Are there any side effects of taking maca?

There are no side effects after taking maca, but it depends on how you use it and whether it is suitable for the right group of people. If you take too much maca, it can easily cause getting a sore throat. Some people are not suitable for eating maca. For example, pregnant women, children, and women who are breastfeeding are not suitable for consuming maca. If used at this time, it is easy to cause side effects or other adverse effects.

Maca can easily cause internal heat, so it should be consumed in a certain amount

"Maca can easily cause internal heat, which has been clinically proven, so people who are prone to internal heat should eat a small amount of maca. For people who are already suffering from internal heat, eating maca will aggravate the condition, so it is recommended to eat less or even not eat it."

Maca is not suitable for everyone

Infants and young children: Although maca can be used as an energy supplement, another function of maca is to improve people's sexual desire and sexual ability. This is not suitable for infants and young children because it may cause premature puberty. From a plant perspective, infants and young children can eat fresh maca fruit, but health foods such as maca essence tablets are not recommended for infants and young children.

Lactating women: Maca can regulate and balance endocrine, and endocrine disorders can lead to a series of consequences, such as rough skin, spots, etc. In order to regulate endocrine, many women take maca or maca essence tablets, which can effectively regulate the endocrine system of the human body to keep it balanced, thereby achieving the effect of beauty and skin care. Maca does have this effect, but it is not recommended for lactating mothers to eat maca, because maca can enhance sexual desire, and whether the nutrients in maca will affect the milk composition of lactating mothers. There is no definite research to prove whether the milk of lactating mothers eating maca will affect the fetus. In this case, for the sake of safety, it is not recommended to eat maca.

The above is a comprehensive introduction to some of the side effects that maca may cause. I hope that after reading the above analysis and introduction, you will be able to follow the common sense about maca better, give full play to its health-care effects, avoid adverse effects, and pregnant women and children should not consume it indiscriminately.