{"id":1748,"date":"2016-02-25T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2016-02-27T13:06:18","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T18:06:18","slug":"maca-what-the-heck-is-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/program_testimonial\/maca-what-the-heck-is-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Maca- what the heck is this???"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/clip_image002-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"clip_image002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/clip_image002_thumb-6.jpg\" alt=\"clip_image002\" width=\"244\" height=\"176\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Health Benefits of Maca<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Maca, a root that belongs to the radish family &amp; grown in Peru has long been valued for its health benefits. Maca is a powerful adaptogenic agent with a rich nutritional content. Maca contains 31 trace minerals, rich in vitamin B12 and protein. Maca also contains vitamins B1, B2, C, E and plenty of calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium, phosphorus &amp; amino acids, making it especially vital for those with a weakened immune system.<\/p>\n<p>Athletes use Maca to increase energy, stamina &amp; endurance, as it is rich in sterols, a natural plant hormone-like substance.<\/p>\n<p>Available as a powder, pill or tea, Maca is also beneficial for:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Relief from menstrual &amp; menopause symptoms including: cramps, hot flashes, anxiety, mood swings &amp; depression<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Increase energy levels, often within days of consumption<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Increase stamina &amp; performance, making it valuable for athletes<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Excellent for skin, helping clear acne &amp; blemishes<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Mood balance, including relief from anxiety, stress &amp; depression<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Increase mental clarity &amp; focus<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Keeps your bones &amp; teeth healthy &amp; allows wounds to heal more quickly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Benefits of Maca Maca, a root that belongs to the radish family &amp; grown in Peru has long been valued for its health benefits. Maca is a powerful adaptogenic agent with a rich nutritional content. Maca contains 31 trace minerals, rich in vitamin B12 and protein. Maca also contains vitamins B1, B2, C, E &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/program_testimonial\/maca-what-the-heck-is-this\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Maca- what the heck is this???&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"","tve_custom_css":"","tve_user_custom_css":"","tve_globals":{},"tcb2_ready":0,"tcb_editor_enabled":0,"tve_landing_page":"","_tve_header":"","_tve_footer":""},"categories":[109,7,111,140,129,6],"tags":[163],"class_list":["post-1748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-blog-post","category-news","category-nutrition","category-procircuit","category-program_testimonial","tag-nutrition-fat-loss-butts-and-guts-stevia-fat-loss-weight-loss-strength-trainingbcaamyblueprintnutrition-fit-and-leansupplementsrecipessuper-bowlfood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1748"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1780,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions\/1780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}