Maca

Maca has been used by Peruvians for countless centuries, from before the time of the Incas. Seldom does an herb used by native people for thousands of years come to our attention and it seems so important to health that we wonder how we ever got along without it before.

It is a root-like vegetable shaped like a radish that grows high in the Andes mountains. The natives use it as both a food and medicine.

Maca has found its way to the USA where many thousands of women are using it because of its unique ability to improve libido and stop hot flashes, night sweats and fatigue.

It is also used for osteoporosis and mending bone fractures in the elderly.

Maca has a lot of easily absorbable calcium in it, plus magnesium, and a fair amount of silica, which is useful in treating decalcification of bones in children and adults.

Maca is not a medicine. It is a food supplement that works as an adaptogen; it improves the adaptation ability of the body. It supplements the specific needs of the body according to age and sex of the person taking Maca. You could say that Maca fills the empty shelves in our bodies.

It is important to remember that Maca does not itself contain any hormones, but its action on the body jolts the pituitary gland into producing the precursor hormones which ultimately end up raising estrogen, progesterone and testosterone levels, as well as helping to balance the adrenal glands, the thyroid and the pancreas. This occurs naturally while increasing energy.

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