A: Menopause is characterized by a sharply dropping level of circulating estrogen in the body. The brain, like many other organs in the body, has estrogen receptors attached to it which must be properly filled with estrogen for the brain to function in an optimal fashion. Low estrogen level is associated with a lower cognitive
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Q: Why does menopause make my brain so foggy?
Taking Royal Maca with DIM while trying to get pregnant?
Q: Hi! How was your summer? Mine was good, especially since all of my female problems have finally disappeared after taking Royal Maca for the last two months. (I had very painful periods.) I was wondering if you can take it (even with the DIM) while trying to get pregnant or if I can take
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Royal Maca gains new prominence in a just published book by thyroid expert Mary Shomon, The Menopause Thyroid Solution
Into the void of the 7 minute physician visit with only time for a brief recital of symptoms, a review of “the numbers” and writing a prescription, has stepped an outstanding lay thyroid expert, Mary Shomon, who in her new book (August, 2009) The Menopause Thyroid Solution, unravels the numerous underlying causes which connect symptoms
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Combining Royal Maca with Progesterone
Q: Can someone take maca with progesterone? A: Usually, it works out O.K. Taking the combination doesn’t cause increased hot flashes or insomnia or irritability – all of these are common problems if estrogen and Royal Maca are taken together. But there is absolutely no need to take this combo because Royal Maca straightens out
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Combining Proscar a drug for enlarged prostate (BPH) with Royal Lucraco Plus
Q: I am taking Proscar for frequency of urination due to an enlarged prostate. Can I also take Royal Lucraco Plus at the same time? A: Royal Lucraco Plus is not a drug like Proscar is. There is no claim that it cures BPH, prevents it, or treats it. However, this formula which includes Lucraco
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Q: Which Royal Maca product to take for Severe Hot Flashes?
I have been reading about your different Royal Maca products but am confused about which one to take. We don’t have any breast cancer in our family and I don’t have an autoimmune disease. But the information says that for women with severe hormone imbalance, Royal Maca Plus with DIM may work better. In this
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Combining Royal Maca with Estriol Suppository and Adrenal Support Glandular
Q: I have read that Royal Maca should not be taken with HRT. Is it O.K. to take it with an estriol vaginal suppository and with a glandular supplement to support my adrenal glands? A: Royal Maca should not be taken together with an estriol suppository. The estriol has more than local effects and could
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Q: Can bone pain be helped by Royal Camu, a food-sourced Vitamin C?
A: Yes, according to recent studies on bone pain and Vitamin C deficiency and Dr. Duke’s research on Camu-Camu(1). So many older people suffer from bone pain and often their doctors suggest supplemental calcium and Vitamin D. But what they fail to realize the body’s need for far more Vitamin C than the small amount
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Q: Alcohol does not agree with me. Do you make Cat’s Claw without alcohol?
A: Whole World Botanicals’ Royal Cat’s Claw Liquid Extract is double-extracted, with both alcohol and with water. However, we also make available Cat’s Claw Tea (shredded bark) in a container and you may make the Tea, just as the native people do when they have an ailment. Also, we have pieces of bark, about two
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Q: How Camu-Camu provides mega-doses of natural Vitamin C and what these mega-doses can do for you?
A: Most people take somewhere between 250 mg. – 2,000 mg. of Vitamin C (synthetic ascorbic acid like Ester C®) to support their immune system and to have more resistance to the common cold. When they see the price on Royal Camu™ which contains 8-10% guaranteed Vitamin C at time of manufacture, they don’t see
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