Organic Maca Chai by Simple Energy

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Your favourite spiced chai, elevated with powerful Peruvian maca. 

Ingredients: 
Organic maca powder, organic cinnamon, organic ginger, organic cardamom, organic pepper, organic star anise

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More on Maca
Latin name:  Lepidium meyenii

Maca, sometimes called ‘Peruvian ginseng’, is a native plant of the Andean highlands, growing mostly at altitudes over 4000m above sea level.  In recent years, maca achieved super-stardom in North America, boosted by reviews from influencers like David Asprey (Hack your Sex Drive with Maca Root | https://blog.daveasprey.com/hack-your-sex-drive-with-maca/) and Men’s Health Magazine (Can Maca Powder Boost Your Energy and Sex Drive? Here's What You Should Know

https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a19544647/maca-powder-benefits/)

Why should you include it in your diet?  Quoting Health Canada on benefits that have been solidly established:    

  • Source of/Provides antioxidants. 
  • Helps to support emotional aspects of sexual health.
  • Helps to support healthy mood balance during menopause.

 Source:  http://webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca/nhpid-bdipsn/atReq.do?atid=maca.lepidium.meyenii&lang=eng

And for scholarly geeks, we recommend the following articles:

  1. Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacology of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a Plant from the Peruvian Highlands

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184420/ 

  2. Hormone-Balancing Effect of Pre-Gelatinized Organic Maca (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon): (I) Biochemical and Pharmacodynamic Study on Maca using Clinical Laboratory Model on Ovariectomized Rats
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614604/

  3. Preservation of Cognitive Function by Lepidium meyenii (Maca) Is Associated with Improvement of Mitochondrial Activity and Upregulation of Autophagy-Related Proteins in Middle-Aged Mouse Cortex
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018343/