Description

The health benefits of yerba mate go beyond mental stimulation and energy boosting as it has a powerful nutrient profile.
Mate provides a smooth increase in energy and is well known for providing an energy boost that’s been described as gentle, clean, and calm.
It rarely interferes with sleep and Athletes use it to enhance physical performance.
It’s useful for people suffering from mental or physical fatigue, or from chronic fatigue syndrome and boosts mental functions of all kinds.
It makes you more motivated and productive by stimulating the production of the neurotransmitter dopamine
It also contains other beneficial phytonutrients such as tannins, trace minerals, chlorophyll, flavonoids, and 15 amino acids.

Mate has a long history of traditional medicinal uses.
including:

• as a stimulant
• as an overall tonic and digestive aid
• as part of a weight loss regime
• as a general nerve tonic for pain, fatigue, and depression
• for allergies and sinusitis

Yerba mate can boost the immune system.
Yerba mate is high in compounds called saponins.
Saponins are natural emulsifiers that boost the immune system and have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
There’s some evidence that yerba mate can aid weight loss by reducing appetite, increasing energy expenditure, improving insulin sensitivity, and burning stored fat.
Yerba mate has a long history as a digestive and elimination tonic.
One traditional yerba mate benefit is for treating constipation, diarrhea, and indigestion.
It’s naturally antibacterial against E. coli, one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
At least one saponin found in yerba mate destroys intestinal parasites.
It’s also useful for both preventing and treating urinary tract infections and bladder and kidney stones.
Mate is useful for heart-related conditions including heart failure, irregular heartbeat, and low blood pressure.
Its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties protect the heart and cardiovascular system.
The theobromine in mate relaxes blood vessels allowing for better blood flow.
Yerba Mate extract kills cancer cells.
We’ve saved this benefit for last since it’s the most controversial.
Mate contains several known anti-cancer compounds such as saponins, ursolic acid, rutin, tannin, chlorogenic acid, and chlorophyll. When yerba mate extract is added to human colon cancer cells in a test tube, the cancer cells self-destruct.