Andean Maca Root: erectile dysfunction, stress, and helplessness

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Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a tuber native to the highlands of the Cordillera de los Andes (grows above 3,500 meters) and is perhaps the only form of plant life in the area.

For centuries it was the main food, and sometimes the only, Inca civilizations indigenous to the area. Spanish chroniclers and historical at the time, (Guaman Poma, Cobo, De Rivero and Ustariz, etc.) describing Maca as a result unique in its class and unrivaled high nutritional value.

Maca offers important nutritional and medicinal properties. It is defined as a nutraceutical, or whatever it is, a product that provides health benefits beyond their basic nutritional value.

Maca acts potently and directly on infertility, impotence, erectile dysfunction, menopausal symptoms, stress, muscle development, and lack of energy among others.

Maca - Nutrition: The Peruvian Maca has been considered since ancient times as a food of excellent nutritional properties for humans and animals. Nutritional studies show that Maca contains high concentrations of protein, essential amino acids, carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins (B1, B2, B6 ..), iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium.

Benefits of Maca:

Among the main benefits that scientifically has been found and is attributed to the Peruvian maca include:

InfertilidadSe Maca and medical studies have been conducted to understand scientifically maca effect on human fertility. Effect is known empirically native Andean communities for centuries. Among the studies on fertilising activity of maca include:

* Study: Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on seminal parameters responsible for human fertility. Dr. González 2001, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia medicine.

* Result: This study was achieved increased seminal volume, sperm count, sperm motility, treatment with maca for a period of 3 months.

ImpotenciaAunque Maca and erectile dysfunction can be motivated by several factors both psychological and physiological, have been studied and demonstrated clinically and statistically the effect of maca produces sexual arousal in men and women.

* Study: Effect of Lepidium meyenii (MACA) on sexual desire Dr. Gonzalez 2002, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura. (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru).

* Result: In the group treated with Maca, in the 4th week, 24.4% of men reported that treatment had increased sexual arousal, while the 8 and 12 weeks of treatment, the prevalence of men who said increased sex drive was 40.0% and 42.2% respectively.

As we said Dr. Gordon (USA): "Men and women who consume maca experience increased sexual drive and potency as a direct effect on the hormonal regulation."

Maca Maca MenopausiaLa strengthens and rejuvenates, and balances the entire endocrine system, which causes the body to create its own hormones in the right proportion for each. Maca acts through the hypothalamus thereby improving immune and reproductive system. The end result is a feel and actual condition of well being.

EstrésTanto Maca and physical stress as the psychological affect the hypothalamus causing an increase in the production of cortisol, a stress hormone.

Some level of cortisol is necessary for adaptive survival, but high levels of this hormone have numerous negative effects on digestion, glucose and fat metabolism, obesity and overweight, insomnia, memory problems, lack of concentration, fatigue, sexual dysfunction and decreased power, and many others

Maca as adaptogenic herb helps to strengthen and balance the endocrine system. Maca promotes the body's internal biochemical balance, which greatly helps in forecasting and regression of symptoms and signs of stress.