Using MACA750™ to Stop Hot Flashes

Using MACA750™ to Stop Hot Flashes

11/12/03

"I drench my bed every night with these night sweats." "I'm flashing every two hours - please help me." "I can't concentrate anymore and I have to work!" "I thought hot flashes were a joke until I began having them all day long!" "I've stopped my hormone replacement therapy because I'm afraid of cancer and now I'm having the worst hot flashes."

As an RN, who specializes in alternative remedies for menopausal women I hear variations on these same statements all day long from women around the world. My heart goes out to them and the 55 million other women who are going through the same thing. Being able to help is something I am grateful for everyday. These women are bewildered, sometimes angry and frequently willing to accept a lower quality of life than the one they planned for before they began experiencing menopause and perimenopause. I offer them the hope that hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, depression, unpredictable vaginal bleeding and a low sex drive can be eliminated...in my lectures around the world I tell millions of women that "suffering through menopause is optional."

In 1997 as I began having menopausal hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia I thought it was the end of the world. "How do women put up with this?" I thought. I began using Black cohosh, Evening Primrose oil, soy and all the other remedies being offered in those days. My symptoms subsided, for a while...and then came back- worse than before! The fatigue became overwhelming and for the first time in my life my ability to concentrate began to interfere with the simplest tasks. That article turned out to be the beginning of my hormonal transformation. I learned how to use Maca from the anthropologist who wrote the article. Within days of taking Maca I knew that something had changed. The hot flashes stopped and my energy level and ability to concentrate were restored and probably became better than ever! Then I began traveling to South America to really study Maca - how the Peruvians used it, why it worked so well on menopausal symptoms, and its history of use in that country. (Much of the information I uncovered is written about elsewhere on this site.)

Early on I began integrating the use of Maca into my practice as a holistic health practitioner and shortly thereafter began lecturing and teaching thousands of women and medical professionals about using Maca for menopause.

Using this herb properly is of paramount importance. There are now hundreds of companies selling Maca. It is unfortunate that many women will buy a bottle of Maca from a health food store - try it for a few days - and then give up thinking it doesn't work for them. The problem is that the Maca is not always the best quality or that the serving size information is incorrect for them, or that the herb was processed incorrectly. Read Gelatinized Maca.
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Below is a general guideline to follow when using MACA750™, Medicine Plants™ MACA. Each vegetable capsule contains 750 mg. of pure, Maca root - no additives, no fillers, no animal products.

There are several things to keep in mind when using MACA750™. First of all, because of its high quality, the longer you are on it, the less of it you will needs. And secondly, it is especially important that the first few weeks of using the herb you monitor your symptoms closely to find out the best serving size for you - within a few months you can reduce your beginning serving size, usually down to between 1-3 capsules a day.

If you have been on Hormone Replacement Therapy your ovaries are a bit sluggish and you may need to take between 4-8 capsules a day at first. If you have had a hysterectomy the starting amount is usually 4 capsules a day. The capsules may be taken with or without food and are best used by your body if taken either all together or in divided amounts at 10AM and 2PM (the times when your hormones are at their lowest). Because their is an energizing effect from MACA750™ it is best not taken within 3 hours of bedtime.

If you are entering menopause or are perimenopausal We recommend that you begin with 2 capsules of MACA750™ in the AM with or without food and 2 more capsules around 2PM (as we experience a hormonal drop about that time). Continue this for the first 2-3 weeks. Thereafter, if your symptoms are not controlled you may add one capsule per week. When symptoms are under control we recommend maintaining that level for the following week and then reducing the dosage by one capsule until you reach optimal health. See below "Reducing My Serving Size."

Be sure to not take the herb within 2-3 hours of bedtime as MACA750™ can cause insomnia if taken too late. Most people eventually fall into a range of 1-6 capsules per day.

Because the health benefits of MACA750™ accumulate with use, we suggest ordering the discounted 3 bottles of MACA750™. And you may return unopened bottles for your money back, if necessary.
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Everyone is different and we know from experience that this herb works IF it is used correctly. Incorrect use can result in a return of hot flashes and night sweats. You may order any of our fine products safely and securely online.

Be well always,
Stephanie Smith, RN. MS
Medicine Plants™

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