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Maca Power
MACA POWER
Powerful Reliever of Hot Flashes & Libido Booster For Both Women &
Men - The HRT Alternative
BENEFITS OF MACA:
* Menopausal Symptoms: Significantly reduces hot
flashes, tender breasts, night sweats, sleeplessness, emotional upsets, vaginal
dryness.
* Osteoporosis: Considerable bone rebuilding, improvement in bone
density.
* Energy Booster: Balances the endocrine system - thyroid, pituitary and
adrenal glands.
* Libido Booster: Increases female and male libido
* Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Improves adrenal function
* Menstrual Problems: Helps with painful periods, PMS, flooding and/or
scant flow
Women using MACA report increased energy levels, increased ability to function
under stress, increased libido and the elimination of hot flashes and night
sweats.
The most recent study about MACA (Lepidium meyenii) was published in the April
2000 issue of Urology, the prestigious medical journal that first published the
Viagra studies. This study scientifically demonstrated that Maca promotes
libido, sexual potency and energy. In fact, the sexual activity of the test
subjects nearly quadrupled after taking the herb for 21 days!
MACA balances and normalizes hormone levels and is an adaptogenic herb that
works for both men and women. One clinical study published in the USA in an
April, 2000 medical journal has demonstrated that Maca does indeed increase
sexual activity and potency.
This herb encourages the body to produce healthy levels of whatever hormone is
required to get the job done. So, if a man is experiencing the problems of
declining testosterone or a lower sex drive - sometimes referred to as male
menopause - MACA 700™ enables his body increase its production of
testosterone.
Women entering menopause often complain of a loss of sexual desire. This common
complaint can be accompanied by vaginal dryness. Lubricants are messy and
require preparation at a time of life when spontaneity and freedom should be
increasing. Women using MACA 700™ are always surprised by their rising libido.
This result is related to their increasingly balanced levels of hormones.
MACA700™ affects all hormone levels.
Herbal Alternative To HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)
Maca is a root-like vegetable shaped like a radish that grows high in the Andes
mountains. The natives use it as both a food and medicine. Maca has found its
way to the USA where many thousands of women are using it because of its unique
ability to improve libido and stop hot flashes, night sweats and fatigue.
It is important to remember that Maca does not itself contain any hormones, but
its action on the body jolts the pituitary gland into producing the precursor
hormones which ultimately end up raising estrogen, progesterone and testosterone
levels, as well as helping to balance the adrenal glands, the thyroid and the
pancreas. This occurs naturally while increasing energy.
New Sun's Maca Power is 700 mg of pure 4:1 (Concentrate Extract) maca
root. It works by raising estrogen, progesterone and testosterone levels
as well as helping the adrenal glands to balance the thyroid and pancreas.
Maca has been used by Peruvians for countless centuries, from before the time of
the Incas. Seldom does an herb used by native people for thousands of years
comes to our attention and it seems so important to health that we wonder how we
ever got along without it before.
The pharmaceutical giant - American Home Products is devastated by the outcome
of the Premarin® Study. What is Premarin(e)?
Premarine® stands for Pregnant Mares' Urine (PREgnant MARes' urINE). Most women
who thought they were safe from the negative impact of declining hormones during
menopause were left to scramble for an answer to the health issues that
accompany menopause: hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, and heart disease. Health
authorities in the USA will now require drugs containing estrogen to carry
warning labels about heart attack, stroke, blood clots and breast cancer.
Besides, who wants to take horse urine and increase their risk of cancer?
In 1997, a number of women began
using a South American herb called Maca. Because this herb was sold only by two
small companies that were run by women who had a strong interest in South
American herbs, Maca never received the attention it was due, however Maca has
quietly become the simple secret of tens of thousands of women.
MACA Power eases the sudden menopausal drop-off of hormones down to a much
slower decline thus preventing those uncomfortable symptoms of menopause.
Dr. Hugo Malispina, M.D., the Peruvian cardiologist who practices alternative
medicine, believes the earlier the better when it comes to adding maca to a
woman's diet, especially in the 40s prior to menopause.
Women experiencing the irregular menses associated with PMS and perimenopause
are now taking Maca to reduce cramps, bleeding and fatigue. These beneficial
effects accumulate with prolonged use of MACA700™.
Most women report a decrease in the symptoms associated with PMS. When menopause
arrives the ovaries are atrophied and do not produce the estrogen and
progesterone which the body requires minimally to function. For this reason,
women should start with Maca before menopause. It seems to help the endocrine
system to stay in balance.
Anecdotal Evidence for Maca
Gabriel Cousens, M.D., practicing internal medicine in Patagonia, Arizona, says,
"Whenever possible, I prefer to use maca therapy rather than hormone
replacement therapy because HRT actually ages the body diminishing the hormone
by reducing the production capability of the glands. Maca has proven to be very
effective with menopausal patients in eliminating hot flashes and depression. It
also increases energy levels. Sometimes I have started the patient on maca
treatment with three capsules a day. In some cases I have increased the dosage
to six capsules a day for full effectiveness."
Dr. Malaspina, M.D., frequently prescribes Maca to women experiencing
premenstrual discomfort or menopausal symptoms. "There are different
medicinal plants that work on the ovaries by stimulating them," he says.
"With Maca though, we should say that it regulates the ovarian
function." Dr. Malaspina further notes that "Maca regulates the organs
of internal secretion, such as the pituitary, the adrenal glands, and the
pancreas. I have had perhaps two hundred female patients whose perimenopausal
and menopausal symptoms are alleviated by taking Maca."
Henry Camponile, M.D., of St. Petersburg, Florida states that his first
menopausal patient "started to feel better four days after she began taking
Maca", and finds that it promotes energy unlike any other herb he has used.
Dr. John Lichtenstein, M.D. acupuncturist and Family Medicine practitioner,
agrees that Maca is an herb that is of great benefit to women.
Dr. Richard H. Brown, M.D. author of the best selling book about alternative
herbal treatments for depression, STOP DEPRESSION NOW, says that Maca holds
great promise for the health and well-being of women.
It is normal for the initial number of capsules of MACA 700™ required to
eliminate hot flashes, increase energy or maintain a healthy state of hormonal
balance to decrease with continued use. For example, a woman using a beginning
amount of 6 - 8 capsules a day to eliminate hot flashes may find that after 3
weeks she only needs 3 - 5 capsules a day to achieve the same results.
Maca is growing in world popularity due to its energizing effects, fertility
enhancement and aphrodisiac qualities. Other traditional uses include increasing
energy, stamina and endurance in athletes, promoting mental clarity, treating
male impotence, and helping with menstrual irregularities and female hormonal
imbalances including menopause and chronic fatigue syndrome. It is used as an
alternative to anabolic steroids by bodybuilders due to its richness in sterols.
Today, dried Maca roots are ground to powder and sold in drug stores in capsules
as a medicine and food supplement to increase stamina and fertility. In Peruvian
herbal medicine, Maca is also used as an immunostimulant, for anemia,
tuberculosis, menstrual disorders, menopause symptoms, stomach cancer, sterility
and other reproductive and sexual disorders as well as to enhance memory.
We highly recommend maca for anyone recovering from a debilitating illness. It
is easily digested and its naturally high mineral and sterol content make it
ideal for helping the body to regain weight and vitality. There have, for
example, been many reports of it helping people who are recovering from chronic
fatigue syndrome.
Due to its sterol content, maca has also attracted the attention of many
health-conscious athletes who wish to increase endurance, stamina and body mass
in a safe and effective way. The increase is more gradual than that obtained
through using banned substances such as anabolic steroids, but it is a natural
weight gain that does not carry with it potential harm to the health.
Another effect that has been noted by many people is that when taken regularly
maca greatly increases the vitality of the body.
We strongly urge clinicians and researchers in the United States, UK and Canada
to further study Maca for the relief of menopause so more women can benefit from
this herb.
Additional Information
Estrogen and Progestin ( Prempro (R) or Premarin (R) + Provera (R))
Pros: Reduces hot flashes and vaginal dryness. May slow bone loss in some women.
Cons: Causes breakthrough bleeding, mood swings, fluid retention. Significantly
increases risk of breast and uterine cancer.
Selective Estrogen Reuptake Modulators (SERMs, notably Evista (R))
Pros: Unlike older HRT drugs, SERMs do not seem to boost risk of breast cancer.
Cons: Increases hot flashes, boosts risk for serious blood clots in the legs,
lungs or eyes, especially for sedentary women. Can cause severe leg cramps.
Estrogen Used Vaginally (Vagifem (R), Estring (R), Estrace (R))
Pros: Reduces vaginal dryness.
Cons: Has no effect on hot flashes. Headache, abdominal pain and vaginal pain /
irritation have been reported.
Estrogen Patches ( Estracomb (R), Vivelle (R))
Pros: Convenient drug delivery through skin patch. Reduces hot flashes and
vaginal dryness.
Cons: Can cause skin irritation at the patch site. May cause nausea and
vomiting. Other side effects are similar to those from HRT pills: breakthrough
bleeding, fluid retention and mood swings.
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