The scientist responsible for much of the current knowledge of Macafem’s main components is Dr. Chacon, a biologist trained at the University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru. Macafem contains a unique selection of Lepidium meyenii which, as Dr. Chacon says, works in a fundamentally different way than HRT. It promotes optimal functioning of the hypothalamus and the pituitary, improving the functioning of all the endocrine glands responsible for producing human hormones.
It is important to remember that Macafem does not contain any hormones, but its action in the body jogs the pituitary into producing the precursor hormones. These ultimately end up raising estrogen, progesterone and testosterone levels, and help to balance the adrenal glands, the thyroid, and the pancreas.
This occurs naturally, not with time-bomb drugs, which throw the entire body into a dangerous state of confusion. “Rather than hormone replacement therapy (HRT), millions of women are putting their faith in a remedy which has been used for 2,000 years, which is safe and amazingly effective: a cruciferous herb from Peru.”
Macafem’s ability to simulate the endocrine system were discovered by Dr. Chacon through several studies. These helped her deduce that its main components were acting on the hypothalamus-pituitary glands. This also explains why the effects in humans are not limited to ovaries and testes, but also act on the adrenals, giving a feeling of greater energy and vitality. They act on the pancreas and thyroid as well.
“The South American country of Peru is home to numerous beneficial herbs, including this legendary hormone balancer. In Peru, this herb is employed for menopause relief and to increase strength, energy, libido and sexual function, a winning combination of health benefits if there ever was one.”
Macafem’s ability to balance hormonal levels is due to all the nutritional components it contains. In this way, it helps alleviate many hormonal disorders such as menopause and its fatiguing symptoms.
Dr. Calderon is one of the Peruvian pioneers in the therapeutic application of this herb, having integrated it into a modern medical practice. By prescribing it along with a healthy diet and other lifestyle changes, Dr. Calderon has helped patients with female sterility and other hormone-related disorders.
Dr. Calderon also uses this herb to treat other conditions, such as rickets, various forms of anemia, menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, premature aging, and general states of weakness such as chronic fatigue.
Macafem nutrients act directly in the hormonal system by nourishing the hormonal glands and helping the body produce the needed hormones more efficiently. By regulating the hormones, it helps alleviate disorders related to hormonal imbalance.
“A remedy used by native peoples for thousands of years comes to our attention and it seems so important to health that we wonder how we ever got along without it.” These words explain anthropologist Dr. Viana Muller’s admiration of this Peruvian herb.
Macafem is the kind of supplement that provides women with an alternative option to hormone replacement therapy drugs. It works in an entirely different and more satisfactory way for most women than phytoestrogenic herbs, like black cohosh and licorice root.
What makes Macafem so effective is that rather than introducing hormones from outside the body, it encourages your hormonal system to produce the needed hormones naturally. It helps regulate the endocrine system by nourishing and stimulating the principal hormonal glands such as the pituitary and adrenal glands. It even helps regulate the pancreas.
Dr. Malaspina has been using this herb in his practice in Lima, Peru, for over a decade. He says: “It does not cause the ovaries in women to atrophy, as conventional hormone replacement therapy does. This means that people can stop taking it at any time without danger.”
He has found this herb to be effective even in women who have undergone complete hysterectomies. He describes one patient who had a serum estradiol level of 15, which is very low, who after two months of herbal therapy saw her levels increase to 75. He says that a level above 60 is an adequate postmenopausal level. “This herb enables the adrenals to make sufficient hormones to avoid symptoms,” he says.
Dr. Malaspina strongly prefers herbal therapy to HRT. “The presence of outside hormones circulating in the system sends a message to the pituitary and the hypothalamus that there is a sufficient quantity of hormones in the body, so they stop producing them. This is when the ovaries are atrophied. For this reason, I encourage women to start before menopause, in the perimenopausal stage. It seems to help the endocrine system to stay in balance.”
Taking Macafem during perimenopause prevents menopause symptoms from becoming severe and sometimes even prevents them entirely, because it helps the endocrine system to produce balanced hormone levels.
Dr. Malaspina frequently prescribes this herb to women experiencing premenstrual discomfort or menopausal symptoms. “I have had perhaps two hundred female patients whose perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms have been alleviated by taking it.” he says. Dr. Malaspina and others have also prescribed this herb for a wide variety of other conditions, including osteoporosis and for healing bone fractures in the very elderly.
Macafem is also rich in minerals and vitamins such as calcium, phosphorous, potassium, vitamin B1, B2, and others. These are easily and safely absorbable because they are natural. They are helpful in the treatment of disorders and conditions such as osteoporosis and menopause symptoms in general.
