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By: HealthIsGood4U
I am 50 and I take 1tbsp of maca powder per day. I hate the taste but it’s (surprisingly) easily masked by blending with juice. It’s been great for reducing hot flushes and improving energy and libido. I get my organic powder from Detox Your World. They are English, but seem have a large USA presence. The prices are extremely competitive.
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By: Nancy
I’ve been taking Macapause/Femmenessence for over 2 yrs. Last break it just stoppped working. I contacted the company and for the 1 main symptom they gave me advise that they assumed I hadn’t learned along the way–exercise and melatonin. Interesting.
Their contact doctor (of chiropractics) and I’ve seen him on an infomercial for something else gave me some other advise. None of it seemed solid to me–either person connected to the company. He referred me to a local chiropractor, which I have no clue why or how a chiropractor cold help someone w/ hormone/women’s issues. That referral never even responded to my e mail. He found the referral in an hour or two in some outlying small rural town, too. Interesting. I’m more confused than ever.
I had issues w/ other breaks and had contacted them previously and now the doctor said not to break–after my body is totally screwed up.
I just wanted info on this product, research, stats, etc.. how it works long term, etc… Confused and frustrated and trying to help myself on my own. If you have more ind epth questions, where do you go? Your average MD doesn’t understand Maca and can’t respond. I’m not sure the company understands their own product either.
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By: James Frame
Nancy I am sorry that you are having issues and frustrated but lets work on a solution. If we break down your comment Femmenessence worked for two years (or else you would have stopped taking it). However when you took breaks your symptoms would come back and throw you out of balance.
So as we mentioned to you, every woman is different and in relation to your personal experience we do have some ladies (we have been using Femmenessence for 7 years now with patients and over 10 if you include our 3 clinical trials) who just keep taking Femmenessence, in their lower maintenance dose, so as to avoid those issues. Not every woman experiences this but because every woman’s experience in menopause is so personal many need to have their own personalized dose, as you experienced, and regime of dosing as we have also seen with you.
In relation to other recommendations you indicated that you already knew the advise we gave of increased exercise and melatonin however didnt mention the increase in protein that we suggested – did you add a protein powder as that can be really impactful. (Femmenessence is like the mechanic tuning your car engine but you need to add the fuel with with hormones is protein). Also in relation to melatonin, which is also a hormone, dose is critical. If you had tried doses that you normally get at stores of 1mg -5mg it is probably too much. Dr Oz actually even had a segment on this discussing how a high dose can make sleeping worse. The body only produces 0.3mg of melatonin a day and that is why we always start patients on 0.3mg of Herbatonin as it is ideal and often gets the best results. If necessary people can build from there. In relation to exercise it is very important to do weights as this is the type of exercise that impacts hormones and sleep the most. If you need some guidance on what types specifically let me know james.frame@naturalhi.com.
I am really sorry that you had no response from the chiropractor we referred you to. That is not acceptable. If this ever happens always please contact us and let us know as otherwise we can only find out on forums like this! It is our job to ensure Femmenessence not only works, as it did with you for two years, but continues to work for ever to support you not just with menopause, but heart, bone and mental health throughout your life. I will follow this up, but did you send them an email and call as I know with one of your emails it once went to spam and was a cause of frustration when you thought we weren’t responding. PLEASE be assured there is a very good reason we have doctors on staff and so much support for customers and that is that we know how critical it is to guide people through health issues and how different every single one is and thus needs individual support.
In relation to us having a chiropractor on staff. Dr Schuler also has a Master’s in Nutrition, has studied herbal medicine and lectures at Universities on natural medicine. He knows is stuff but you need to go back to him when things dont work. We are working with you by phone and email which makes it very hard and is why he wanted to connect you with a practitioner who could do tests and give you in person support. We always make sure we refer customers to practitioners who understand Femmenessence versus who has the best credentials on paper. However as I said if they dont provide you with what you want and should get let us know as we will!
So as mentioned above please drop me a line and we will work on helping you through this transition and get you back to where you have been over the last few years with everything working perfectly… and no breaks ;)
Regards,
James Frame
CEO
Natural Health International
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By: Nancy
I dropped dose, seems to be helping. James, thanks for comment above and follow up to my private email yesterday.
Nancy
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By: Heather
Any thoughts on the maca in liquid form?
I just bought it and was excited to jump right in..until I read your story.
I’m very nervous now, that I will increase my acne or worse..make my fibroid grow =/
Thank you for any thoughts
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By: Bev
After taking Maca for over a year and having great results for menopause symptoms I got my period or should I say more a hemorrhage ,, I immediately stopped taking the Maca even though I had reduced down to 1 capsule a day.. I have been off all remedies for 5 months and am climbing the walls. Today I started taking femmenessence Maca pause (one capsule am and one in the pm). Will see how this goes. Hopefully it will be the end of the night sweats and hot flashes, moodiness and everything that goes with menopause
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By: ron
I bought Premium organic red maca powder.
I took red maca powder 1/4 of a teaspoon a day for two days and i had diarrhea so i stopped and after 2 days started again,this time mixed with a tablespoon of yogurt to make it palatable.
my stools are loose but not as bad as the first time.
any thoughts on this will be helpful.
i am taking it because i do not want to take Viagra (yet).I have tried increasing zinc intake by chewing pumpkin seeds and sweet apricot kernals.
the capsules are 500/1000mg so what is a quarter teaspoon.
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By: maca root powder
I have heard about the maca root powder that it is good for the energy, & also for health. But after reading your article I think that it has lots of side effect also so it’s up to us that in how much quantity we take this.
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By: Diane
I didn’t see any mention of the different types of maca root there are. I purchased some red maca powder and on the back it describes 3 types, Red, Black and Yellow.
On the information it says Red Maca is best for prostate health, Yellow has beneficial effects on female fertility and menopause, and black maca is for memory and learning.
I will be picking up the yellow and black powder, passing the red on to a male friend.
I’m also going to look into the different types more and see if I can find out anything more that might be beneficial to add to this thread.
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By: Chris Watson
Thanks Fran for sharing this information. I just started taking Maca recently (In addition to some of it already being in my Shakeology) and I have been trying to do lots of research on it before recommending it to my clients. Thanks for sharing your input on it!
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By: Sandy
I have been through a hormone imbalance and used bio identical progesterone cream, the first 3 months were terrible, symptoms got worse etc but then after the third month everything settled right down, now I wonder that with any treatment for hormone imbalance is going to have this effect. The balance between progesterone and estrogen in the body has to be perfect for everything to be normal, so I wonder if the worse symptoms are just part of finding that perfect balance again?? Thoughts anyone ?
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By: Greg
I am finding that too many people are relying on the “pill” form of maca, I myself grow and make my own powder, with no other ingredients execpt the root itself. I find that any bottled and capsulated form (and some powders) of this product contains other ingredients that could add to the harmful side effects of maca. I only make maca root powder for myself and a few others to see how it affects people regarding age, weight and other characteristics. Myself and 16 others that have had my pure maca root extract have all had the positive effects of this product and none of the harmful side effects that I have read here.
So just as a word of advice/caution, read the bottle, make sure it contains just maca, and if there’s something in it you’re not sure what it is/does I would recommend putting it back on the shelf.
Naturally, Greg.
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By: katie
I’ve been taking about 1 1/2 tsp gelatanized maca every day for almost a month. I love the energy and focus it gives me so I want to continue taking it, but I’ve put on about 5 lbs since starting. No other changes in my diet or exercise and I’ve been the same size for years so I’m pretty sure the maca is the culprit. Does anyone know if this weight will even out or drop once my body adjusts? I’ve stepped up the workout to try to combat it. I’ve heard maca adds “curves” to the female body but I’d rather not have any curves.
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By: Pete
which maca is the best for treating/improving a low testosterone-level, yellow, red, black or another color?
how long does it take to see an improvement?
(for 10 days right now I have been taking Maca Powder of 3 colors mixed (yellow, red, purple), 1 teaspoon (5g) per day in the morning…)
best
Pete
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By: Michelle
Katie, same thing has happened to me! Been taking it for about a month and I immediately gained weight in my boobs and butt! Like you, I stepped up my exercise and my weight went back down, but my butt and boobs are “fuller” than they were before. Upside is my waist is smaller and I’m building more muscle, so I don’t think it will have a negative impact on my body.
I will continue to work hard to be able to keep taking this supplement – it has taken away my anxiety, I have loads of energy, mental clarity, better emotional stability, no more dizziness, loss of carb cravings..its awesome!
Haven’t had any of the side effects discussed here except for the first week when I felt like i was on speed, couldn’t sleep etc but that is gone. I do also take virgin coconut oil caps which help keep my metabolism burning hotter to keep my body from storing fat.
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By: LRG
Hey Pete_I give my husband the maca caps formulated using the “male friendly” maca types -you can check it out at macalife.com
that doesnt answer your question but perhaps the drs there will answer that like they all my myriad of questions.
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By: Katie
Thanks for the comment Michelle. The problem is that my weight gain seems to be all in the tummy right now. Maybe after working out heavily in the near future I’ll see a change in that. If anyone else has had the weight gain issue please comment.
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By: johar
Oh, for heaven’s sake, the word is exacerbate. Frankly, the fact that you don’t know the difference between exacerbate and exasperate makes me question your intelligence. I don’t think I’ll be taking your remarks too seriously.
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