Maca

[mase1]

Best maca supplement for libido. Not looking at anything else just maca suggestions.
Thank you.

 

[Rad83]

Haven’t tried it yet but the NutraBio one looks like the best I’ve seen...Considering adding it in for next pct.

 

[mase1]

I'll check it out. Is there a difference between the colors too? Red, yellow, etc.

 

[mase1]

Just looked it up, good price. Seems good but no extract. Or maybe will be in description. Never tried a gelatinzed one but have heard good things.

 

[Rad83]

Yeah man there’s a LOT of maca out there, I know some who like black maca...

 

[Rad83]

Just looked it up, good price. Seems good but no extract. Or maybe will be in description. Never tried a gelatinzed one but have heard good things.

Have a look at this:

A Better Maca Ingredient: Lepidamax by Nutrition21

Lepidamax is a new clinically-backed, standardized form of Maca Extract set to change the maca supplement game. Learn how Nutrition21 fixed maca!

blog.priceplow.com

 

[Potbelly]

WTF

 

[Uncle_E]

Just looked it up, good price. Seems good but no extract. Or maybe will be in description. Never tried a gelatinzed one but have heard good things.

I recently picked some up for the old lady, nothing to report yet. From what I read, you need to get gelatinized version. If not, it can make you nauseous and not work as intended. I dont know what the benefits are of the different colors.

 

[mase1]

Well all the studies use powdered version not a extract, guess the confusion continues on maca. Lol

 

[Rockslide]

I ran the nutrabio one. It did what it was supposed to do.

 

[thebigt]

Yeah man there’s a LOT of maca out there, I know some who like black maca...

i've heard that black is the one to get for us men, i guess a different one is best for the ladies?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

For sexual purposes, I really like Olympus Labs organic Maca.

 

[mase1]

For sexual purposes, I really like Olympus Labs organic Maca.

Can you still find that?

 

[mase1]

I ran the nutrabio one. It did what it was supposed to do.

What was your daily dosage?

 

[Rockslide]

I think I did 3 caps a day.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Can you still find that?

I saw it on A1 supplements.

 

[thebigt]

maca is trash, it blocks DHT so its actually gonna kill ur libido more than help it

links showing maca killing libido?

@dsade [matt] is a research freak and he released a maca supplement when he was with bps.

 

[thebigt]

Dose-response effect of Red Maca (Lepidium meyenii) on benign prostatic hyperplasia induced by testosterone enanthate - PubMed

The main goal of this study was to determine the effect of a freeze-dried aqueous extract of the red variety of Lepidium meyenii (Red Maca) on testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in adult rats of the Holtzman strain. Rats were treated with freeze-dried aqueous extract of Red...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

doesn't say anything about mounting frequency of rats being affected. they weren't even looking at it.

besides, they should have done the study on black maca which is recommended as being most effective for sexual desire for men, but that study wasn't even concerned about libido-sexual desire, or mounting frequency among rats which is what is used to measure libido.

 

[nostrum420]

Dose-response effect of Red Maca (Lepidium meyenii) on benign prostatic hyperplasia induced by testosterone enanthate - PubMed

The main goal of this study was to determine the effect of a freeze-dried aqueous extract of the red variety of Lepidium meyenii (Red Maca) on testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in adult rats of the Holtzman strain. Rats were treated with freeze-dried aqueous extract of Red...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

These don't measure DHT levels pre and post Maca. They induce BPH and then administration of Maca helps reduce said BPH. One could hypothesize this is due to a decrease in DHT but it may be that a phytosterol component acts as a DHT inhibitor in prostate tissue like how SERMs don't reduce Estrogen they just block the receptor in breast tissue.

 

[thebigt]

These don't measure DHT levels pre and post Maca. They induce BPH and then administration of Maca helps reduce said BPH. One could hypothesize this is due to a decrease in DHT but it may be that a phytosterol component acts as a DHT inhibitor in prostate tissue like how SERMs don't reduce Estrogen they just block the receptor in breast tissue.

like i said, it doesn't prove anything about maca being a 'libido killer' as he has stated-eh?

 

[nostrum420]

like i said, it doesn't prove anything about maca being a 'libido killer' as he has stated-eh?

Correct.

His hypothesis is, theoretically, worth investigating but the current evidence neither proves nor disproves it.

 

[thebigt]

Correct.

His hypothesis is, theoretically, worth investigating but the current evidence neither proves nor disproves it.

anecdotal evidence seems to be on the side of libido boosting, imo...agree?

 

[nostrum420]

anecdotal evidence seems to be on the side of libido boosting, imo...agree?

In the short term, from what I've seen. I found a study that looked at longer term administration in rats but it didn't discuss DHT levels, specifically. That being said it did show an increase in Testosterone in mature male rats with prolonged use.

 

[nostrum420]

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Edit: not sure why the link says that but it does point to the study I alluded to above.

Long‐term feeding of hydroalcoholic extract powder of Lepidium meyenii (maca) enhances the steroidogenic ability of Leydig cells to alleviate its decline with ageing in male rats

Prettier link ^

 

[thebigt]

In the short term, from what I've seen. I found a study that looked at longer term administration in rats but it didn't discuss DHT levels, specifically. That being said it did show an increase in Testosterone in mature male rats with prolonged use.

my quess is that maca like trib doesn't owe it's libido boosting to increased test...even if maca does increase testosterone i doubt very much it would be substantial enough to have much effect?

question-even a slight increase in test should result in some conversion to dht?

 

[nostrum420]

my quess is that maca like trib doesn't owe it's libido boosting to increased test...even if maca does increase testosterone i doubt very much it would be substantial enough to have much effect?

question-even a slight increase in test should result in some conversion to dht?

Libido is a tricky thing but it is possible for even small shifts in hormones to have a drastic effect on libido, in some people.

Usually an increase in Test would increase DHT but it's possible that inhibiting 5a-reductase could lead to an increase in Test and a decrease in DHT.

Overall, like I said, my hypothesis is that the decrease in BPH is based on mechanisms other than decreasing DHT but I can't find specific, conclusive proof with a cursory Google scholar search.

 

[thebigt]

Libido is a tricky thing but it is possible for even small shifts in hormones to have a drastic effect on libido, in some people.

Usually an increase in Test would increase DHT but it's possible that inhibiting 5a-reductase could lead to an increase in Test and a decrease in DHT.

Overall, like I said, my hypothesis is that the decrease in BPH is based on mechanisms other than decreasing DHT but I can't find specific, conclusive proof with a cursory Google scholar search.

good enough-thanks!!!

my personal anecdotal evidence is that maca is a ok libido booster but better included in a stack than stand alone--and that black maca is the best for mens libido--but i've saw that other strands work even better for women than the black does for men...

 

[nostrum420]

good enough-thanks!!!

my personal anecdotal evidence is that maca is a ok libido booster but better included in a stack than stand alone--and that black maca is the best for mens libido--but i've saw that other strands work even better for women than the black does for men...

I'm gonna need a lab, 4 grad students and some volunteers...

 

[thebigt]

I'm gonna need a lab, 4 grad students and some volunteers...

females volunteers

 

[nostrum420]

females volunteers

Well now you're straying from research and into cinema but...

 

[thebigt]

Well now you're straying from research and into cinema but...

that's what works best for me

need to put that libido boost to good use-eh?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

black maca is meant for libido (in men). yellow maca is best for women. and red is good for over health.