Don’t Just Take Chanca Piedra for Kidney Stones, Drink Lots of Water

Herbal Supplements / August 29, 2017 / , / 2 minutes of reading

The National Institute of Health recently published an article on kidney stones in its June 2017 newsletter. According to Pebbles in Your Plumbing: Flushing Kidney Stones, over 1 million people visit emergency rooms in the United States every year to treat kidney stones. Kidney stones are pebble-like crystals formed by excess minerals in the urine. …

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Peru still needs your help rebuilding after ‘Coastal El Niño’

Peru News, Philanthropy / October 21, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

While the media attention has faded just as quickly as the receding floodwaters, Peru still needs billions of dollars to rebuild infrastructure and help devastated families. The figures of people killed (at least 114) and left homeless (over 185,000) have stopped climbing, but the real work in Peru is just beginning. Over 1 million people …

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The Chinese have Sequenced the Maca Genome. Now what?

Herbal Supplements, Peru News / August 29, 2017 / , / 6 minutes of reading

This article was published by Peruvian newspaper El Comercio’s science section. It is translated to English below. See the original article. The Andean highlands have very adverse conditions: high winds, extreme cold, low rainfall and harsh ultraviolet radiation. However, Maca (Lepidium meyenii) survives there and has been sustenance for Andean populations since ancient times. What …

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Help the victims of floods and mudslides in Peru

Peru News, Philanthropy / October 21, 2024 / / 2 minutes of reading

Peru needs your help as hundreds of thousands of people suffer floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains likely linked to climate change. More than 100 people are dead and 700,000 are homeless. More than 200 bridges and 1,000 miles of roads have also been destroyed. Peruvians who lost their homes need bottled water, canned …

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British newspaper ‘Express’ recommends Maca porridge

Natural Foods / January 25, 2018 / / 1 minute of reading

The British tabloid, Express, just published a recipe for Maca porridge, or what we in the United States would call Maca oatmeal. Mixing Maca with oatmeal is common in Peru, and Quaker even sells a pre-mixed bag of Maca Avena for children. Ingredients 3/4 cup oats 1/2 cup milk 1 cup water 1/2 mashed banana …

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Huffington Post rounds up Maca recipes

Natural Foods / January 25, 2018 / , / 1 minute of reading

The Huffington Post has recently rounded up its favorite Maca recipes in its article, What You Really Need To Know About Maca, Including How To Eat It. Those recipes are: Maca Cacao Hot Chocolate Cinnamon Coffee Smoothies Raw Maca Avocado Cacao Truffles Peanut Butter Maca Granola Clusters Energizing Maca, Almond Butter And Cacao Overnight Oats Maca …

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How to Grow Your Butt with (or without) Maca

Herbal Supplements / August 29, 2017 / 6 minutes of reading

Peruvian Naturals Maca recently received this negative review on Amazon: I purchased this and I’m nearly done with my bottle. And NOTHING at all. No change what so ever. I felt like I wasted my money and could of gotten something that actually works. Didn’t do anything to my butt nor my boobs. Totally a waste. My point …

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