You know The Wall. Most people know The Wall. Some studies indicate most car accidents occur between 2 and 5 p.m., because of The Wall. You know The Wall. Where you run smack into it and cease all activity and feel like a big stupid glob, slogging through the afternoon. Around 2:30, I look up at the clock and freak out, seeing that The Wall is approaching, so I run to the store, and buy a couple Starbucks Doubleshot espresso drinks, or Red Bulls, or crank out some more coffee in the office. I chug and chug and chug, hoping to push through The Wall. Sometimes it works, but generally I end up jittering about, watching my productivity plummet while kicking out sick whirlwinds on the floor.
Not today. No siree. My good cousin, Jitzjosaf, who happens to live above my office, brought me a cup of Yerba Mate this morning around 10 a.m. I've cranked out a fair amount of work and now I look at the clock and find that it's past 3 p.m. I have crushed through The Wall.
Ha Ha! Wall, you are NO MATCH for the MIGHTY MATE!
I feel insanely amped. But not only am I fired up, there really is a clarity to my mind. While I could do without my super sweat palms and fingers, which slip and slide all over the keys on this here keyboard, making my words-per-minute about as good as my one-armed friend, the rest of the perks are totally worth it. (Sorry Ryan). So worth it, in fact, that I feel I need to get away from this computer and kick down some more work. RAWR.
I just wanted to post this blog real quick to tell all my non readers about how awesome Yerba Mate is, and how I will likely continue to drink it for the rest of my days. I am shamelessly going to copy and paste all its health benefits for you now, sign off, and get back to work.
RAWR!
Helps Stimulate Focus and Clarity
Yerba mate has the ability to quicken the mind and increase mental alertness and acuity. Yerba mate also provides sustainable energy due to its complex combination of xanthine alkaloids and caffeine. Although its caffeine content is comparable to coffee, the stimulation is balanced by yerba mate’s nutritional content. Clinical studies have shown that caffeine-sensitive individuals generally have very positive results and don’t experience the hard side effects (jitters, stomach discomfort, headache) commonly associated with caffeine. Read Testimonials
Boosts Physical Energy
Yerba mate is a central nervous system stimulant. The metabolic effects of mate appear to include the ability to maintain aerobic breakdown of carbohydrates during exercise for long periods of time. As a result, more calories are burned, thereby increasing cardiac efficiency and delaying the build-up of lactic acid. Additionally, mate’s blend of xanthine alkaloids: caffeine, theophylline and theobromine, provide sustaining energy. Read Testimonials
Traditionally Used to Support Weight Loss Programs that Include a Balanced Diet and Exercise.
For many years now, physicians in Europe have been incorporating yerba mate in treatments for obesity. In 2000, a research team studying obesity at the Charlottenlund Medical Center in Denmark tested an herbal preparation of Yerba Mate, Guarana, and Damiana (YGD) for gastric emptying and subsequent weight loss. They concluded that the herbal preparation, YGD capsules, significantly delayed gastric emptying, reduced the time to perceived gastric fullness and induced significant weight loss over 45 days in overweight patients treated in a primary health care context. In addition, maintenance treatment given in an uncontrolled context resulted in no further weight loss, nor weight regain in the group as a whole. Guayaki recommends that the product be used as part of a program that includes a healthy diet and sufficient exercise. Read Testimonials
Aids Elimination
The indigenous of South America traditionally use yerba mate to treat gastrointestinal disorders as eupeptic and choleretic agent. Research conducted by a team at Catedra de Farmacologia in Buenos Aires, Argentina found that yerba mate does in fact induce an increase in bile flow and enhance intestinal transit. Read Testimonials
Fights Bad Breath
Polyphenols found in tea and yerba mate have been shown to prevent both the growth of bacteria responsible for bad breath and the bacteria’s production of odorous compounds.
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