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Category: Health

First-time experiences, Health1 Comment
A delicious breakfast with yerba mate, pancakes, kiwis, figs and blueberries

A Health Coach’s Guide to Drinking a Healthy Mate

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Piqui Mendez

  Version en Español Yerba Mate, my partner and ally As I sit down to write this article, this is the situation: there is background music, I am in an armchair, I write on the computer and, of course, I … Continue reading A Health Coach’s Guide to Drinking a Healthy Mate

Español, First-time experiences, Health1 Comment
¡Yo, sintiéndome feliz y saludable debido a una buena vida y yerba mate!

Una Guía del Consultor de Salud Para Beber un Mate Saludable

February 13, 2018February 14, 2018 Piqui Mendez

English version Yerba Mate, mi compañero y aliado Me siento a escribir este artículo y esta es la situación: hay música de fondo, estoy en un sillón, escribo en la computadora y, por supuesto, tengo un mate a mi lado. … Continue reading Una Guía del Consultor de Salud Para Beber un Mate Saludable

Education, Health
Drinking Yerba Mate will bring a smile to your face. Just don’t do that to yourself

5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Drink Yerba Mate

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Mateo

If you’re unfamiliar with Yerba Mate, it’s a member of the holly family native to South America – Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Southern Brazil – whose leaves, when crushed, are used to make a bitter beverage called mate (pronounced mah-tay). … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Drink Yerba Mate

Education, Health
Some delicious Yerba Mate with a bloom of flowers

Why Pay More for Organic Yerba Mate?

November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 Stefan

Why pay more for organic Yerba Mate? People often ask us, “Is organic yerba mate really that much better for you? I can pop into a Latin grocery store and get a bag of conventional yerba mate for way less … Continue reading Why Pay More for Organic Yerba Mate?

Education, Health
Drinking Yerba Mate before working out increases fat burn

Does Yerba Mate Help You Lose Weight? (Science-backed Evidence)

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Mateo

If you type “Does Yerba Mate Help You Lose Weight?” into Google, you’ll be bombarded with 1,850,000 results, which is a lot. So, let me save you the trouble of sifting through dozens of articles of varying quality and give … Continue reading Does Yerba Mate Help You Lose Weight? (Science-backed Evidence)

Education, Health1 Comment
Yerba Mate, nature’s version of Adderall

Why Yerba Mate is Nature’s Version of Adderall

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Mateo

The reasons why people drink Yerba Mate are endless. Given that it’s packed with vitamins, minerals, stimulants and antioxidants, some drink it for health. Others drink it because it gives them a reason to get away from the noise of … Continue reading Why Yerba Mate is Nature’s Version of Adderall

Health
A Yerba Mate gourd with the American flag for a backdrop

Why I Changed Coffee to Yerba Mate ????

October 1, 2017October 1, 2017 Danielius

One of the reasons why I wanted to change coffee to something else is that, after you drink coffee you feel a fast boost of energy, but it doesn’t last too long and you eventually need more and more to … Continue reading Why I Changed Coffee to Yerba Mate ????

Education, Health
How Yerba Mate Helped My Pregnancy

How Yerba Mate Helped My Pregnancy

September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 Ana Goldseker

Why I started to drink Yerba Mate while pregnant I didn’t become pregnant until later in life. I was 38 and delivered my daughter when I was 39. All the obstetricians I met with gave me warnings about pregnancy at … Continue reading How Yerba Mate Helped My Pregnancy

First-time experiences, Health
This photo is quite intense, but coffee addiction is real! Photo via The Black Sheep Online.

Overcoming Coffee with Yerba Mate

September 10, 2017September 10, 2017 Donn

The beginning of my coffee addiction I never liked coffee until about my mid twenties. I found some sugary sweet drink that was something called a “latte,” and ended up liking it; I ordered one whenever I met my friends … Continue reading Overcoming Coffee with Yerba Mate

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Justin’s Story: A Farewell to Anxiety

January 23, 2013August 27, 2017 JustExtreme

I am from the UK. I first discovered Mate when I saw a forum post about it on a site I frequented which recommended it as a coffee replacement. I wasn’t really drinking much coffee at the time but I … Continue reading Justin’s Story: A Farewell to Anxiety

First-time experiences, Health1 Comment

Be the Void: I Was Blind to my Entire Life

January 16, 2013August 27, 2017 kevronpauls

What’s up people, my name’s Kevron,  and this is how mate makes me an intergalactic being… To make these tellings a bit more understandable from my point a view, I will out ahead and say, that I am an addict, … Continue reading Be the Void: I Was Blind to my Entire Life

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Allen’s Story: How I Got Ahead of the Curve

January 8, 2013August 27, 2017 guitargeek469

In 2010 during my junior year of high school I started drinking yerba mate.  The idea of using mate as a coffee alternative was the first thing that caught my attention when I was introduced to the drink by a … Continue reading Allen’s Story: How I Got Ahead of the Curve

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