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Maca, The God Of Developers And Designers
I just took my first dose of Maca, why did I not find this way to being my own God with developer and designer superpowers sooner!
What Is Maca
Okay, it’s not an essay on the Queen-English Maca nickname. I am talking about Lepidium meyenii or the maca plant. And Maca is the Spanish word meaning loosely on fruit or blemish. The reason why it’s good in its supplement forms is that is has a natural monomaine oxidase inhibitor called (1R,3S)-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid (MTCA).
That seems to inhibit something in the ADHD and ADD genetic defect mechanisms to quell the racing mind all ADHD and ADD suffers have. My guess is that it slows down the dopamine re-uptake.
So let me characterize the immediate effects.
Maca Supplement Immediate Effects
Personally, since I am taking L-DOPA I stuck with a 500mg one dose. Within 5 minutes of taking the supplement I got my extreme focus wave with no more mind racing and changing subjects every half-minute. Hence, the phrase, Maca you are my God!
For those on Adderall, Ritalin, or something else; I cannot compare it to them as I never went that route for treating my ADHD.