Terrasoul Superfoods Organic Gelatinized Maca Powder - 16oz

I'm using this maca powder for its well known effects at hormone regulation. I decided on this version because some of the maca is "raw" due to the current raw food fad but the reality is that there are many foods, herbs and tubers in the world that are more bioavailable to your body upon cooking and other forms of processing. Maca is one of those. You're really not supposed to take it raw, so beware of that. This version is gelatinized which fits the bill and I'm always on the look out for the best prices, it is a bit pricey but it's a competitive cost. So how's it working for me? Is it indeed helping get my system in order? It must be! My period had disappeared and now it's back and thoroughly normal (it was irregular and unpleasant at one time). This maca is organic, seems to be of high quality and like I said I'm seeing a visible result and it happened very rapidly. I just hope to keep getting even more benefits over time. -- I actually use it in a recipe for a tonic with a bunch of other herbs that are all designed to help you get your energy back. If you want to use that recipe yourself and hear the whole spiel about how the ingredients work go to Youtube and search for "David Wolfe energy elixir." Wolfe is an interesting guy who has popularized the idea of "superfoods," the raw diet that I don't subscribe to (although I do juice daily and can say that helps a lot) and he searches the world for foods that promote your longevity. Longevity promotion is health promotion so I'm all for that. I especially would like quality of life and increased vitality. So far I have been enjoying the elixir but this maca is the first product in it that I can honestly say I'm positive HAS given me an effect I can actually point to. I've also used it on its own in milk with raw honey, slightly warmed and that gave it a creamy taste so that's another option that works fine too. It's pretty cool when one of your desperate health schemes actually pays off so I wholeheartedly recommend this product and hope it gives you great benefits too.

I LOVE this maca powder. It is very finely ground and dissolves fairly easily with no clumping (of course no maca dissolves completely). I can stir it in with a spoon. It also tastes delicious, kind of malty and butterscotchy, and not bitter at all like some maca I have tried. I think this is the best maca I have tried, and while I am not a maca connosiuer, I have tried at least a half a dozen brands, including a couple with proprietary blends. It gives me energy and I can tell it improves my mood (subtly) and has a positive impact on my hormones by enhancing libido, easing PMS, etc. I am in my early 30's with 3 little kids, so I can use extra energy and a little more mojo sometimes! However, some people I know say that the libido effect is so pronounced that they don't like to give it to their husbands- lol :) This is also a really good deal for gelatinized maca. That is the only kind I buy. Not only is it several times more potent, it is easy to digest. I do eat a paleo/primal diet pretty strictly, and I noticed when I bought a packet of raw maca (unwittingly) that I had terrible stomach cramps afterwards. Never with this. I put this in my version of bulletproof coffee: 4 oz coffee, 2 Tbsp good butter, 2 Tbsp MCT (XCT) oil, 1 scoop Collagen peptides, 1 scoop Goat whey, 1 teaspoon Maca, 1 teaspoon raw cacao, 1 teaspoon reishi powder. I whiz it in my breville frother but you can put it in a blender too. It comes out super frothy and very delicious! This is my breakfast and it powers me through the morning. Sometimes I do pu-erh tea instead of coffee. Maca is also very delicious in smoothies and homemade lara bars.

I used maca in the past but then gave it up even though I thought it was a tasty addition to my morning smoothie. Then I had thyroid surgery & things were ok until 18 months after the surgery when I started a new relationship & lost my job. My stress response sucked but I didn't want to go on a synthroid because I still have half a thyroid & it still functions (in the way a 7th grader deals with a crush). I immediately gained 8 pounds & could feel my thyroid killing me, so I did a ton of research & took matters into my own hands. I ordered an herbal thyroid support, Sam-e, DHEA, 5-HTP, maca & matcha to replace my morning coffee. I also upped my calcium intake. It's the combination of these that is giving me my energy back. This maca is not gritty & tastes great. I stir it into yogurt. I also increased my workouts & started daily brain exercises. I've consistently done yoga & meditation too. After my first day trying the maca, I slept for a few hours & woke up refreshed. Usually after you sleep with a dysfunctional thyroid you wake up tired. I really think maca helps. It's hard to isolate any one thing but I think it provides a clean energy support. I feel especially calm after taking it, a relaxed outlook. If you're having serious thyroid issues & trying to avoid a synthroid, you're probably going to need several supplements, and they'll probably work but you need to trial & error the perfect combination. Or you could just cut to the chase & get on a synthroid. I've almost gotten there. But I'll tell you, it's an amazing feeling when your doctor confirms that your lifestyle choices are healing your body from the inside. I don't have to go back to my endocrinologist for 5 years.

No reviews so let me be the first. First off, this stuff smells and tastes awful. I often read people describing the taste as being akin to butterscotch- sure, if butterscotch were kicked around in musty dirt and fertilizer. So why 4 stars? Since taking it the past few days I feel better than I have in quite awhile. From the first use I had more energy (though adding omega 3s had also recently brought my energy up). Not that I want to lace up and run a 5k but since I was going through a period of low energy sothe pick me up was very noticeable. I sleep pretty soundly where I am normally a very light sleeper. its just been a few days so Im not seeing any change in libido as of yet. An unexpected but welcome effect also is a reduction in my appetite and my sugar cravings. I am hoping its hormone regulating properties will do something for my insulin resistance but that may be reaching. If anything ultra awesome happens in that respect I will update this review. Update: Its been a few weeks. I take the maca a couple of times a week now as opposed to everyday. I have noticed better skin including dark eye circles disappearing, lower glucose readings (though also taking gymnema-maca seems to give it a boost in efficacy), slight increase in libido, no increase in breast /hip size which is ok by me, and Ive noticed the unwanted body hair growth has slowed nearly to a stop. (Less tweezing.) It has not affected my cycle. Still reduced appetite and nearly no sugar cravings which resulted in losing a couple inches in the middle. Ive found the taste has become more tolerable over time. I take it with coffee.

I have used other Maca suppliers but i always go back to using Terrasoul Maca. It just seems to be more effective. I suffered from low testosterone levels, and used injections of test cyp, unfortunately i was a non-responder, it caused my bodies own production to shutdown and i metabolized the synthetic too quick. So i quit the injections and after a month of hell waiting for body to start producing my own i started taking gelatinized maca. I am not against injections because I know people it has worked wonders for it just didn't work for me. I have also use other natural products such as d-aspartic acid, tongkat ali, etc. I felt very little if anything at all. I am very happy to say i now feel like i did years ago, if you have never used it before it might take a couple of weeks before you start to feel the effects, i also recommend every couple of weeks laying off it for a couple of days. I normally take a tablespoon in the morning and again in the afternoon. If you have a hard time with the bitter taste, i mix mine with a little chocolate protein powder and it actually is something I look forward to drinking. I have also used the regular powdered form but again the gelatinized form works better for me. I highly recommend it to anyone, just be sure you take enough of it. I know people who have taken just the capsules, and have been disappointed, but you would have to take a half a bottle a day to get the same effect as taking a couple of tablespoons per day. A very satisfied customer.