According to the UK Mental Health Foundation, sound nutrition is essential for our mental health and plays an important role in the development, management and prevention of specific mental health problems such as depression. They also suggest that we can achieve a balanced mood and feelings of wellbeing by ensuring that our diet provides adequate amounts of certain nutrients. And there is a powerful superfood from the Amazon, packed with valuable vitamins (including B1, B2, C, E), minerals (such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, zinc, copper, selenium, manganese, tin, iodine, phosphorus, sulphur, silicon and bismuth), enzymes and all essential amino acids, which actively promotes hormonal balance and helps us to banish the blues for good – organic maca powder.
Organic maca powder – the ‘aphrodisiac of the Andes’
Organic maca powder is a natural extract of the maca (Lepidium Meyenii), a tuber crop that is native to the Amazonian forests of Peru, where it has been cultivated for more than 2600 years and was once considered so valuable that it was used as a method of payment and to settle taxes. The most important part of the turnip-like maca is the root, which is ground into a fine powder and used as an adadptogen that has a balancing and regulatory effect on our hormone levels, glands (including the hypothalamus and pituitary), muscles, nerves and circulatory system. During Inca time’s, maca, which is also referred to as the ‘Aphrodisiac of the Andes’, was often supplied to warriors prior to battle to increase their alertness, energy and strength. Today, organic maca powder is harnessed for its unparalleled ability to relax our body and mind and improve our mood by reducing stress and anxiety.
Organic maca powder for women
The adaptogenic properties of organic maca powder make it an effective treatment for women undergoing the perimenopause or menopause. As a woman enters the perimenopause or menopause, her body starts to experience a variety of hormonal changes that often causes symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, night sweats and palpitations. In addition more than 50% of women experience mood swings, which in more severe cases can lead to depression. Organic maca powder has a harmonising effect on the body, balancing our endocrine system and restoring hormonal imbalances. This helps to alleviate many common menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, vaginal dryness and irritability and assists in controlling mood swings. Maca also appears to improve women’s virility, helping them to feel younger and more full of energy and has been associated with greater fertility. Indeed, women who consume organic maca powder regularly insist that it dramatically improves their quality of life both before and after menopause.
Organic maca powder for men
It’s not for no reason that organic maca powder is a favoured aphrodisiac. The consumption of organic maca powder has been directly linked to increased testosterone levels in men, enabling them to maintain their sexual potency, even as they get older. In addition, enjoying organic maca powder on a daily basis is thought to help prevent erectile dysfunction and prostate problems. And a 2001 study published in the Asian Journal of Andrology, by Dr. Gustavo Gonzales, demonstrated that a trial group of men aged from 24 to 44 who each received maca for four months, experienced an increase in seminal volume, sperm count per ejaculation, and sperm motility. Further research by the same team revealed maca’s amazing ability to increase sexual desire in men aged 21 to 56, as well improve their state of mind and decrease their stress and anxiety levels.
No wonder mighty maca is improving men’s moods and putting a smile on faces all around the world!
Don’t worry be happy!
Organic maca powder is an incredibly versatile superfood – to start benefitting from its unsurpassed mood enhancing properties today, try stirring a little into your favourite shake, smoothie, protein drink or juice. When combined with raw cacao products, organic maca powder really brings out the best in both flavours, which is why it makes such an ideal superfood ingredient in a variety of raw chocolate and dessert recipes too. It is recommended to abstain from eating organic maca powder for one week of every month, in order to achieve maximum results.
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