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Your favourite spiced chai -- elevated. MORE ABOUT 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: 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: Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacology of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a Plant from the Peruvian Highlands https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184420/ 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/ 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 |