Superfoods - Organic Maca powder 70g

History: 
Maca is a root from Peru. It looks like a little turnip or radish. Its Latin name is Lepidium meyenii.
The Maca root grows on the high slopes of the Peruvian Andes. Incans first used it 3000 years ago for its energy and endurance enhancing qualities.
Since before the ancient Incans, maca has always been used in Peru. These days, many millions of people throughout the world are starting to hear about its properties. It's helping people with male impotence, menopause, osteoporosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression and menstrual difficulties.

Benefits of maca quoted after our Peruvian supplier*:

· It raises energy levels, combats mental and physical fatigue and stress.

· Highly nutritious, balances the daily diet with its high and varied carbohydrate, 
  amino-acid, vitamins and minerals.

· It slows down the process of aging, enhances mental functions and makes skin look younger.

· Stimulates balanced hormone production and reduces the unpleasant effects of  
  menopause, prevents and cures osteoporosis and anaemia.

· It stimulates the functioning of the endocrine system in men and women.

· Increases fertility and sexual activity.


Chris Kilham is a medicine hunter who researches natural remedies all over the world, from the Amazon to Siberia. He teaches ethnobotany at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is Explorer In Residence. Chris advises herbal, cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies and is a regular guest on radio and TV programs worldwide. His field research is largely sponsored by Naturex of Avignon, France. He says:
” I spend a very significant amount of time up on the Andes working with maca, which is a plant that has energizing, sex-enhancing and de-stressing properties. It's quite remarkable. We've taken something that was unknown and managed to make maca popular around the world: everybody is benefiting.”

Read more about maca in Chris Kilham’s* articles:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/05/05/maca-mojo/# 
http://www.terrytalksnutrition.com/weekly-articles/2010/07-09/ 
http://www.wideworldmag.com/features/the-medicine-hunter 
http://www.medicinehunter.com/macas-inner-secrets

* This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

How to use:
Have at least two tablespoons of Maca every day. In the morning sprinkle it over a bowl of muesli, and later in the day, blend it hot drinks, smoothies or even soups. For more ideas, recipes or inspirations, go to Recipes.