Drink Yerba Mate tea.

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? If you’re like most people, you probably try to find something to give you some energy. Be it coffee, red bull, or monster, there’s always SOMETHING to get you started available somewhere. What I’ve found is a much healthier alternative to any energy supplement out there: Yerba Mate tea!

This tea is nothing new. When you think South America you probably think “coffee”, right? Wrong. Yerba Mate is the drink of choice in countries like Chile, Brazil, and Argentina. It’s so prevalent there that people walk around with thermoses full of hot water. They will brew tea in gourds, and drink through the gourd through a metal straw called a “bombilla”.

This drink is so popular due to several different reasons. First of all, it gives a very clean, revitalizing energy instead of the adrenal jolt that pure caffeine provides. There are no jitters or uncomfortable feelings after drinking this tea. I have found that Yerba Mate also lets your mind focus on whatever you’re doing. I personally suffer from a very short attention span, and after drinking this, I feel much more focused. It feels like I can “lock in” to something I’m doing rather than skim over it. Another amazing thing about Yerba Mate is the appetite control that it gives. If you have a tendency to overeat, try this before anything else.

The magical molecules in this tea are theobromine, theophylline, and chlorogenic acid. Theobromine is a sister molecule to caffeine that can help with adrenal fatigue. Theophylline has anti-inflammatory effects (useful for asthma and heart stimulation). Chlorogenic acid is not only an antioxidant, but it slows the release of glucose into the bloodstream after meals. If you have issues with blood sugar spikes, then give Yerba Mate a try!   DW76S5K7WZPS

Drink up. You Should!

Gourd and bombilla - traditional method to brew/drink Yerba Mate!