Maca Powder is a widely used superfood which is best known for it’s excellent source of protein. Maca also contains all the body’s Essential Amino Acids, and hormone balancing properties - Maca Powder is a fantastic superfood staple whether you're a man or a woman.
Maca provides you with an important source of key minerals such as Iron and Calcium, making it a great supplement for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
Because Maca contains hormone balancing properties, it acts as a gentle libido enhancer, and is also particularly helpful for women during their monthly cycle.
Furthermore, Maca is known for its ability to increase stamina and endurance, and therefore is popular among athletes.
- Well known adaptogen
- Balances hormones
- Excellent source of Protein
- Contains Iron and Calcium
- Can increase stamina and endurance
- Raw, vegan and pesticide free
Maca powder comes from the Peruvian root vegetable, Lepidium meyenii and it grows in the Andes mountains at very high altitudes. It is a very hardy plant and able to withstand great extremes in temperature. It is the size of a radish and in Peru, and is eaten as chips or made into a porridge.
Maca is an adaptogen, which means that it helps to maintain your body's homeostasis, or in other words, rebalance your body.
Adaptogens like Maca assist in maintaining the balance of your hormonal system, and offer support to your immune system - supporting whatever functions are weak and in need of assistance, gently restoring you to optimum health.
Maca Powder 250g is also available from Nutri-Health.
Add to smoothies, porridge and yoghurt (makes a great breakfast addition). Start with a quarter teaspoon a day and increase the amount gradually up to a tablespoon a day.
Maca works well with all the superfoods, and is particularly tasty with Cacoa powder and Lucuma, also in The Best Smoothie in the World!