Comment · Sat, September 13, 2014 · Ceretropic
[M-21] First week using Maca (raw, powder)-- I was skeptical at first, figuring "superfood" is just a buzz-word... (slightly nsfw)
Original post in this thread
DrAdBrule · 35 points
For the past 8 months I've been under a lot of stress, job-loss, starting school at the University of Toronto, I've been living on employment insurance and have been having nightmares regularly. It's been a rough summer.
I've been walking for 2-3 hours a day, hitting the gym 3-4 times a week and in the past 1.5 months began meditating, deep-breathing exercises and keeping thought journals to try and combat stress. However, I still found myself excessively fatigued and my sex life was suffering as well, my girlfriend is very patient and supportive fortunately, so she's been positive and helped me make these changes to my lifestyle.
I don't take any other supplements aside from protein shakes on workout days, and I don't drink, never really have.
Anyways, I felt like all of these changes to my habits would be enough, but I still haven't felt 100%, even after weening myself off of caffeine and adding cardio circuits to my gym regimen. I was in a Health Foods store near my campus and I had my phone out googling the foods in front of me. Maca seemed to have sufficient evidence at least for the libido improvement and stress reduction benefits, so I asked an employee for tips. She sug…
What they were answering
Phenethylameanie · 3 points
Since what he already has is raw, couldn't he just cook it to kill the dangerous enzymes and microbes?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I tried it. The pain still came back. I built up an allergy to it that will not go away. No more maca for me.