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Why is Yerba Mate So Good for You?

 

THE SIMPLE EXPLANATION

Primarily, Yerba Mate serves as a great substitute for coffee by providing great levels of energy without causing the usual jitteriness and thus reducing the amount coffee you are used to drinking. It helps to keep you alert and suppresses your appetite yet provides your body with all the nutrients needed to sustain life including 24 vitamins and minerals and 15 amino acids. If that is not enough for you, here are just a few of the documented health benefits of Yerba-Mate Tea.

• Great Diet Aid

• Increases Focus

• Increases Strength, Energy, and Endurance

• Reduces Blood Pressure

• Reduces Cholesterol

• Reduces Fatigue

• Contains Antioxidants

• Contains 15 Amino Acids

• Contains 24 Vitamins and Minerals

• Strengthens the Immune System

• Best natural remedy for constipation by softening the fecal mass

• Increases Creativity

• Rejuvenates

• Breaks Down Fat (Lipolytic)

• Balances Sleep Patterns

• Increases Libido

• Delivers Oxygen to the Heart and Lungs During Exercise

• Diuretic and laxative

• Is a Whole Body Tonic

 

GASTROINTESTINAL PROPERTIES

Perhaps the main area to benefit is the gastrointestinal tract. Reported effects range from immediate improvement in digestion to the ability to repair damaged and diseased gastrointestinal tissues. Constipation, acute or chronic, can easily be overcome. Mate appears to work mainly by softening the fecal mass, but it also appears to stimulate normal movement of the intestines to some degree.

 

EFFECTS ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Better than any other xanthine alkaloid, Mate has the ability to increase mental alertness and acuity and to do it without any side effects such as nervousness and jitters. It seems to act like a tonic, stimulating a weakened and depressed nervous system and sedating an overexcited one. Our knowledge of the effects is currently limited to observations of behavior changes such as more energy and vitality; better ability to concentrate; less nervousness, agitation, and anxiety; and increased resistance to both physical and mental fatigue. Improvement in mood, especially in cases of depression, often follows. Mate does not interfere with sleep cycles; in fact, it has a tendency to balance the cycles, inducing more rapid eye movement (REM) sleep when necessary, or increasing the amount of time spent in delta states (deep sleep).

 

CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS

Heart ailments of all kinds have been treated or prevented through YerbaMate since it supplies many of the nutrients required by the heart for growth and repair. In addition, it increases the supply of oxygen to the heart, especially during periods of stress or exercise. Mate has become a favorite of body builders and anyone interested in the health benefits of exercise. The metabolic effects appear to include the ability to maintain aerobic glycolysis (breakdown of carbohydrates) during exercise for longer periods of time. This results in burning more calories, increasing cardiac efficiency, and delaying anaerobic glycolysis and the resulting buildup of lactic acid during exercise. Reports of reduced blood pressure are not uncommon.

 

EFFECTS ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

A consistent observation in most South American literature is an increases of immune response in the body, stimulating natural resistance to disease. This results in a nourishing and strengthening effect on the ill person, both during the course of the illness and during convalescence, sometimes dramatically accelerating recovery times. Exact mechanisms of Mate's action have not been worked out, but they involve both a direct action against infectious organisms, and an effect on overall resistance to disease. The nutritional content of the plant probably plays a major role here, but it is also probable that other constituents contribute to the action by stimulating the activity of white blood cells.

 

NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES

The interaction of the many nutrients have never been systematically studied. But the stories surrounding the nutritional application are nothing short of amazing. Mate is often used as a staple food, sometimes substituting for such important foods as bread and vegetables. It easily eliminates the sensation of hunger and can impart as much invigoration as a full meal, according to the well-known Chilean herbalists J. Zin and R. Weiss. Peace Corps workers have reported cases in which large groups of natives remain in good health for extended periods of drought and famine, even though they eat only one small meal per day. How so? By drinking copious amounts of Yerba Mate tea. Some natives spend their entire lives on such a diet and live to very advanced ages, sometimes in excess of 100 years. South American governments have adopted the practice of encouraging mothers, especially in the poorer regions, to include Yerba Mate in the diet of their school-age children. This may be a direct or indirect result of increased energy.

 

Nutritional Facts

Vitamins: A, C, B1, B2
Minerals: Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus
Amino Acids: 15 different compounds

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https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/yerba-mate.htm

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