What should not be taken with Maca?

Since maca is a traditional Chinese medicine, there are many taboos. There are some foods that cannot be eaten with maca at all. If eaten, it can cause symptoms of incompatibility, which is very serious. Infants and young children are also completely unable to eat this traditional Chinese medicine. If eaten, it will directly lead to precocious puberty in their children. This requires special attention.

Infants and young children: Although maca can be used as an energy supplement, another function of maca is to enhance people'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.

Pregnant women: During pregnancy, sexual intercourse is generally stopped for the protection of the child. Maca can enhance sexual desire and improve sexual ability, which is not conducive to pregnant women to protect the fetus. On the other hand, there is currently no clinical proof that the nutritional components of maca will not have a bad effect on the fetus, but to be on the safe side, pregnant women are not recommended to eat maca.

Patients with thyroid disease: Maca contains a compound called glucosinolate. Since there is more or less iodine intake in the diet, glucosinolate combined with iodine may cause thyroid swelling, which will have a series of effects on patients with thyroid disease.

Minors: Experts believe that maca is not suitable for consumption by minors. Minors are in the developmental stage and are growing. It is recommended that they eat more nutritious vegetables and fruits to meet their growth needs. From a health perspective, as long as the nutrition is adequate, they can generally grow up healthily. The target group of people who use maca are mainly adults with endocrine disorders, decreased physical strength, and fatigue.