Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 , You may want to try the MACA again before trying the Naturethroid. I have read 1-2 tablespoons per day is an optimal dose for restoring hormone balance. I know you were the one who told me about MACA, but I just wanted to remind you about it, because I have just been reading some amazing stuff about MACA on line, and unlike most topics, everything I am reading is positive...I haven't read anything to indicate the MACA is contraindicated. Of course, each case is different and the Naturethroid may very well be helpful to you....but I think MACA is a more natural choice than bioidentical hormones, especially after my own recent experience of going from hypo to hyper while on Armour. MACA has a number of additional benefits in addition to helping balance hormones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 I've been drinking orange peel and maca tea and putting Navitas Naturals maca in smoothies for the past week. It keeps my feet from feeling freezer burned. I'm going to do the Master Cleanse and MMS before I try the Nature-throid. I have had lots of maca in the past because of its adaptogenic properties and I never felt that my thyroid had improved enough. Maybe getting the toxins out will help my thyroid. Thanks, > > , > You may want to try the MACA again before trying the Naturethroid. I have read 1-2 tablespoons per day is an optimal dose for restoring hormone balance. I know you were the one who told me about MACA, but I just wanted to remind you about it, because I have just been reading some amazing stuff about MACA on line, and unlike most topics, everything I am reading is positive...I haven't read anything to indicate the MACA is contraindicated. > > Of course, each case is different and the Naturethroid may very well be helpful to you....but I think MACA is a more natural choice than bioidentical hormones, especially after my own recent experience of going from hypo to hyper while on Armour. > > MACA has a number of additional benefits in addition to helping balance hormones. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 The only side effect that I have read is that it's possible to take too much maca and the hormones go the wrong direction like yours did with the re-formulated Armour. More is not always better. Otherwise it is great nutritionally. I think that it helps my peripheral neuropathy because maca contains zinc. It also contains many other nutrients. I used to eat this regularly and I should never have stopped! > > , > You may want to try the MACA again before trying the Naturethroid. I have read 1-2 tablespoons per day is an optimal dose for restoring hormone balance. I know you were the one who told me about MACA, but I just wanted to remind you about it, because I have just been reading some amazing stuff about MACA on line, and unlike most topics, everything I am reading is positive...I haven't read anything to indicate the MACA is contraindicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 > > The only side effect that I have read is that it's possible to take too much maca and the hormones go the wrong direction like yours did with the re-formulated Armour. More is not always better. Otherwise it is great nutritionally. I think that it helps my peripheral neuropathy because maca contains zinc. It also contains many other nutrients. I used to eat this regularly and I should never have stopped! > I've read that ground maca is a great coffee substitute. I always wanted to try it - I miss sitting outside in the sun in the morning with a cup of coffee. But I haven't been able to find it. Do you have a source? Also, I'm wondering if grinding and brewing would affect nutritional value. I'm thinking it probably does, but not as big a deal to me since it's more along the lines of a treat for me! Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 I've bought it several places but www.iherb.com has a good price on Navitas Naturals non-irradiated, raw maca. I used to buy the maca/orange tea there but it has been discontinued. Warning, the taste is strong and some people don't care for it. Make the tea and add cinnamon or a fruit flavored teabag to get something more tasty. I generally let the tea cool before I drink it. I do this because hot or icy cold isn't great for the liver. > > > > The only side effect that I have read is that it's possible to take too much maca and the hormones go the wrong direction like yours did with the re-formulated Armour. More is not always better. Otherwise it is great nutritionally. I think that it helps my peripheral neuropathy because maca contains zinc. It also contains many other nutrients. I used to eat this regularly and I should never have stopped! > > > > I've read that ground maca is a great coffee substitute. I always wanted to try it - I miss sitting outside in the sun in the morning with a cup of coffee. But I haven't been able to find it. Do you have a source? Also, I'm wondering if grinding and brewing would affect nutritional value. I'm thinking it probably does, but not as big a deal to me since it's more along the lines of a treat for me! > > Crystal > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 iherb also carries maca tinctures. Put some of this in your morning tea. I like Stash mangosteen green tea or pomegranite/raspberry green tea. ALL Stash teas taste good! > > > > The only side effect that I have read is that it's possible to take too much maca and the hormones go the wrong direction like yours did with the re-formulated Armour. More is not always better. Otherwise it is great nutritionally. I think that it helps my peripheral neuropathy because maca contains zinc. It also contains many other nutrients. I used to eat this regularly and I should never have stopped! > > > > I've read that ground maca is a great coffee substitute. I always wanted to try it - I miss sitting outside in the sun in the morning with a cup of coffee. But I haven't been able to find it. Do you have a source? Also, I'm wondering if grinding and brewing would affect nutritional value. I'm thinking it probably does, but not as big a deal to me since it's more along the lines of a treat for me! > > Crystal > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 I've read that ground maca is a great coffee substitute. I always wanted to try it - > Crystal I am about to order Maca for the first time. Vitacost has a good price and carries Macafe - the coffee substitute. For those who have tried it, does it taste like coffee?...Lydia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 It does not taste like coffee. Iherb has a low price and cheaper shipping. It comes in capsules, loose powder and liquid. > I am about to order Maca for the first time. Vitacost has a good price and carries Macafe - the coffee substitute. For those who have tried it, does it taste like coffee?...Lydia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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