy inflammatory response after exercise.

Three specific, structure/function claims — not a wellness catch-all.

2,300 mg of first-milking bovine colostrum per serving, standardized to 25% Immunoglobulin G — 575 mg of IgG. Collected within the first 24 hours postpartum, when IgG concentration is highest, then processed at low heat to preserve bioactivity. [Confirm exact processing method with manufacturer.]

Grass-fed, pasture-raised sourcing. Casein-fat removed. One ingredient, one dose — no proprietary "bioactive matrix."

In a controlled athlete trial, colostrum reduced the rise in exercise-induced gut permeability by roughly 80% against an untreated 2.5x increase on placebo (n=12, double-blind, placebo-controlled). Read the gut-permeability trial →

In distance runners, colostrum raised salivary IgA — a frontline marker of mucosal immune defense — by 79% versus placebo over 12 weeks (n=35). Read the salivary IgA trial →

In football players, colostrum brought TNF-α (an inflammatory marker) back toward baseline within 3 hours after intense exercise, versus sustained elevation on placebo (n=28, double-blind crossover). Read the recovery trial →

These trials studied bovine colostrum as an ingredient, not GUARD specifically, and several are small studies — real but preliminary evidence, not proof this specific product will do the same for you.

Every batch is third-party tested for identity and purity, manufactured to the same standard regardless of whether the Certificate of Analysis below is populated yet.

Contains milk. Not suitable for anyone with a cow's-milk allergy or casein intolerance. Contains naturally occurring lactose. Not recommended for pregnant or lactating individuals.

Bovine colostrum naturally contains IGF-1. WADA-tested competitive athletes should consult their sport's anti-doping advisor before use.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

The Nocturn Standard

The label tells you everything.

Standard
GUARD
Typical colostrum

IgG disclosed per serving — not just "total protein"

First-milking collection (within 24h postpartum)

Low-heat / cold-chain processing to preserve bioactivity

One ingredient, one dose — no proprietary "bioactive matrix"

Third-party tested every batch, COA available

Casein-free

Grass-fed, pasture-raised sourcing

Compared against typical retail colostrum supplements — a category, not a specific brand.

Contains milk. Not suitable for anyone with a cow's-milk allergy or casein intolerance. Contains naturally occurring lactose. Not recommended for pregnant or lactating individuals.

Reviews

We're new. So we'll show you the paperwork instead.

We could have filled this space with testimonials. We'd rather tell you the truth: GUARD just launched, and we don't have hundreds of reviews yet.

What we do have is the thing that actually matters before anyone has an opinion — the IgG disclosed per serving, the collection timing, and a third-party test on every batch. Read the Certificate of Analysis and judge the product on what's in it.

When the reviews come, they'll be real ones. Verified buyers only.

— The Nocturn team
Before you buy

Questions, answered.

Colostrum is the first milk a mammal produces in the 24–72 hours after giving birth — structurally distinct from regular milk and dense in IgG, lactoferrin, and growth factors.

Bovine (cow) colostrum is the form used in almost all human research and supplementation: it's safe, well-studied, and can be sourced without harming the calf, which continues to nurse.

GUARD contains naturally occurring lactose. If you're lactose intolerant, start with a smaller serving and see how you respond.

That's different from a milk allergy — if you have a diagnosed cow's-milk allergy, do not take GUARD.

[Confirm taste/flavor profile once finalized.] Stir a scoop into water, coffee, or a smoothie. Most people take it in the morning, on an empty stomach.

One scoop (2.3 g) daily, typically in the morning. [Confirm final serving guidance once dose is locked.]

The gut-barrier research this is built on uses consistent daily use over weeks, not single servings — give it a full month before judging whether it's working.

Bovine colostrum naturally contains IGF-1. WADA-tested competitive athletes should consult their sport's anti-doping advisor before use.

Every batch is third-party tested for identity and purity. The Certificate of Analysis is available for every batch — ask and we'll send it. [Confirm COA process]

Yes — that's the system. GUARD in the morning for gut and immune infrastructure, DEEP at night for nervous-system calm and overnight recovery. Two products, one 24-hour recovery system.

The system

GUARD by morning, DEEP by night.

Morning

GUARD — Recovery Colostrum

Gut and immune infrastructure for the hours you're awake, training, and exposed.

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Night
Nocturn DEEP

Nocturn DEEP

Magnesium glycinate to quiet the nervous system and support the overnight window where recovery actually happens.

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