Guest guest Posted October 6, 1999 Report Share Posted October 6, 1999 I have not taken maca, but I plan to order some and do so. check out <A HREF= " http://www.ilgobbo.net/Maca.html " >Nutritional Health Herbs from Peru </A> http://www.ilgobbo.net/Maca.html MACA (Lepidium Peruvianum Ch.) Maca is increasing in popularity in Europe and the United States. Know as the Peruvian Ginseng, it demonstrates a wide variety of therapeutic qualities. This substantial herb has many medicinal and nutritional qualities; its root contains a great deal of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, it is rich in sugars, protein starches and essential minerals, especially iodine and iron. Valued for its energizing effects and aphrodisiac qualities, the high protein content increases stamina and endurance, boosts sexual potential and enhances memory. http://www.ilgobbo.net/Maca.html Ira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 This was sent to the group not so long back hope it helps explain about Maca. LnL, Steve - Cheltenham, UK >< > >Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 08:45:30 -0700 >Subject: Re: and Maca > >Hi , >Maca used to be an unknown herb (it is actually a root) that is grown in >certain areas in the Andean mtns. There are many different species >available - but I carry the Imperial Golden Maca which is unfiltered, 100% >pure and extremely potent. > >I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and later celiac disease but I >had been not feeling well for years and gradually getting worse before I >found out what was wrong with me. I also had worked out in the bush (my >water and food was dropped off by helicopter once a week) and had drank >pesticide/insecticide contaminated water for one whole summer. I was sick!! > >I've used many different products with varying success and I have gradually >got most of my health back but I still have trouble with fatigue and I'm >very thin. I don't absorb much from my food even following the celiac diet >to the letter. That's what got me into Maca. I used to use Ginseng and it >would give me better energy and recovery for about a month but then I ended >up with menstrual problems and my health problems started flaring up. I >finally figured out that the ginseng was energizing me but not feeding me. >I mean it's great to have more energy but if you don't have the nutrition to >support the added demands to your body then your actually using your >reserves up even faster! > >With Maca you get the hormonal support (which is why its becoming more >popular for menopause and impotence) and energy, but more importantly your >getting the added benefit of nutritional support as well. For women its been >used successfully for HRT (hormone replacement therapy) menopause symptoms, >fertility enhancement, fatigue...for men its used a lot for body builders, >stamina, impotence(guys love this) and increased testosterone levels. The >thing to remember is Maca is not a hormone nor does it replace your >hormones. Maca enhances the body's own ability to produce hormones. > >For me I noticed the increase in my energy within 3 days. But it wasn't a >huge burst - it was more a sense of having the inner strength rather than >the hollow exhausted feeling. I feel more solid and my sense of enthusiasm >has returned. The other benefit for me is my skin isn't as dry and, while I >haven't gained weight yet, I'm able to keep up a small weightlifting routine >and am actually putting on muscle. My case is different as most women use >Maca to lose weight with. > >I could go on and on but I don't want to wear your eyes out. Everybody is >different with different needs. Maca is safe. There are no side effects. >You can go on and off the product safely. If the product interests you let >me know privately at bgm@... >hope this helps, >Bonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2001 Report Share Posted July 16, 2001 Deb, I've see the Sundown brand in Wal-Mart in their herb section by the pharmacy. I've never used Sundown, so I couldn't tell you if it is any good or not. I'd be looking for it in brands you know or have heard are good, since some brands have tested out not to have any or much of the product listed on them. I'd check with the lady who wrote about it. I think has to be ordered. > Where can you get Maca and in what form?< Deb > >I could go on and on but I don't want to wear your eyes out. Everybody is > >different with different needs. Maca is safe. There are no side effects. > >You can go on and off the product safely. If the product interests you let > >me know privately at bgm@... > >hope this helps, > >Bonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2001 Report Share Posted July 16, 2001 HI, here's a website explaining in detail about Maca, pretty good information. http://www.ahealthya.com/index.htm --Lilla Deb, I've see the Sundown brand in Wal-Mart in their herb section by the pharmacy. I've never used Sundown, so I couldn't tell you if it is any good or not. I'd be looking for it in brands you know or have heard are good, since some brands have tested out not to have any or much of the product listed on them. I'd check with the lady who wrote about it. I think has to be ordered. Where can you get Maca and in what form? Deb --- Lilla Luoma --- lillabell@... For great low cost vitamins check out the Generic Co-op (a site (sight) with heart) http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?AFID=12054 Free supplements to cancer patients and the poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 Steve, Thanks for the information. I must have missed the previous discussion. Is maca something O's can use beneficially? I had never heard of it before your post. Sherri Fwd: Re: Maca This was sent to the group not so long back hope it helps explain about Maca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Ben, I don't have an inflammation of my thyroid, but I had serious hypothyroid symptoms. I have talked to Dr. Viana Muller, told her my symptoms and she talked to me for quite some time. Yes, Maca has really helped me, but I also am doing Dr. 's parasite cleansing and have to watch my diet... I understand that soy, many of the wonderful vegetables (like cruciferous) and millet, for instances, inhibit thyroid functions...this makes it hard, but it's worth it for me. As I wrote before, I have lots of energy now, lost weight, hardly get dizzy, don't fall down anymore, got my hair back and my memory is so much better again... May I suggest to you that you call Dr. Muller-- 888 757 6026--. for dosage...I started with 1, then 2 capsules (or tsp of the powder) a day. Now I take 1 tsp. pwd. about every hour... Ingrid --- Ben Simonton <bensimo@...> wrote: > Ingrid, > .. I just > started taking Maca and would like to know how much > to take how many times a day and if it should be > taken with meals or on an empty stomach. Also > anything about thyroid inflammation if you have > knowledge of that. Thanks in advance, Ben > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 yes, and here is the page that somebody else told me about. http://www.wholeworldbotanicals.com/ I really like their Maca Ingrid --- wcr2ew <wcr2ew@...> wrote: > Here is a web site I found Is this the same thing > you are taking--- > sounds like it > http://www.macaroot.com/ > > > Elaine > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 I just found out about Maca root yesterday. For those of you using it, does it really work? This is the website I have: http://www.macamagic.com/ of Dewberry Hill yes, and here is the page that somebody else told me about. http://www.wholeworldbotanicals.com/ I really like their Maca Ingrid --- wcr2ew <wcr2ew@...> wrote: > Here is a web site I found Is this the same thing > you are taking--- > sounds like it > http://www.macaroot.com/ > > > Elaine " People are like stain glass windows; they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is alight within. " -Kubler Ross " Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. " Holy Bible --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 > > Hi Bee, > > I saw we are allowed dried Jicama - are we also allowed maca powder? ==>I am not familiar with it so would you please provide details, i.e. amount of sugar, carbs, what it is made from, how it is processed, etc.? Thanks, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Hi Bee, Maca is a root from Peru. It is raw and organic - just dried and ground into a powder The nutritional composition per 10 g is: (it is usually eaten by the teaspoon) Protein 1–1.4 g Carbohydrates 6–7.5 g Fats (lipids) 220 mg More info is here: http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/maca.html Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 > > Hi Bee, > > Maca is a root from Peru. It is raw and organic - just dried and > ground into a powder > > The nutritional composition per 10 g is: (it is usually eaten by the teaspoon) > > Protein 1–1.4 g > > Carbohydrates 6–7.5 g > > Fats (lipids) 220 mg > > More info is here: > http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/maca.html ==>No, do not take it. It is medicinal and it is not required. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 According to this site maca is 59% carbs. Another site says 76%. http://www.navitasnaturals.com/maca-composition.html Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I am so sorry that I missed this one, have been very lax with clearing my inbox and there are 164 messages sitting in there at the moment excluding this one - I have so much else to do that emails come second in priority over everything. Maca is a very good health supplement and I can recommend it to all women and in particular those who are going through the menopause. It is very easy to take, if you have cereal in the morning, a teaspoon over the cereal is good. If you eat yoghurt then you can put a teaspoon of maca into the yoghurt and mix in. It helps to stop hot flushes and many other problems associated with menopause. My sister and I felt a great benefit from it and when my husband first started on it, he regained his sense of smell back, unfortunately like most men, he thought he could stop having it and it was about 3 months later that he told me this and admitted that his sense of smell had gone away again, no matter what he cannot get it to work again and we don't know why. I think that those of us who are hypot will reap benefits that we don't realise because Maca has a lot of easily absorbable calcium, plus magnesium and a fair amount of silica - silica is excellent for arthritic type pain. If you do a search on it, just type maca into your search engine, it brings up a great deal of information, more than I can ever remember that's for sure. Hope that helps and sorry for the delay. Luv nne Hi, I would love to know more about maca & see from looking at pastmessages that nne knows about it. Could you enlighten me?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Thanks Bob, he has a zinc supplement and has had for quite some time, unfortunately his sense of smell went after an accident in which he was knocked out (hit by a car when on his push bike) for 20 minutes - it seemed to just disappear slowly over a couple of months and periodically comes back for brief periods, with the Maca it was the best it had been in 15 years but we cannot find out how to get that back. Luv nne Low zinc is possibly the cause of both lessened taste and low sense of smell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hi nne Trace elements in such as Maca, could be beneficial to most people but especially if you're hyper- or hypothyroid. Zinc is one of those elements that are needed by a large number of the enzymes in the body, but in 'zinc fingers', they provide the means to transcribe DNA for cell renewall. Low zinc is possibly the cause of both lessened taste and low sense of smell? best wishes Bob > > > I am so sorry that I missed this one, have been very lax with > clearing my inbox and there are 164 messages sitting in there at the moment > excluding this one - I have so much else to do that emails come second in priority > over everything. > > Maca is a very good health supplement and I can recommend it to all women > and in particular those who are going through the menopause. It is very easy > to take, if you have cereal in the morning, a teaspoon over the cereal is > good. If you eat yoghurt then you can put a teaspoon of maca into the yoghurt > and mix in. It helps to stop hot flushes and many other problems associated > with menopause. My sister and I felt a great benefit from it and when my > husband first started on it, he regained his sense of smell back, unfortunately > like most men, he thought he could stop having it and it was about 3 months > later that he told me this and admitted that his sense of smell had gone away > again, no matter what he cannot get it to work again and we don't know why. I > think that those of us who are hypot will reap benefits that we don't realise > because Maca has a lot of easily absorbable calcium, plus magnesium and a > fair amount of silica - silica is excellent for arthritic type pain. If you do > a search on it, just type maca into your search engine, it brings up a great > deal of information, more than I can ever remember that's for sure. > > Hope that helps and sorry for the delay. > > Luv nne > > Hi, I would love to know more about maca & see from looking at past > messages that nne knows about it. Could you enlighten me? > Thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hi nne I'm sorry to hear about the head trauma; that may be partly to blame if the adrenals are now damaged or the pituitary is damaged. Presumably, all his Thyroid functions are OK? best wishes Bob > > > Thanks Bob, he has a zinc supplement and has had for quite some time, > unfortunately his sense of smell went after an accident in which he was knocked out > (hit by a car when on his push bike) for 20 minutes - it seemed to just > disappear slowly over a couple of months and periodically comes back for brief > periods, with the Maca it was the best it had been in 15 years but we cannot > find out how to get that back. > > Luv nne > > > Low zinc is possibly the cause of both lessened taste and low sense > of smell? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Well as always they would only do the TSH test but when he had the last one it had gone down and not up and it has done this twice now - first one 1.9, second 1.8, third 1.5 - so I am assuming that the supplements that I am giving him are keeping his thyroid working and he does not have a problem. He is taking NAE and has done so for a year now - as for the pituitary, who knows and I am sure that we would have trouble getting any further tests so that he could simply get back his sense of smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Thanks Sheila, yes I know there is something but as I said in my private email to you, I am working on something to improve my health, Pete is also dragged into that, I need him by my side for as long as is possible so I have to look after him don't I - bless him he knows that I have his best interests at heart and does what I ask of him, takes the supplements that I give him and all without complaint or question. It is a short while yet before we go but I am so looking forward to it - having both the kids there makes it a little emotional and we have to go through the goodbyes again, which will be twice in 2 months, not something that we are looking forward to of course. Our daughter has already moved into her own place, rented for 6 months whilst she looks for a place to buy. Luv nne Well nne - we know full well that having a low TSH doesn't mean he is not hypothyroid. Why won't they test his Free T4 and Free T3. I would definitely get the NPTech tests done and see how those are. I hope you have a super time in Australia - I wish I was coming with you and I hope you and Pete come back after having that sun on your backs feeling so much better. Luv - Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Well nne - we know full well that having a low TSH doesn't mean he is not hypothyroid. Why won't they test his Free T4 and Free T3. I would definitely get the NPTech tests done and see how those are. I hope you have a super time in Australia - I wish I was coming with you and I hope and Pete come back after having that sun on your backs feeling so much better. Luv - Sheila Well as always they would only do the TSH test but when he had the last one it had gone down and not up and it has done this twice now - first one 1.9, second 1.8, third 1.5 - so I am assuming that the supplements that I am giving him are keeping his thyroid working and he does not have a problem. He is taking NAE and has done so for a year now - as for the pituitary, who knows and I am sure that we would have trouble getting any further tests so that he could simply get back his sense of smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Hi Val,            Interesting story, I won’t be taking you up on you kind offer as I still have much mercury, which does not seem to be causing problems at the moment I don’t want to rock the boat!                                                Subject: maca I tried maca a couple of time over the last few weeks. So I have a new bag of maca that I have just had the 2 teaspoonfuls out of going begging that I am happy to give to someone who is already using this form of maca - I am not willing to give it to anyone who is not already happy taking it as I am not going to give my symptoms to anyone else! You only have to pay the postage from me to you - I paid £27.50 + P & P, so it is worth having if you are already taking it happily. I am away until next w/e, but just reply to me or on group & I will send to someone I feel will not be damaged by it. Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 So who on the group is happy using maca, who would like it? Val Interesting story, I won’t be taking you up on you kind offer asI still have much mercury, which does not seem to be causing problems at themoment I don’t want to rock the boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 HI Val - I might be interested. Perhaps I have missed the post. Can you refresh me please. Is this the maca powder? Luv - Sheila Re: maca So who on the group is happy using maca, who would like it? Val Interesting story, I won’t be taking you up on you kind offer asI still have much mercury, which does not seem to be causing problems at themoment I don’t want to rock the boat! No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1385 - Release Date: 18/04/2008 09:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I have just read your message Val - I don't have any mercury - no teeth, no problem and have never been troubled with mercury from any other source. I have never taken maca but read everything nne had to say about it and would like to try the experiment. I wonder how nne is enjoying herself in Australia. Bet she won't like this weather when she returns. Luv - Sheila Re: maca So who on the group is happy using maca, who would like it? Val Interesting story, I won’t be taking you up on you kind offer asI still have much mercury, which does not seem to be causing problems at themoment I don’t want to rock the boat! No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1385 - Release Date: 18/04/2008 09:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I am really interested in maca but can't seem to find the original post?? Looks as though you suceeded Sheila? Anyone explain? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 > > Bee, what are your thoughts on maca root powder? I have heard great > things about it. > +++Hi . If it is a root it probably contains too many carbs. There are many claims about products that are " supposedly " great for your health which are simply " marketing ploys. " All you really need is this diet and supplements in order to get healthy. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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