Whole World Botanicals'® Blog

I am 51 years old and hadn’t had a period for more than a year.  Royal Maca has been fantastic in relieving my intense hot flashes but now I just got a menstrual period again.  Is this normal? A: It’s not usual, but it does happen to a few women.  These returned periods usually last
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A: Since the late 1990’s, a body of research has been accumulating on the beneficial effects of the maca root, which grows at 14,000 ft. in the high Andes of Peru.  Now there are studies which suggest that maca root benefits the liver in at least two different ways:  it supports the production and transport
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A: Royal Desmodium Strong Back is based on a tropical, rainforest botanical which grows in South America, Central America and the Caribbean.  The botanical name for this plant is Desmodium adscendens.  It is a small plant with delicate leaves and it takes many, many dried plants to produce an herbal extract. In Jamaica it is
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A: Yes, it is safe.  We have many customers on cholesterol-lowering medication who are using Royal Maca.  Furthermore, there is evidence from a study which shows the beneficial effect of maca root on promoting a healthy cholesterol level. You may wonder how maca root works to support the body’s production of an optimum cholesterol level. 
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A: When I was in the high Andes of Peru back in 1994 researching the maca root and preparing to introduce it into the United States as a supplement, I interviewed many Peruvians from the maca growing area to discover what native people had to say about maca’s properties.  One young man told me, “You
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I am on high blood pressure medication, a diuretic, a cholesterol-lowering medication and I take meds for my diabetes A: :  Whole World Botanicals has never heard of an adverse event, as the doctors call them, from adding Royal Maca as a supplement to their multiple medication schedule.  Maca root is a food, a cruciferous
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A: Whole World Botanicals has never had an adverse event report from people suffering from asthma who combine the Royal Desmodium supplement with their meds.  However, it is always prudent to let your doctor know what you are doing and to let him/her see the research literature on this product.  People taking Royal Desmodium report
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A: Whole World Botanicals does not sell Royal Maca as a weight-reduction supplement.  To do that, we would need evidence from a well-designed study.  However, there is evidence that maca root, in extract or concentrate form, improves Insulin Growth Factor (Igf) in the tissues.   This is amazing and extraordinary.  No other food has been found
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A: Not only is it safe, but maca root supports the health of the pancreas.  Studies show that maca root increases the tissue concentration of a precursor hormone made by the pituitary called Insulin Growth Factor (Igf). This hormone decreases as we get older and so it is extraordinary that we can eat a food
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Q:  Can I stop taking this product and be OK or do I have to take this product for the rest of my life to feel good? A: Menopause is a time of transition of a woman’s body from a reproductive state to a post-reproductive equilibrium.  During this transition, estrogen levels often drop so low
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