WORKS!!!  If you can get it down....
I am going back and forth between 3 and 4 stars.  So let me be clear, this stuff DOES WORK!!!  I feel great when I can get it down.  The reason I lowered the stars is because I want to be clear, this tastes like S#%@!!!!  It is horrible.  I have a very sensitive gag reflex and really struggle getting this down.<br /><br />1. The taste is....musty is the best I can describe it.<br />2. It burns.  I have to chug and rinse with water.  And I use a TBS per 16 oz of liquid so even small quantities burn all the way down.<br />3. The smell is horrible.  I cannot breathe in the smell while drinking this or I won't be able to drink it.<br /><br />That being said, within one day I felt a change in my energy plus my skin looked glowy and I have had other feminine changes.  Based on my understanding of hormones (I'm not a doctor, just what I have read in The Hormone Cure: http://www.amazon.com/Hormone-Cure-Vitality-Naturally-Gottfried-ebook/dp/B008J48S94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408025742&sr=8-1&keywords=the+hormone+cure) this stimulates the production of Estrogen.<br /><br />The Maca team says it stimulates hormone production in general (along with other benefits), but based on my response I would say estrogen was the main hormone stimulated.  I am only 30 so I am not taking this for menopause, but I had a tubal and really bad pregnancy / last minute c-section and my hormones are all jacked up and I am trying to get back to myself!  That being said I researched the TYPE of maca to buy, there is cream, red, and black, and I brought this specific kind because it is a mix of all three.  If you want to know what each type does, the Maca Team does a great job explaining on their website found at www.themacateam.com.  They explain the types and the processing differences between pills and powder and the benefits.  This is the best choice if you can get it down.  If you can't get it down, you might as well take the pills cause they are better than nothing!<br /><br />So, know that it works, but know that if you are sensitive to taste / texture / burn / smell at all get the pills.  I wish I would have!!  I am going to try to choke down the rest of this bag, but like this morning I had to give up after a few sips of my smoothie.  I just couldn't do it.
Rating: 3 stars