Individuals taking Shilajit, Tongkat Ali, or Maca may need to adjust dosage or cease intake during certain phases of their menstrual cycle if they experience negative effects.

“if you're somebody who takes Sheila Gene I know many women who take Sheila G or Tonga Ali for instance or Maca and you find that it really serves you well that is it provides the mental and physical benefits that you want and enjoy at certain phases of your menstrual cycle but at other phases of your menstrual cycle it feels like too much or it actually can start to give you negative mental or physical effects well then obviously having control over those specific ingredients is going to be extremely important so that you can titrate the dosage or increase the dosage as the case may be or cease taking those things entirely at certain phases of your menstrual cycle”