A: Many, many women call Whole World Botanicals or write to me wanting a good explanation as to why WWB advises against combining Royal Maca® with birth control pills. That’s because, let’s face it, the birth control pill is the only really reliable and stress-free method of contraception (overlooking the fact that any woman who
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Q: Why can’t women take Royal Maca® if they are on birth control pills?
Q: Does maca root have the side effect of causing severe stomach cramping?
Q: I have been taking maca root capsules from another company (not Royal Maca®) and have been experiencing severe stomach spasms, gas and bloating. Do many people have problems like I have with maca or do some brands cause more of this than others. The brand I take uses raw maca.
Thanks, Jenny
A: Dear Jenny, What
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Q: Do you need to take a break with Royal Maca®?
A: Not if everything is working great. But if you start to develop some symptoms that you didn’t have before –or that you did but they disappeared when you started taking Royal Maca, then you need to do one of two things: either reduce your dosage or start taking regular breaks from the product.
Here are
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Q: Does Royal Maca Plus with DIM work only for perimenopausal women?
I have been taking 1 capsule of Royal Maca Plus with DIM twice a day as long as I was perimenopausal it worked great, now that I am in menopause and my hot flashes have increased greatly, it is not working anymore.
A: Women with severe hot flashes need to take more than 2 capsules a
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Q: Does Maca only work for perimenopausal women?
My hot flashes went away completely. Now that I am considered “postmenopausal” – it’s been more than a year since I had my last period, it no longer seems to be working. I have started to get terrible hot flashes again. Does this product only work for perimenopausal women who are still producing estrogen in
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Q: I am confused about which of your Royal Maca products to take. Is the regular Royal Maca Capsules or Powder good for women with estrogen dominance?
I was prescribed bioidentical progesterone by my doctor and began to feel very sick after a few months. I took a test to measure my progesterone level and it was off the charts. I stopped taking it and am now looking for something non-hormonal to help raise my progesterone level. I am 42 years old
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Q: I notice that on the directions of the Royal Maca Plus with DIM it says that after several months of use, to use just 6 days a week instead of 7. What is the reason for this?
A: Thank you for your question. Whole World Botanicals feels that it is almost always good to take small breaks from daily use of supplements, especially if they contain an ingredient which is not a whole food. Plants as they come from nature and human beings have co-evolved and therefore eating plants is the ideal
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Q: It is highly recommended that people eat raw and lightly steamed cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, watercress, cabbage, cauliflower, etc. in order to cut down on the risk of developing an estrogen-dependent cancer, like breast, uterine, cervical, and certain types of colon and lung cancer. But I have a hypothyroid condition and these vegetables eaten raw or lightly steamed can cause the thyroid function to slow down even more. Also I run the risk of developing a goiter if I take the Royal Maca Plus with DIM.?
A: According to the scientist who holds the patent on DIM, you run no risk of developing a goiter by consuming DIM but you do get essentially the same benefits as if you were consuming the raw or lightly steamed cruciferous vegetables. DIM is a laboratory developed product, diindolylmethane, which in food is derived from
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Q: Why would a post-menopausal woman who no longer gets hot flashes want to take Royal Maca®?
Many postmenopausal women who no longer have any hot flashes at all still take Royal Maca to help with vaginal health (adequate lubrication and strength of vaginal walls), sleep, hair growth, libido, and bone strength. If bone strength is a concern, you would actively seek to increase your dosage as high as you can go
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How Can You [evaluate] Know How Strong a Liquid Herbal Extract Is?
Consumers buying herbal products run into this problem all the time. You see wildly different prices on a 2 oz. Bottle of an herbal extract made by two different companies. And you begin to wonder how you can evaluate comparative value. Rule No. 1: Look for the
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