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Women write to Dr. Viana Muller: Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 10:37 AM

Hi Viana

I am 49 years old and have been taking Royal Maca® for peri-menopause symptoms. I had noticed in the last couple of years that I was experiencing more severe PMS along with Pre-menstrual cramping and very heavy periods. Also my periods were coming closer together (every 24-25 days) Since I have been taking the Royal Maca, my PMS has gone away and I no longer have cramping or heavy periods, also my periods are very regular at 27 days. So I have been very happy with the outcome. I have recently been diagnosed with an enlarged thyroid. I had been doing research online about natural treatments for this when I read some info on the Royal Maca helping this.

I read someone else’s blog that said they were taking it 3 times a day with meals so I began wondering if I was taking it correctly. So any input you have on this would be appreciated.

Holly (Colorado)

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Hello Holly,

I am so pleased that you are having good results with Royal Maca. Taking one capsule 3 times a day is probably ideal, but not necessary. Most do fine taking all the caps all in the morning.

Since an enlarged thyroid points to inflammation of your thyroid, you might want to try our product called Royal Maca Plus for Women with DIM™. DIM helps your body make estrogen through anti-inflammatory pathways, reducing your risk for any type of estrogen-dependent cancer such as breast or uterine cancer and also helps with the same hormone balancing as the regular Royal Maca. How did you first hear about Royal Maca?

Many thanks for sharing and please let me know if you have any other questions.

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Hi Viana,

I was doing a google search for natural ways to balance hormones and Royal Maca came up. I have since been buying it at our Local Vitamin Cottage and they said it sells very well and is highly recommended. Also on a blog I found where the woman was using Royal Maca 3 times a day, I honestly don’t remember. I also did a google search for Royal Maca and the thyroid and it was something that came up.

I’m very interested in perhaps taking Royal Maca Plus for my thyroid but am a bit concerned because I read that DIM is derived from cruciferous vegetables and cruciferous vegetables are something that are suppose to be avoided if you have hypothyroidism. Do you know anything about this? I appreciate any information you might have. Thanks!

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Hello Holly,

DIM is not actually a chemical compound found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower, cabbage, etc. It is a breakdown product that your stomach produces and is much more stable than Indole-3-carbinol which is found in cruciferous vegetables. DIM has no constituent which could slow down thyroid function. In fact, we have so many testimonials from women with Hashimoto’s Disease and hypothyroid conditions about the effectiveness of both the regular Royal Maca and the Royal Maca Plus with DIM in promoting healthy thyroid functioning. DIM affects only the way your body metabolizes estrogens–helping the body to produce anti-inflammatory types of estrogens through specific pathways. [CLICK HERE to read more about DIM in our Herbal Library] Maca root is also a cruciferous vegetable but Whole World Botanicals puts its organic maca roots through a heating process under pressure (extrusion), which in Peru is called gelatinization, which eliminates the goitrogenic properties found in raw maca.

We recommend Royal Maca Plus for Women with DIM for women who either have a family history breast cancer or other estrogen-dependent cancers or who have some other inflammatory condition, such as a high CRP (C-reactive protein) level, or an auto-immune disease (such as Hashimoto’s Disease or arthritis) or heart disease.

Best to you,
Viana
Viana Muller, Ph.D., Cofounder
Whole World Botanicals

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Viana,

Thank you so much for clarifying this for me. It sounds like this is exactly what I need. Would the dosage be about the same for this as it is for the Non-DIM Maca? I currently take 3 capsules a day of the regular Royal Maca.

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Holly,

Our general guideline for perimenopausal women is to start with two caps a day and increase to three caps after one month if the symptoms aren’t at least 80% better. So your dosage for the Royal Maca Plus for Women with DIM might well be the same as the regular Royal Maca — 3 caps a day. However, it might be that 1 or 2 caps a day is enough. So perhaps, you could start the Royal Maca Plus with DIM at just one cap twice a day (taken with meals) for a month and see if your results are as effective as the 3 a day as the regular Royal Maca. If not, then the next month, you could take one cap twice a day—with meals. And if this dosage is not effective they could increase the dosage to 1 caps 3X daily.

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Viana,

I’ll try doing that. Thanks again for all of the information you’ve given me. I really appreciate it!

Holly

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