Go Green, Dirnk Yerba Mate

Go green campaign will encourage people to switch to yerba mate from coffee. Every yerba mate drinker should ask circle of influence to try mate. Go green, go mate.

Properties of Mate Cocido (Yerba Mate in Tea Bags)

Vitamins: Mate contains B vitamins, which help the body release and maximize use of energy contained in foods. They also aid muscular functions and help maintain healthy skin and hair.
Minerals and Protein: 
Mate contains potassium, essential for a healthy heart.
Mate contains magnesium, which helps synthesize proteins to make you strong and healthy. One cup of mate cocido contains 80 times more magnesium than a glass of cola.
One cup of mate cocido with milk contains 300 times more calcium than a soft drink, as much as a cup of chocolate milk and as much as a coffee.
One cup of mate cocido contains 230 times more phosphorous than a soft drink and 46 times more than a coffee.
One cup of mate cocido contains eight times the protein as a glass of cola, as much as a cup of chocolate milk and 60 times more than a coffee.

Natural Energy: 
A mate infusion contains xanthines, making it a natural source of physical and mental energy. Xanthines are compounds such as caffeine and theobromine, which stimulate the central nervous system, aiding and increasing control of mental and physical exertion. So mate is ideal for athletes or anyone engaging in physical or mental activities. It also stimulates thermogenesis.
One cup of mate cocido provides four times the energy as a glass of cola.
Powerful Antioxidants: 
Mate is a healthy drink, with polyphenols that act as antioxidants. An infusion of mate contains antioxidants that are more powerful than ascorbic acid (vitamin C). In terms of strong antioxidants, mate has properties similar to those of red wine, inhibiting oxidation of low density lipoproteins.
- The antioxidants in mate help arrest cell aging. By boosting the body's natural defenses, they prevent common attacks against cells, which can weaken the body.
- Antioxidants help prevent the growth of cancer cells. Since they arrest cell aging, they also help prevent certain types of cancer.
- Antioxidants help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. They also help prevent coronary disease and strokes because they combat arteriosclerosis.
- Since polyphenols block the action of the enzyme involved in the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, these antioxidants can reduce high blood pressure.
Helps Lower cholesterol: The saponins present in mate help reduce low density lipoproteins (LDLs) in the blood. Saponins interact with cholesterol and bilious acids to create mixed micelles, which aid in the elimination of cholesterol by preventing it from being absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract.
Helps Fight Bacteria: Mate prevents cavities and bad breath by inhibiting the growth of bacterial plaque.

Mate and the TV

Mate is the exact opposite of television makes you talk if you're with someone and makes you think when you're alone.

Properties of Yerba Mate

Properties of Yerba Mate

A Source of Vitamins

Yerba Mate contains B vitamins, which help the body release and maximize use of energy contained in foods. They also aid muscular functions and help maintain healthy skin and hair.

A Source of Minerals

Mate contains potassium, essential for a healthy heart. It also contains magnesium, which helps synthesize proteins to make you strong and healthy.

Powerful Antioxidants

Mate is a healthy drink, with polyphenols that act as antioxidants. An infusion of mate contains antioxidants that are more powerful than ascorbic acid (vitamin C). In terms of strong antioxidants, mate has properties similar to those of red wine, inhibiting oxidation of low density lipoproteins.

• The antioxidants in mate help arrest cell aging. By boosting the body's natural defenses, they prevent common attacks against cells, which can weaken the body.
• Antioxidants help prevent the growth of cancer cells. Since they arrest cell aging, they also help prevent certain types of cancer.
• Antioxidants help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. They also help prevent coronary disease and strokes because they combat arteriosclerosis.

Energizing Effect

A mate infusion contains xanthines, making it a natural source of physical and mental energy. Xanthines are compounds such as caffeine and theobromine, which stimulate the central nervous system, aiding and increasing control of mental and physical exertion. So mate is ideal for athletes or anyone engaging in physical or mental activities.

Helps Lower Cholesterol

The saponins present in mate help reduce low density lipoproteins (LDLs) in the blood. Saponins interact with cholesterol and bilious acids to create mixed micelles, which aid in the elimination of cholesterol by preventing it from being absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract.

Traditionally Prepared Mate

Traditionally Prepared Mate

In this manner, mate is prepared in a small, hollowed gourd. (The plant product is called “yerba mate,” the drink “mate” and the gourd “a/the mate.”) The infusion is prepared with hot—never boiled—water and sipped through a bombilla, a straw-like tube of metal with a filter at the bottom end to prevent small pieces of yerba mate from entering. Mate prepared in this traditional Argentine way is more than a simple beverage; it is a ritual performed daily. An ordinary glass can also be used in place of a mate gourd.

The preparation of the traditional mate requires four steps. First, fill three quarters of the mate gourd with yerba mate. Ther right fill is important. Too much or too little yerba mate affect the taste. Then, slope the yerba mate against one side of the gourd and moisten the yerba mate with cold or warm water. Next, wait a short time, and then place the bombilla against the side of the gourd away from the moistened slope of yerba mate. Finally, fill the mate gourd with hot—never boiled—water. For mate enthusiasts, this part of the preparation is an art.

Water is a very important factor when preparing mate, since it greatly affects the aroma and flavor of the infusion. Always begin with cool water. Water temperature is also important. The recommended temperature for mate is 70° to 80° Centigrade. Never use boiling water; it destroys the delicate flavors and aromas of mate and brings in other undesirable ones.

Drinking Yerba Mate in a Grapefruit (Pomelo)

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— Zur Yerba Mate (@ZurYerbaMate) March 22, 2015

Drinking Yerba Mate in a Grapefruit (Pomelo) it is for sure a particular way to do it. But, why not? It looks really good. I will give it a try. Thank you jcooper93, the publisher of the video.

A Matero's Snowday

This video shows the preparation of a mate in a snow day, and how a Matero drink mate in a snow day. A Matero will drink mate no matter what. The cold or snow will not stop him for a mate. Mate is not only a drink, is a way of life. Thank you Circle of Drink, the publisher of the video.

How to cure a mate gourd

Hi Again,

This video show an interesting way to cure a gourd(mate). I'd never see cure a yerba mate gourd with vodka. As well, I don't recommend it. I will post another video showing a good way to cure a gourd(mate), more traditional way. But the video is funny. Thank you David Hammond, the publisher of the video.

Enjoy!

How I prepare Yerba mate

Hello Everybody,

Here is a useful video about how to prepare yerba mate in the old fashion way. This guy know really good what to do, even though he is not from a yerba mate country. We are spreading our good tradition. Thank you Allie Caulfield, the publisher of the video.
Hope you like it.

Cristina Fernandez drinking yerba mate

I wasn't sure to publish this photo. I am not really proud of show our president drinking mate. I am not to sure if she really drink it, but at least she is handling the mate. Maybe she needs to start drinking it. For the ones that don't know, she is the Argentinean president Cristina Fernandez.

Coffee Vs. Yerba Mate

Here is a comparison of mate and coffee. The best way to start drinking yerba mate is comparing it with coffee. If you are a coffee drinker, you should consider the option of yerba mate. Thank you Circle of Drink, the publisher of the video.

Healthy Coffee Alternative

Dr. Theresa Ramsey recommend yerba mate instead of coffee. Is really good that a US doctor recommend yerba mate. However, is the first time that I see that container for a mate. Moreover, a glass with ice... that looks terere for me, not mate. Terere is more or less the same of mate, but mate is a hot drink and terere is a cold drink. Anyway, Thank you Dr. Theresa Ramsey.

Pope Francis drinking yerba mate

Yes, is the Pope Francis. Yes, is drinking mate. Pope Francis is originally from Argentina, and is a traditional mate drinker. Thank you Pope Francis.

Lionel Messi drinking yerba mate

Here is Leo Messi, in Barcelona. Drinking mate, he left Argentina when he was 12 years old, but he never loose his tradition. Spain offer him a lot of money to play for the Spain National Soccer Team, however, Messi decided to play for Argentina. Here is another reason to be proud of him.
Thank you Leo Messi