• May 2, 2024

Imagine a superfood that helps you increase the physical performance , reduce the stress , improve fertility and increase the libido ... well these are some Benefits what do you gain to the consume maca .

Georgina Ferrer , member of the Health Coaches Association of Mexico , explains that the maca is considered a powerful adaptogen , that is, a natural food that helps the body obtain an optimal mental performance Yphysical .

Add that adaptogens strengthen the immune system and increase the vitality of the body, also favoring its response to stress .

Super "Peruvian ginseng"

Maca is a tuber native to the Peruvian Andes. It is a superfood that concentrates 60% of carbohydrates, 9% of fiber and 10% of protein. In addition, it has a high content of healthy fats (linoleic, palmitic and oleic acids).

Few foods like the so-called "Peruvian ginseng" contain a significant amount of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, iron, zinc, copper, selenium, manganese and silica. They are added 20 different amino acids, of which 7 are essential.

All these nutrients are used by the body to:

Strengthen the memory. According to a study published in the Peruvian Journal of Experimental Medicine and Public Health , of the three varieties of maca (red, black and yellow) black has the best effect on the learning .

The boiled aqueous extract acts on the hippocampus and strengthens the area related to memory Y learning .

This root allows to have more ability for remember and reduce the number of times you have to repeat information to retain it, "he says. Gustavo Gonzales Rengifo , Head of the Laboratory of Endocrinology and Reproduction of the Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia .

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