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Maka - The Active Compound That Has Benefits
The climate in this particular geographical area goes so dramatically from warm during the daytime to super super cold at night that that is a really fascinating aspect of how Maka came to be used as a food source and a medicine. I find it really fascinating that the maceramites, the active compound in Maka that has benefits, are they are becoming or they're being produced during this traditional drying process. And if it weren't dried like this and if there weren't these temperature swings, you wouldn't get these beneficial compounds within the Maka.
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