Comment · Thu, August 29, 2019
Maca or Maca extract
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notapersonaltrainer · 2 points
Does a good Maca extract exist? Sort of like Chocamine for cocao? I had this drink that contains "4:1 Maca Extract" and it had all the effects I typically see with regular gelatinized Maca. I think the dosage for Maca is usually a couple grams which would be a bit much for capsules but it'd be awesome to have a 4:1 extract that would give you a full dose in one capsule.
I'd be interested in a regular gelatinized Maca powder as well but particularly interested if ND could find a good Maca extract/concentrate to offer in capsule form.
Also, I think a Maca and Mushroom blend would be pretty cool. I found this blend which has Maca, Mushroom, Turmeric, and Cocao. The problem is it's proprietary and I would guess they are diluting the more expensive ingredients with the much cheaper cocao. Maca with some mushrooms, a curcumin extract, cocao, and maybe ashwaghanda or rhodiola would be a really good all natural adaptogenic powder blend. It might even be good tasting enough to be used as a kind of golden milk powder.
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johnnycoconut · 1 points
I think (edit: 4:1 extract of) raw maca screwed me too. Then again, if I recall correctly the aerobic plate count exceeded specs according to the certificate of analysis. This was from a bulk supplier.
Edit to add: I ate it on an empty stomach (maybe not the best idea?) as part of a stack I was trying, and an hour or two later I ran to the bathroom, threw up, and had diarrhea and some weird blood pressure fluctuation that made it hard to get off the toilet. I debated having an ambulance come, but the GI distress ended within a half hour and I recovered throughout the day. I'm not pinning the blame conclusively or exclusively on the maca but I quickly became suspicious of it. Weirdly, I felt like my information processing was significantly improved for a few days following that episode, without re-taking any nootropics or supplements.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
The aerobic plate count exceeded specs, but they still approved it? Why the hell would they do that?!? It sounds like you ate tainted maca and got food poisoning.