
Our American psychology says that “more is better.” This totally goes against the way our bodies work!
If our estrogen is too low, we women will get hot flashes, will be depressed or anxious or rageful, begin to notice vaginal dryness and atrophy, etc. But if our estrogen is too high and balanced by adequate progesterone, we will have flooding periods, be more prone to endometriosis, uterine fibroids and other maladies. Royal Maca® is superb at creating hormone balance ONLY if taken at the right dosage and there is no “one size fits all” dosage.
Recently a customer wrote with the following question:
Q: I am 42 years old, still have a period and have been taking 2 capsules of Royal Maca in the AM for about 2 weeks. I have become very moody since I started taking it, and it has not helped my dryness. Nor has it improved my desire for sex. How much Royal Maca should I be taking?
A: Ordinarily, this dosage would have been correct and in most women would not create moodiness. In fact, it would make the moodiness much better AND would also help with the dryness and probably with the libido issue. So why wasn’t she getting good results?
I called her and confirmed after a short conversation that she is HIGHLY SENSITIVE to all drugs and herbs. As she puts it: “ I am a redhead with very pale skin and everything affects me a lot.” For highly sensitive people, Whole World Botanicals recommends cutting the dosage in half – in other words one capsule daily instead of two capsules daily.
P.S. Within a week of changing her dosage she was feeling really good.