Maca Question
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Maca Question
by KBL » Sun Mar 07, 2010
My DH and I have been taking Maca for about a month now. It seems to have reduced our libido! Has anyone else experienced that?
-KBL
Wife to best friend DH of 22 years
Wishing since Dec 2007
Vas Reversal in May 2008
Waiting on the Lord
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord
Wife to best friend DH of 22 years
Wishing since Dec 2007
Vas Reversal in May 2008
Waiting on the Lord
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord
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Re: Maca Question
by Dalene » Fri Apr 23, 2010
Hi KBL,
Did you decide to stop taking it? Did maca really contribute to your lowered libido, just checking on you!
Did you decide to stop taking it? Did maca really contribute to your lowered libido, just checking on you!
Best Wishes,
Dalene Barton, CH, Labor Doula
Dalene Barton, CH, Labor Doula
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Re: Maca Question
by KBL » Fri Apr 23, 2010
Hi Dalene,
Maca sure seemed to work the opposite for both my DH & I for awhile. We are still taking it. It seemed to balance out after awhile
. I updated in my journal but I forgot about this post. Thanks for asking.
Maca sure seemed to work the opposite for both my DH & I for awhile. We are still taking it. It seemed to balance out after awhile
. I updated in my journal but I forgot about this post. Thanks for asking.-KBL
Wife to best friend DH of 22 years
Wishing since Dec 2007
Vas Reversal in May 2008
Waiting on the Lord
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord
Wife to best friend DH of 22 years
Wishing since Dec 2007
Vas Reversal in May 2008
Waiting on the Lord
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord
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A New Maca Question
by KBL » Tue Sep 07, 2010
So I have had some weird things happen and was wondering if Maca could be the issue.
I was getting regular with a 28 day cycle rather than my previous 26 day.
I was taking a tsp of maca a day and decided to increase that because I learned that the raw versus the gelatinized Maca had different dosages. So I increased my Maca to 2 tsp and thought about working towards the Tblsp. After that my cycle came at 26 days again. I did not increase the Maca any further and now this time I have had weird spotting twice.
I spotted one time about a week after I O'd and now yesterday (1 week before AF), I spotted enough that I actually thought AF had started last night. Now today, I had some slight brown tinge this morning on paper, but nothing else.
Is it possible that with my unique hormonal make-up(Estrogen Dominate), that it is too much Maca for me? I am confused because since doing my cleanse I have not suffered the symptoms of Estrogen Dominance except when I eat soy. So I don't know why things are off for me right now. I decided that I just had profuse early spotting. I have had early spotting before but it was never more than once and usually was only a pink tinge.
The only other thing that has changed for me, is that I am eating mushrooms.
Please share your thoughts.
I was getting regular with a 28 day cycle rather than my previous 26 day.
I was taking a tsp of maca a day and decided to increase that because I learned that the raw versus the gelatinized Maca had different dosages. So I increased my Maca to 2 tsp and thought about working towards the Tblsp. After that my cycle came at 26 days again. I did not increase the Maca any further and now this time I have had weird spotting twice.
I spotted one time about a week after I O'd and now yesterday (1 week before AF), I spotted enough that I actually thought AF had started last night. Now today, I had some slight brown tinge this morning on paper, but nothing else.
Is it possible that with my unique hormonal make-up(Estrogen Dominate), that it is too much Maca for me? I am confused because since doing my cleanse I have not suffered the symptoms of Estrogen Dominance except when I eat soy. So I don't know why things are off for me right now. I decided that I just had profuse early spotting. I have had early spotting before but it was never more than once and usually was only a pink tinge.
The only other thing that has changed for me, is that I am eating mushrooms.
Please share your thoughts.
-KBL
Wife to best friend DH of 22 years
Wishing since Dec 2007
Vas Reversal in May 2008
Waiting on the Lord
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord
Wife to best friend DH of 22 years
Wishing since Dec 2007
Vas Reversal in May 2008
Waiting on the Lord
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord
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Re: Maca Question
by Dalene » Thu Sep 09, 2010
Are you using Fertilica Maca? The suggested dosage on that one is 1 tsp.= 2,700mg a day. The maximum suggested dosage for any maca is 3000mg a day. Working up to TBSP. a day is a lot of maca.
Best Wishes,
Dalene Barton, CH, Labor Doula
Dalene Barton, CH, Labor Doula
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Re: Maca Question
by KBL » Thu Sep 09, 2010
Thanks for your answer.
I did see that the Fertilica Maca was supposed to be only 1 tsp, so that was what I was originally using for my Raw Wild-crafted Maca. Later I saw some fertility smoothie recipes using 1 Tbsp per serving. So I researched the difference between the gelatinized Maca and the Raw Maca and found that the raw required a much larger dose to get the same results. Perhaps my research was incorrect?
I know people have different reactions and some need more or less. When I tried Vitex, I did not like it and greatly reduced the dosage to be able to deal with it and still get benefits. That is why I suspected that perhaps the increase of Maca could have been the problem.
I am happy to stick with 1 tsp if that is adequate as it would last a lot longer =).
Thank you for your feedback, it is helping me to sort this out.
I did see that the Fertilica Maca was supposed to be only 1 tsp, so that was what I was originally using for my Raw Wild-crafted Maca. Later I saw some fertility smoothie recipes using 1 Tbsp per serving. So I researched the difference between the gelatinized Maca and the Raw Maca and found that the raw required a much larger dose to get the same results. Perhaps my research was incorrect?
I know people have different reactions and some need more or less. When I tried Vitex, I did not like it and greatly reduced the dosage to be able to deal with it and still get benefits. That is why I suspected that perhaps the increase of Maca could have been the problem.
I am happy to stick with 1 tsp if that is adequate as it would last a lot longer =).
Thank you for your feedback, it is helping me to sort this out.
-KBL
Wife to best friend DH of 22 years
Wishing since Dec 2007
Vas Reversal in May 2008
Waiting on the Lord
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord
Wife to best friend DH of 22 years
Wishing since Dec 2007
Vas Reversal in May 2008
Waiting on the Lord
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord
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KBL - Posts: 62
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Re: Maca Question
by Dalene » Fri Sep 10, 2010
The gelatinized is more concentrated. So that would be correct. Thanks for letting me know.
Best Wishes,
Dalene Barton, CH, Labor Doula
Dalene Barton, CH, Labor Doula
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