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RED MACA "JUVENS"
Beneficial effects
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It is also considered as a nutritional supplemental. Experimental research studies made at the Endocrinology and Reproduction Laboratory, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia have demonstrated the following beneficial effects:
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Red maca may be an excellent alternative for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men, since it can reduce prostate size. According to experimental studies, Red Maca reduced ventral prostate size in normal and Testosterone treated rats. Whether Red maca has an effect on prostate cancer or not is under study.
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The human body to be in good health has to eliminate oxidized compounds. The antioxidant ones avoid the aging and the diseases. Maca has great quantity of antioxidants and among them the one that has the highest antioxidant activity is the red maca.
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Post-menopause is associated with high risk for osteoporosis and bone fractures. Estrogen is used to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. However, this kind of treatment has risks of breast, ovarian, uterine cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Scientific researchers at Faculty of Science and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, found important results with Red Maca, which has a protective effect on bone architecture in ovariectomized rats without estrogenic activitiy in uterus.
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