Maca Root Powder

About Maca Root Powder

Maca is a root vegetable grown in the high Andes of Peru for over 3,000 years. It is a relative of the radish and may also be known as Peruvian Ginseng. It was used by the Incas for medicinal purposes – in particular for energy, mental clarity, and enhanced sex drive.

Nutrition Benefits of Maca

Maca is considered a superfood and may support energy, mental clarity, enhanced sex drive, improved semen quality, reduce enlarged prostates, relieve the symptoms of menopause, immune system support, depression, fatigue, and hormone balancing in general.

Nutrition Facts

Always Discuss
with your doctor.

Always discuss
with your doctor

This information is not meant to replace your doctor, but to work in tandem with your doctor’s advice. This website makes it easy for you and your doctor to select the best foods and the best smoothie recipes that you should be eating.

My Nutrition Advisor does not diagnose, cure, or treat disease.

Maca Root Powder scores well for 7 health goals

This ingredient was scored for various health goals Learn more.

Learn why

Brain

Recipe Score:90

Learn why

Depression

Recipe Score:90

Learn why

Memory

Recipe Score:90

Learn why

Women's Health Issues

Recipe Score:88

Learn why

Diabetes (Type 2)

Recipe Score:86

Learn why

Cancer

Recipe Score:82

Learn why

Candida (Fungal Infections)

Recipe Score:82

Carousel view View All

The Research

Brain

Brain: Score 90

Summary:

Maca may alleviate SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction and improve libido in a human study. It improves experimental memory impairment induced by ovariectomy in an animal study. Maca is found in Ancient Chocolate, Ancient Delight and Ancient Greens Superfood Mixes.

References:

Human Studies:

Study

Animal Studies:

Study

Depression

Depression: Score 90

Summary:

Animal: Maca improves learning and attenuates depression.

References:

Animal Studies:

Study

Memory

Memory: Score 90

Summary:

Animal: Maca improves experimental memory impairment induced by ovariectomy.

References:

Animal Studies:

Study

Women's Health Issues

Women's Health Issues: Score 88

Summary:

Animal: Maca improves fertility. It protects against estrogen deficient bone loss in an animal model of ovariectomy induced osteoporosis.

References:

Animal Studies:

Study 1 Study 2

Diabetes (Type 2)

Diabetes (Type 2): Score 86

Summary:

Animal: It has a beneficial effect on antioxidant status, lipid and glucose metabolism in rats.

References:

Animal Studies:

Study

Cancer

Cancer: Score 82

Summary:

In Vitro: Maca increases drug sensitivity in multidrug resistance cancer cells.

References:

Lab Studies:

Study

Candida (Fungal Infections)

Candida (Fungal Infections): Score 82

Summary:

In Vitro: It contains antimicrobial agents

References:

Lab Studies:

Study 1

Maca Root Powder

Page 1

OVERVIEW

About Maca Root Powder

Nutrition Benefits of Maca

Maca Root Powder SCORES WELL FOR 7 HEALTH CONDITIONS

90Brain 82Cancer 82Candida (Fungal Infections) 90Depression 86Diabetes (Type 2) 90Memory 88Women's Health Issues

OUR SCORING SYSTEM

For each health protocol, we assigned a score to each recipe and each ingredient. This helps you better understand the correlation that medical research is suggesting between foods and benefits to various health conditions. Our scoring system is based on REAL RESEARCH published on pubmed.gov. This is a website that curates over 25 million different biomedical journals.

What we consider when creating your scores:

1Type of Study (human, animal, lab, or academic review)
2Amount of Research
3What the Research Says
4How much of the ingredient we use (for the recipes)

www.mynutritionadvisor.com info@mynutritionadvisor.com 888.865.7848
https://mynutritionadvisor.com/ingredients/maca-root-powder//

About Maca Root Powder

Nutrition Benefits of Maca

Nutrition Facts

Always discuss with your doctor

Brain

Recipe Score:90

Depression

Recipe Score:90

Memory

Recipe Score:90

Women's Health Issues

Recipe Score:88

Diabetes (Type 2)

Recipe Score:86

Cancer

Recipe Score:82

Candida (Fungal Infections)

Recipe Score:82

Subscription Details

Subscription Details

Subscription Details

Subscription Details

Brain

Summary:

References:

Depression

Summary:

References:

Memory

Summary:

References:

Women's Health Issues

Summary:

References:

Diabetes (Type 2)

Summary:

References:

Cancer

Summary:

References:

Candida (Fungal Infections)

Summary:

References:

How Our Scoring System Works

Maca Root Powder

OVERVIEW

About Maca Root Powder

Nutrition Benefits of Maca

Maca Root Powder SCORES WELL FOR 7 HEALTH CONDITIONS

OUR SCORING SYSTEM

What we consider when creating your scores:

Free Keto Quickstart Guide!

Login or sign up with

Use your email address

Returning Customer

New Customer

Always discuss
with your doctor