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Organic Maca Powder

Country of Origin: Peru

Maca is a root vegetable that resembles a radish or turnip. Maca has been growing in the Peruvian Andes for over 2600 years. It is known as the aphrodisiac of the Andes and and the Incan Empire distributed maca to it's warriors before battle. These days, maca still only grows in the Peruvian Andes at 3000-4300 meters above sea level, making in the highest altitude crop in the world.

It is a whole food that contains:

• 18 amino acids and fatty acids
• Calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, sulpher, sodium, iron and trace elemnts of zinc, iodine, copper, selenium and silicon
• Unique alkaloids macaina, macaenes and macamides (found nowhere else in the botanical kingdom)
• 59% carbohydrate, 8.5% fibre and slightly more than 10% protein

Maca can assist in:

• Regulating mood (after approximatly 3 months of minium dosage, needs to be taken long term)
• Reducing severity of menopausal symptoms (after approximatly 3 months of minium dosage, needs to be taken long term)
• Adapting to stressors in a healthy manner

Minimum dosage - 1 heaped tablespoon daily

Recommende dosage - 2 heaped tablespoons daily

Certification: ACO