Maca, also known as peruvian maca, macca or maca root is one of the most nutritious foods that we now of. For this reason it is often referred to as a ‘superfood’ and is used by many health enthusiasts for its potent natural healing abilities, especially healing of the endocrine system.
So what exactly is the endocrine system? The endocrine system is made up of seven major glands (pineal, pituitary, thyroid, thymus, adrenals, sexual glands) in the body and the hormones they secrete to keep us in emotional and physical balance and good health. Although it is not yet fully understood how maca has such a positive effect on the endocrine system, studies show that this amazing root vegetable really does have a stabilizing/regulating effect. The endless amounts of testimonials also adds to the research conducted so far.
Adrenal Health Benefits of Maca
The adrenals glands in particular seem to be effected profoundly by maca and this provides several emotional/physical benefits for health. The adrenals are the glands that release stress hormones into our bodies leading to emotional stress, feelings of fear, erratic energy levels, predisposing the body to deposit fat to the abdomen area, increasing blood pressure and increasing our risk factor of heart disease.
These stress hormones have their time and place, like when we are being chased by predatory animals, but today they are often released daily as a reaction to our busy lives. This is really not good for our health. So taking maca daily can help to regulate the adrenals so that they are releasing less stress hormones! The result can be a greater feeling of calm and peace while providing solid sustained energy levels throughout the day without the dips and peaks.
Sexual Health Benefits
Maca is also great for helping to regulate the sexual glands in both men and women and has become a popular natural treatment for this purpose. Some women use it to help with menopausal symptoms to combat frigidity and help maintain a healthy sex drive which can often suffer during the menapause. Men with low sex drive also use maca to help raise the natural desires. Maca can also help men improve their sperm count, a maca health benefit that has been proven in solid science.
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