Does Maca have any side effects?

Everyone recognizes the health benefits of maca, so in today's life, maca is actually widely used. It can help regulate the body's endocrine system, relieve male sexual dysfunction, and improve sperm quality and vitality, which is beneficial to the sexual ability of couples. However, some people are also worried about some side effects. In fact, the saddle itself has no side effects, but if taken by infants, pregnant women and lactating women, it will have adverse effects.

Maca is a purely natural plant. In the Andes plateau mountainous area where maca originated, local people have been consuming maca for more than 2000 years. It is very safe and has no side effects. However, some groups of people are not suitable for consuming maca.

Infants and young children: Although maca is a superfood that can quickly replenish a person's energy, another function of maca is to increase a person's sexual desire and sexual ability, which is not suitable for infants and young children because it may cause precocious puberty in children. 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.

Breastfeeding women: Maca can regulate and balance the endocrine system. Endocrine disorders can lead to a series of consequences, such as rough skin, pigmentation, etc. In order to regulate the endocrine system, many women consume maca or maca essence tablets, which can effectively regulate the human endocrine system to keep it balanced, thereby achieving the effect of beauty and skin care. Maca does have this effect, but it is not recommended for breastfeeding mothers to eat maca because maca can enhance sexual desire, and whether the nutrients in maca will affect the composition of breastfeeding mothers' milk, there is currently no definite research to prove whether breastfeeding mothers eating maca will have an effect on the fetus. In this case, to be on the safe side, it is not recommended to eat maca.

If maca is used correctly, its side effects can be avoided. The reason why maca causes side effects is mainly because some people have special physical conditions and are not suitable for taking maca. For example, infants, breastfeeding women, and pregnant women are not suitable for drinking maca.