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April 6, 2013, 10:09 pm

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Ahhhhhh bless everyone, I thought that perhaps it was time I replied on here. If you look at the date on the article it’s January 2008 – that’s OVER FIVE YEARS ago!! Much has changed since then, and this article seems to have blown out of control.. it was written on a teeny tiny hobby blog, most likely in an evening after working in my day job… honestly without much thought on how big it could potentially get (oops). I now have a wonderfully healthy relationship with maca after living in Peru for the last two years.. funny how these things work out.

Either way, I’m happy that this funny little article has created such a huge forum of discussion. Enjoy!

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By: Gary

April 8, 2013, 8:32 am

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Michelle, AND Katie.. PLEASE provide me with the brand. I am a male, and very fit, but went overboard by cutting out too many fats in my diet. I lost too much weight and as such need to put weight back in my rear as well as my face. Being an actor, it is not a good thing for me…Please let me know exactly what brands /ways you took it? Thanks so much..

By: Katie

April 13, 2013, 5:54 pm

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Greg, it was Navitas Naturals for me. I had one teaspoon each morning mixed with just a little juice. However, I think it has more to do with me being a female and the adaptogen evening out my hormones than the brand of the Maca. I loved taking it and I just started back today. I will just have to deal with a little tummy gain for the awesome maca benefits.

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April 14, 2013, 7:24 am

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Is Maca recommended if I have high blood pressure?

By: Brenda

April 14, 2013, 7:29 am

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I am up this morning after an incredibly restless night–anxiety, racing heartbeat, total body sweats. Have been using 1/4 doses of maca for approximately 5 weeks….first felt good—little queasy and lightheaded about 45 minutes after taking it. I was also seeing a nutritionist who was prescribing it for perimenopause. I’m 53 and quite healthy. I wonder if it was cancelling out my synthroid which I take daily for hypothyroidism. I was waiting several hours before taking it after taking that med in the morning as suggested. Hope you are feeling better! Brenda

By: Brenda

April 14, 2013, 7:45 am

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Carole, I am a 53 year old woman taking Femmenessence. I had mentioned to my nutritionist that i was feeling lightheadedness, sleeplessness, and some weird head feelings so I cut back from 2 pills to one. Now it has been about 5 weeks. Last night was awful….heart palpitations, sweating profusely, little sleep. I have no idea why but obviously maca just does it’s own thing to each of us on our own time. Just two years ago I ended up in the Cleveland Clinic for a PVI due to the use of Astroganda and Shatavari–two other Chinese herbs that made my heart go electrically imbalanced! All I want to do is feel less menopausal and lose a couple of pounds in my belly! :). I think I’m stopping the maca for awhile or maybe for good. OH, I actually felt quite good some afternoons after taking it….energy, positivity, sexual. But not always….sometimes I felt queasy and lightheaded…couldn’t figure it out!

By: Dar

April 14, 2013, 5:07 pm

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To Fran, I think I learned more about maca from this blog than I did anywhere else on the internet. So many people with so many different issues and points of view, it’s been very helpful. Thank you for starting your ‘teeny tiny blog’.

By: Chris

April 19, 2013, 8:29 pm

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Have been testing Maca at 1/4 dosage and not liking what I am feeling: Queasy stomach, night sweats, body temperature too warm and muscle weakness. I was trying it out for adrenal issues, but first responses say no go. It is important that we remember that when it comes to herbal apothecary one size does not fit all, especially when we are dealing with complicated individual biologies. I have also read that it is highly important when taking Maca, to take breaks fom this medicinal and lt the body reset.

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By: Carmela

May 1, 2013, 4:48 am

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Kris,

You were having a cleansing reaction, I see you posted a long time ago, but maca is one of those things where you are supposed to gradually build up the dosage so you don’t have such a bad reaction.

By: Jeff

May 14, 2013, 5:30 am

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Maca is great! Regulated my bowel movements to 2-3 a day. Sex drive increased significantly. Skin is a lot smoother. I have been using maca gold by Life-flo at the recommended dosages.

By: kirbz

May 15, 2013, 2:57 am

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Honestly! I’m not convinced that you actually know what you are talking about… I am convinced that the REAL problem here is you and everyone else is taking sum sort of unnatural NOT 100% Maca.. Maca has NO side effects whatsoever, i have researched this for a long time and have taken it for a long time myself! I am 100% positive that if the bad rap your actually giving Maca were true, THIS ARTICLE &THIS PAGE, WOULD NOT be the ONLY place that this info is available on.. seriously! Why is it that YOU are claiming to this “secret” that ONLY YOU know about?! makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever! There have been scientic studies done on this for years! we’re talking SCIENTISTS that conduct these types of scientific experiments to provide us with this so very very helpful information as to whether there are in fact ANY side effects or HARM to the human body caused by Maca!? guess what.. NO! NONE HAVE BEEN FOUND, EVER! BY SCIENTISTS! So I’m deeply sorry to inform you that you are in fact wrong! either get sum better quality Maca, 100% organic/natural Maca, or look into what is really or has caused those side effects.. I can assure you it probably wasn’t the Maca unless it was bad Maca, bad quality unnatural Maca.. i have ONLY used 100% Organic Maca so i wouldn’t know how any others may effect your body…

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May 15, 2013, 3:18 am

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I don’t think so.. But maybe you would wanna look into Kratom (mytragyna speciosa) its a very natural pain reliever and it has worked for me and many others! Good Luck!

By: kirbz

May 15, 2013, 3:21 am

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sorry, I thought I’d add that although the Kratom its self has done wonders for me regarding pain, I do also take Maca and its works wonderfully with the Kratom, but i do not think that the Maca alone will help with the pain.. It has many other great health benefits which is why I use it as well..

By: Dawn

May 15, 2013, 4:55 am

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Please share which product you take and how long you’ve been taking it. I just bought some from GNC in a capsule but not sure if it’s the correct one. Thanks.

By: kansas

May 17, 2013, 11:16 am

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where do you purchase your maca from

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By: jaye

May 18, 2013, 6:20 am

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I have started taking maca and after reading these posts I think
1. Introducing any new supplement into the body will produce effects while the body detoxes and they start working to correct. Even prescription drugs cause side effects initially. If the discomfort lasts more than a week or two, only then would I discontinue usage.

2. I am taking a powdered organic maca, 1/2 teaspoon daily for now for energy from hypothyroid and hormonal balance and depression. I feel renewed energy. I used to find it difficult to even leave the house to run errands and now I am up and at ‘em. I am also happy. It has positively effected my moods. This is a big benefit for me and I wish I had started it years ago.

I also take Spirulina and Chorella but it wasn’t until I added the Maca that I could feel my mood lifting and a happiness that was before only fleeting and which my doctor’s prescription of Wellbutrin didn’t help.

I would recommend an organic powder ( I get it on Amazon) as some capsules have fillers added and the capsules themselves may cause problems.

By: sam

May 21, 2013, 12:40 am

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Currently staying KSA , please adivise me
where i will get Maca i want in natural (Maca root )
and what is the price and how can order.

please provide need full help and support

By: Michael

May 21, 2013, 12:49 am

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Timothy- what do you cook the maca flour with?

I have been taking the caps off and on for sometime
now and i definitely feel an energy boost with it but it
does seem to mess with my mood quite drastically.

I would be interested in finding other ways to consume it
such as you mentioned.

Examples of how to cook with it would be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

By: Nara

May 26, 2013, 11:16 am

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I started using the Maca powder about two weeks ago, in my smoothies. I didn’t know how much powder to use, so I threw in a tablespoon or so. I think that was too much, as I started getting headaches every day…a sign of cleansing I imagine. But I don’t know if that was necessarily from the Maca powder…I also used green powder, and spirolina, almond milk, raw organic almond butter, and fruit (mango, peach, strawberries, banana, etc.) I quite the smoothies, and my headaches went away. I had one today, finally, I’ll see how it goes. I will also decrease my amount of Maca I use, down to a teaspoon. I get this powder in bulk at my local health food store.

By: Emily

May 26, 2013, 3:28 pm

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So I am doing my research after starting maca, which is the opposite of what I usually do, but anyways…

I am 26 years old and just went 5 months without a period. I was not pregnant, and the tests I’ve had so far suggest nothing was worn with me. I have been referred to a specialist, from whom I am waiting to hear.

I started adding a small amount of maca, maybe a teaspoon or so, to my morning smoothie last Thursday, and what do you know! I got my period later that morning. It is probably coincidence, (as ovulation would have to occur much earlier) and this is a particularly painful cycle (maybe not due to the maca, but due to the 5 months without one I just went through) but now I am curious.

Seeing as I have no idea how long my cycle will be, should I just keep taking this daily? Or just for two weeks and then take some time off? I would like to keep working at normalizing my hormones as I have no idea how long it will take before I can see the specialist. Anyone have any thoughts?