Maca root

Hubby and I have started to take Maca root as a supplement. I got this idea from forums and blogs of people about trying to conceive. 

image source: www.livestrong.com

These are some of the benefits of the Maca root:
(Source of information: http://www.vega-licious.com/maca-root-powder-properties-and-benefits/)

• Increases energy and endurance
• Increases stamina
• Alleviates chronic exhaustion (fatigue) syndrome
• Improves sexual function in men and women
• Enhances fertility in people and animals
• Helps to regulate menstrual cycles
• Reduces hormonal dysfunction during menopause and andropause
• Can regulate hormonal imbalances
• Aids in alleviating depression- gives a sense of well being
• Reduces anxiety and stress
• Has a beneficial action on the circulatory system;
• Speeds wound healing and reduces anemia
• Enhances memory, learning, and mental ability
• Has a beneficial action on the circulatory system; gives skin a more youthful appearance
• Helps treat anemia, rickets, osteomalacia, and stomach cancer
• Good for healthy teeth and bones
• Acts as a fungistatic and bacteriostatic
• Acts as an anticarcinogen and antioxidant
• Is an alternative to anabolic steroids, helps to build muscle
• Libido enhancer

This is the kind of Maca root that we use, bought from Healthy Options:

We mix a half teaspoon of Maca root powder with a teacup of water. It tastes a little weird, but tolerable. It's hard to describe the taste and I'm still looking for something to compare it to. For those who don't like the taste, you can mix it with your smoothie.