This rare maca is a super food beyond imagination. Also called "exquisite" maca powder, it is wonderful for those who have not been nourished with mace because it has a milder taste then regular maca. This whole raw organic red maca powder contains all of the plant spirit, minerals and fiber produced from red/purple maca bulbs.
Phytochemical screening showed that extract of Red Maca has alkaloids, steroids, tannins, saponins, and cardiotonic glycosides. Examination of three ecotypes of Maca showed the highest peak values were observed for Red Maca, intermediate values for Yellow Maca and low values for Black Maca. Epidemiological studies have found that consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer. Cruciferous (Brassica) vegetables are broccoli, cabbage, mustard and collard greens, bok choy, and members of the genus Lepidium, including Maca. In the many hundreds of cruciferous species investigated, all are able to synthesize glucosinolates. The absolute content of glucosinolates in fresh Maca is relatively higher than reported in other cruciferous crops. The most abundant glucosinolates detected in Maca were the aromatic glucosinolates. It is possible that Lepidium meyenii (Red Maca) may have important effects on prostate.
The organic Maca root has been used in Peru since before the times of the ancient Incans. The maca plant is similar to a radish or turnip and has amazing properties and is becoming more well known of for its effectiveness in health challenges, including osteoporosis, male impotence, menopause, menstrual difficulties, chronic fatigue, and depression.
This raw red maca is certifed organic and powerful in its therapeutic value. Many people usually take 1 to 2 teaspoons and up to 2 Tablespoons per day depending on their body type. Start with 1 teaspooon or less. Red maca comes in 1 size, 16 oz. and if you take 1 teaspoons per day this gives you over a 90 day supply.
Maca is a vegetable root or tuber, related to the potato family, which grows ONLY in the high Andean plateaus of Peru at altitudes as high as 14,500 feet above sea level. Our maca is cultivated in the highlands of the Peruvian Andes and local inhabitants say that men and women who consume Maca as part of their daily diet are known to be very fertile and have mountains of energy. Its fertility and sexual enhancing effects are so popular that Maca is used by the locale as part of their daily diet. It is also used by them for improving their natural energy.
Maca is an adaptogen, Maca adapts to your body's metabolism. It works with your body to repair what needs to be repaired so that an optimal and ideal level of health and energy is maintained at all times.
Use Raw Certified Organic Red Maca regularly in smoothies and other recipes. Raw Organic Red Maca is a great way of remineralizing your body. Maca is full of vitamins and minerals in the right combination and proportion that the body needs, so that the body can actually use them.
Nutritional Information: Sample Size 100g: Carbohydrates 62.6g, Fat 0.82g, Fiber 5.3g, Protein 17.9g Protein Components (%): Albumins & Globulins 74, Glutelins 15.3, Prolamins 10.6, True Protein 42.1 Vitamin & Minerals (mg %): Ascorbic Acid 3.52, Boron 12, Calcium 490, Iron 80, Magnesium 70, Niacin 43, Phosphorous 320, Potassium 113, Riboflavin 0.61, Sodium 20, Thiamine 0.42, Zinc 32 Amino Acids: Alanine 63.1, Arginine 99.4, Asparatic Acid 91.7, Glutamatic Acid 156, Glycine 68.3, HO-Proline 26, Hystidine 21.9, Isoleucine 47.4, Leucine 91, Lysine 54.5 Methionine 28, Phenylalanine 55.3 Proline 0.5, Sarcosine 0.7, Serine 50.4, Threonine 33.1, Tyrosine 30.6, Valine 79.3
Benefits in women:
* Enhances overall energy.
* Maca is a non-toxic energetic supplement with no downside effects.
* Offers women the chance for a natural hormonal rejuvenation.
* Maca encourages human glands to produce estrogen, progesterone and testosterone hormones.
* Eliminates hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms in women.
* Restores testosterone levels in women for a natural increase in strength and sexual drive.
Benefits in men:
* Maca is a non-toxic energetic supplement with no downside effects.
* Enhances overall energy.
* Induces testosterone production in men to increase libido and boost their sexual drive.
