Maca is a cruciferous root vegetable native to the Andean mountain plateaus of Peru. This plant is extremely hard to get as it grows where no other crops can survive, and can endure extreme weather conditions.

If you're like most people you've probably not harvested your own Maca since, thus far, Maca has been discovered to be the highest altitude plant species in the world (but that hasn't stopped people from going up and getting it!). High up in the volcanic soil of the Peruvian Andes, Maca has been harvested for thousands of years due to its amazing ability to promote health.

British women are going through the menopause 18 months later than their mothers did, according to new research. On average, they embark on "the change" at the age of 50 years and six months. Women of their mothers' generation experienced the same thing at 49, says The Independent on Sunday. The scientists calculated that the risk of premature death goes down by 2 per cent with each year that passes before the menopause starts.