Yerba Mate Tea

What is Yerba Mate Tea?

Tea made from the leaves and roots of the Ilex paraguariensis plant is called yerba mate. Typically, to make tea, you dry the leaves over a fire and then soak them in hot water. Traditionally, yerba mate is drunk from a gourd and sipped through a metal straw with a filter at the bottom to keep the small pieces of leaves out. The dried leaves and roots of the Ilex paraguariensis plant are used to make yerba mate tea.

How do I use Yerba Mate Tea?

Usually prepared in a hollowed-out gourd called a mate cup—which may also be constructed of wood, glass, or silicone—yerba mate is infused with hot water. Inside the cup, a bombilla—a metal straw—is inserted and shared by friends and family in a circle.

Yerba Mate Tea benefits:

Because it has things like xanthines, caffeoyl derivatives, and saponins, yerba mate is a good source of vitamins. But some of the things that make yerba mate so strong, like the fact that it has a lot of caffeine, can also make some people sick. Yerba mate is a native drink from South America that is becoming more famous around the world. It is said to be as strong as coffee, as good for you as tea, and as fun as chocolate.

◉ Improved Mental Health: Drinking yerba mate may help treat mental disorders like focus disorders, sadness, mood disorders, eating disorders, and drug abuse.

◉ May supports weight loss:- Preliminary studies have shown that yerba mate can help burn fat and make you feel full, which can help some people lose weight significantly. Researchers don't know for sure what caused this drop, but they think it might have something to do with the caffeine and antioxidants in mate.

 ◉ Lowers blood sugar levels: Yerba mate may help lower blood sugar and lessen the problems that come with having diabetes. In fact, one study on animals found that it could even help insulin work better. It may also stop more advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) from being made. AGEs are linked to the growth and worsening of many diseases, including diabetes. In a study done in 2011, people with type 2 diabetes drank 330 milliliters (mL), or 11 ounces, of yerba mate three times a day. After 2 months, their fasting blood sugar and hemoglobin A1c readings, which are a sign of long-term blood sugar control, were much lower. Still, more high-quality study is needed to find out how yerba mate might change the amount of sugar in people's blood.

◉ May helps disease prevention:- Yerba mate has a powerful mix of vitamins that may help protect against cancer, inflammation, heart disease, liver disease, and other health problems. An defense system that works well needs antioxidants.

Where to buy Yerba Mate Tea?

Buy yerba mate tea from the health food store in the USA, Alive Herbals.

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