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Malaspina adamantly prefers maca to HRT.
"The presence of outside hormones circulating
in the system sends a message to the pituitary
and the hypothalamus that there is a sufficient
quantity of hormones in the body, and so
they stop producing them. When menopause
arrives, then, the ovaries are atrophied
and do not produce the estrogen and progesterone
which the body requires minimally to function.
For this reason, I encourage women to start
with maca before menopause. It seems to
help the endocrine system to stay in balance."
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Maca has a balancing
effect on the hormones, and therefore, can positively
affect any system in the body that is out of
balance. For example, Maca can help raise low
blood pressure and help to lower high blood
pressure.
Maca rejuvenates
the endocrine system for both men and women.
The importance of hormones to our health and
well-being cannot be overstated. Researchers
on the aging process have repeatedly stated
that it is caused, in large part, by the drop
in all important and major hormones. Conversely,
supplementing with natural, nontoxic forms of
hormones can slow or even reverse some aspects
of the aging process. However, obtaining all
of the necessary hormones in the correct amounts
can be a complex balancing act. Many women end
up taking mainstream substitutes for hormoral
replacement, in an attempt to reproduce a youthful
hormonal balance. And
taking these substances can signal the master
glands of the body, the hypothalamus, and pituitary,
to produce fewer hormones internally.
But what would happen if there were a way to
re-stimulate the entire endocrine system, starting
with the master glands and proceeding to affect
all the other major endocrine glands? What if
those glands could be rejuvenated, as nature
intended, so that we could produce adequate
amounts of our own hormones once again? According
to prominent researchers, there is a way to
accomplish this seemingly impossible goal. By
taking an herb called maca, most women can release
their dependence upon taking hormone replacements.
Maca Lepidium Peruvianum Chacon, is a turnip-like
root that grows at a high elevation in the Peruvian
Andes Mountains. Prized
by the Incas and later by the Spaniards,
maca is now emerging from obscurity and near-extinction
to take its place among the most valuable herbs
known to mankind. It
contains large amounts of calcium and potassium,
as well as iron, silica, and many trace minerals.
Most astounding, is the fact that the maca root
contains natural substances, which stimulate
the pituitary and hypothalamus. These glands
in turn trigger the ovaries, adrenals, testes,
thyroid, and pancreas to healthy functioning,
thus producing balanced amounts of hormones.
This has and can be demonstrated with the sex
hormones through the use of saliva hormone
examine. In addition, it supports the thyroid
glands. Maca is also described as having powerful
energizing affects.
Couples that are
trying to conceive a child have found maca to
be very helpful, as it affects both sexes, increasing
sperm count in a matter of days.
Maca is
used and endorsed by prominent doctors such
as Gabriel Cousens and Burton Goldberg.
It is being recommended
by a number of doctors to restore energy and
vigor to the elderly. Maca is described as an
aphrodisiac for both
men and women, undoubtedly because of its
effects on hormonal levels. Several prominent
medical doctors, including Dr.Burton Goldberg,
have publicly stated that it greatly improved
their sexual functioning.
No one product is effective for all women, but
in most cases, maca works very well. Nurse practitioner
Stephanie Smith from New York State says that
95% of the women in her practice have been successful
in using maca under her guidance. Dr. Muller
says that she would put the figure at at least
90%.
Cultivated only
in the Andes of Peru, maca is grown at a higher
elevation than any other food or medicinal product
on our planet. The Macaroot is harvested, sun
dried and powdered, then taken orally. The active
ingredients in maca are not phyto-estrogens,
nor are they hormone like substances such as
are found in wild yam. Instead, they are naturally
occurring alkaloids. Dr. Gloria Chacon, a biologist
from Peru, states that the alkaloids in maca
act on the hypothalamus-pituitary axis, which
explains why the effects in humans are not limited
to [the] sex hormones, but also act on the adrenals,
giving a feeling of greater energy and vitality,
and on the pancreas and thyroid as well.
Organically grown
maca is highly recommended as it has the highest
percentage of active ingredients.
Maca is beneficial for women of any age, through
the change, and beyond. It is recommended for
woman for two reasons. First, it has a balancing
effect on the hormones. For example, if you
have one hormone that is dominant, maca will
help your hormones come into balance with each
other. Secondly, taking maca before the change
will help to keep your endocrine system toned
and healthy, making it likely that you'll sail
through the bodies changes.
Women will find maca a safe and completely drug-free
alternative to balancing hormones. Women who
have been using mainstream substitutes for hormoral
replacement of any sort will need to make a
gradual transition to using maca. This may take
anywhere from a couple of weeks to a few months
and is done gradually so that the body naturally
adjusts to producing its own hormones. Usually,
women also find that they no longer need to
supplement with other hormones such as pregenolone
or DHEA.
Women who are not currently using hormones will
also benefit from the use of maca. Not only
will they find help to raise hormone levels
to a healthy state, but it will assist in building
bone density. In Peru, several prominent doctors
recommend maca to assist in the healing of bone
fractures. Stephanie Smith, RN, says that one
patient who has been taking maca for over a
year had a series of bone density studies done
that showed increased density in the spine.
As we age, bones
become fragile and more likely to break, it
is serious and potentially dangerous. Taking
a small amount of Peruvian maca daily is an
inexpensive and effective way to support bone
health.
Maca can also
help with general fatigue brought on by aging.
Maca raises DHEA and cortisol
levels. Most people with fatigue have adrenal
fatigue, maca is very effective for rebuilding
exhausted adrenal glands. This will take time,
if the adrenals are exhausted by long-term stress;
although in some cases noticeable increases
in energy can occur within a couple of weeks.
Doctors have also recommended maca to increase
vigor or energy in the elderly.
In addition to supporting the balance of hormones,
maca can work on a gradual, continuous basis
to improve all-over health. Maca is known as
an adaptogen
which means that it works in harmony with the
body, regardless of age or sex.
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