{"id":76710,"date":"2022-07-23T10:22:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T15:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/comite-de-nutricion-del-wbc-polvo-maca\/"},"modified":"2022-07-23T10:26:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T15:26:36","slug":"wbc-nutrition-committee-maca-powder-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wbc-nutrition-committee-maca-powder-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WBC Nutrition Committee: Maca Powder"},"content":{"rendered":"

WBC Nutrition Committee: Maca Powder<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Originating from a root, maca powder contains over 20 amino acids and many other good-for-you nutrients. Its main benefits include balancing hormones and improving your mood and memory.
\nFun Fact: Maca is known to improve sexual desire. Time to get it poppin’!<\/p>\n

Peru, in South America is where you’ll find the Maca plant. It is considered an adaptogen, meaning that is helps the body and mind adapt to stresses of all kinds and exerts an overall normalizing effect on the person who consumes it.
\nMaca root is loaded with vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, good fats, amino acids and plant sterols, making it a very nutritious whole food. It has been called a “potent superfood” and can improve our health in many ways.
\nSome of it’s many health benefits include increasing physical strength, stamina and energy. In fact, Maca is so good at boosting energy and endurance levels, it’s being taken by many athletes.
\nMaca root is most notably known for it’s ability to improve sexual function and libido. It has been used to solve infertility conditions and is said to increase the production of sperm and semen volume. It can be used as a treatment for impotency and erectile dysfunction also.
\nConsumption of this root will increase sex hormones, such as testosterone. For these reasons, it’s very popular with men of all ages.<\/p>\n

Maca is also a natural hormone balancing agent, which is helpful to men and women alike. Women use it to alleviate the symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, mood swings and sleeping problems. Too much or too little estrogen is a problem that plagues many women. Maca dramatically fixes these problems.<\/p>\n

It works as a hormone regulator that can bring balance back to your body. This will help get rid of troublesome and painful menstrual and menopausal symptoms. Many naturopaths recommend women take maca root as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy. It can also be helpful to women going through pre-menopause and post-menopause.<\/p>\n

It’s also reported to support endocrine health, help reduce stress, relieve depression, failing memory and impart a general sense of wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Maca calms the nerves because of it’s fatty acid, phosphorus, calcium and B1 and B12 vitamin content. These are all very beneficial to the nervous system.<\/p>\n

It can also be used as an aid to digestion and to improve healthy appetite. It’s vitamin C, calcium and sterol content help build muscle and it’s starch content enhances physical endurance. And best of all, these healthy compounds are easily assimilated by the body due to maca’s beneficial alkaloids.<\/p>\n

Maca Uses<\/strong>
\nIncrease energy
\nIncrease strength and stamina
\nImprove cognitive functioning
\nImprove mental clarity and memory
\nEnhances learning and mental ability
\nReduce anxiety, stress and depression
\nNormalize progesterone, estrogen and testosterone
\nDecrease mood swings and hot flashes
\nTreat hormonal imbalance
\nMenstrual relief
\nRegulate hormones
\nRelieve symptoms of menopause
\nRegulate menstrual cycles
\nTreat chronic fatigue
\nTreat insomnia
\nImproves sexual function in men and women
\nEnhance fertility
\nTreat erectile dysfunction
\nAs an antioxidant and anti-carcinogen
\nImprove mental wellbeing
\nTreat infertility
\nIncrease libido
\nBenefit pituitary gland
\nStimulate the immune system
\nOvercome physical and mental stress
\nFuel the endocrine system
\nTreat exhaustion
\nImprove the functioning of the circulatory system
\nMake skin look younger
\nStrengthen teeth and bones
\nKill bacteria and fungus<\/p>\n

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