Frequently Whole World Botanicals get emails like the following one from a woman who would like to know if it’s safe for her to combine Royal Maca with a number of different botanicals and prescription drugs.
I am concerned about interaction between Maca Root and Valerian. Is this O.K.?
The only way Whole World Botanicals would
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SIDE EFFECTS OF COMBINING OTHER BOTANICALS WITH MACA ROOT
How to Boost your Libido during Perimenopause, Menopause, and for the rest of your life!
So much attention is spent on boosting men’s libido and their performance but few seem to worry about a very common problem related to Menopause—the loss of libido. So many women have written to me to ask me if Royal Maca will help raise their libido. During menopause, it’s not only estrogen and progesterone levels
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A Natural Way to Deal with Yeast Infections during Menopause:
Have you noticed that you seem to be getting more Yeast Infections now that your hormones are shifting and you are entering Menopause? This is a very common problem and women are often struggling with taking repeated doses of Micostatin® an anti-fungal over-the-counter drug.
One of the many positive “side effects” of taking Royal Maca® for
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Herbal Options to Improve Sleep
Q: I am 46 years old and have had insomnia for the last 6 months. I started using Whole World Botanicals’ Graviola Liquid Extract to help me sleep and it works really well, but I notice that there is a warning on the bottle not to use it for more than a few months.
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Women’s libido and Menopause: How to regain a healthy Sex Drive
Q: Since I started getting hot flashes, my libido has just disappeared. Will Royal Maca® help improve my sex drive? The loss of libido bothers me more than the hot flashes.
A: Yes, most but not all women experience a distinct upsurge of libido when taking Royal Maca.
Maca root is believed to help the body achieve
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Maca Root is Hormone Balancing Only When Taken at the Right Dosage. If Taken at the Wrong Dosage, it is Unbalancing!
Our American psychology says that “more is better.” This totally goes against the way our bodies work! If our estrogen is too low, we women will get hot flashes, will be depressed or anxious or rageful, begin to notice vaginal dryness and atrophy, etc. But if our estrogen is too high and balanced by adequate
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Yeast Infections and Menopause
Q: Since I started menopause I seem to constantly have a yeast infection. I have been buying an anti-fungal cream—Monostat®–to help with this. But the itchiness and discharge keeps returning. Is there an herbal remedy which could help with this?
A: Royal Maca, a cruciferous root vegetable product which grows in the high Andes mountains of
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Burning & Pain with Intercourse – Vaginal Atrophy and Natural Cures
Google: I have burning and pain with intercourse. My doctor says it’s vaginal atrophy and is normal in menopausal and post-menopausal women. He suggests taking an estrogen suppository. Is there any herb that could help this? I’d prefer not to take estrogen.
At least half of all post-menopausal women in the U.S. suffer from vaginal atrophy.
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How does maca help promote healthy sex drive (libido) in both men and women? What accounts for its aphrodisiac properties?
This question is still not well understood by scientists, but what stands out in maca root (which carries two scientific names – both Lepidium Meyenni and Lepidium Peruvianum—is its isothiocyanates. These are the chemical actives which slowly develop in the maca roots (technically speaking, actually they are hypocotyls) once they have been harvested and are
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Maca Root helps maintain a healthy vaginal ecology – Non-specific vaginal discharge clears up.
Over the years women customers have from time to time mentioned to me that since they started taking Royal Maca their vaginal discharge had cleared up. I thought this was wonderful and interesting but had no way of understanding this scientifically, as there was nothing in the scientific literature to suggest this kind of effect.
But
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