Natural Balance

Maybe a lot of you have heard about maca, it is a root that grows only in the Andean highland zones of Peru at altitudes of 14,000 ft., in a region with intense sunlight, winds and below freezing temperatures, where no other crops can survive. It is considered to be one of the best natural foods due to its excellent and scientifically tested properties. The Maca plant was domesticated about 2,000 years ago, but signs of primitive maca cultivation have been found in archaeological sites dating back as far as 1,600 B.C. Maca always was, and is still seen as a healthy food.

The nutritional value of the maca roots (best if they are dried) is high, its protein content consists mostly of polypeptides and amino acids, and also it is rich in fatty acids, minerals and vitamins.

Maca strengthens and balances the entire endocrine system both for men and women in an appropriate gender – specific manner; it works by focusing its action on the hypothalamus and pituitary glands, yielding healthy and balanced hormone levels in the body and therefore, with positively results on any system in the body that is out of balance. Maca provides the raw materials needed for the body to produce the hormones that it needs, it promotes, for example, the balance of serotonin which facilitates relaxation, or DHEA which regulates the sleeping system. Scientific research has shown that Maca increases the hormones that promote male and female libido, stamina or energy levels. As an adaptogen, it may also help lower cortisol (the stress hormone), which interferes with normal serotonin production. Normalizing cortisol will help normalize serotonin levels helping us to adapt to stress.

By contributing to a healthy balance of natural hormones, maca also helps to alleviate many symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and mood swings. Many women already benefit from maca and have improved their quality of life during menopause. It also helps to increase stamina and energy levels. Surfers, athletes, bodybuilders and other sportsmen are using maca in order to obtain energy on a natural basis.

The benefits of maca apply to individuals of all ages and both sexes; it supports hormonal functioning in younger and older people, men and women. Maca is beneficial for everyone.

The maca roots have been used by the Andean people for many centuries in their daily diets with benefits such as better control of chronic fatigue, raising energy levels, improving physical and emotional well being, promoting mental clarity and improving levels of concentration and memory, stimulating and reinforcing the body’s defenses, slowing the aging process, preventing and fighting osteoporosis, relieving menopause symptoms, as a natural HRT alternative and its well-known increase in libido that stimulates sexual activity.

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