What are the health benefits of drinking yerba mate? Pete answers: Yerba Mate has Cholesterol lowering properties. Consumption of yerba mate improves serum lipid parameters in healthy Dyslipidemic subjects and provides an additional LDL-cholesterol reduction in individuals on Statin therapy. While yerba mate has been used as a base for herbal medicines in South America…
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My bombilla is not working properly.
When I drink yerba mate, I always get tiny bits of yerba in my mouth, is that normal? you know, the yerba mate dust. Pete answers: It is normal to get some at the beginning when you first set up your mate gourd. Normally after the second or third gourd full of water there shouldn’t…
What is Yerba Mate?
What is Yerba Mate? I have been drinking this herb called Yerba Mate. It is in tea form. I want to know if anyone knows anything about this herb. Are there side effects to using it? Is it addictive? You can only find it in health food store. It is amazing, but I just want…
How to set up the perfect Yerba Mate Gourd
How do you make the perfect Argentina yerba Mate? How many teaspoons, how long to brew? I don’t think I’m doing it right, my bombilla clogs and it doesn’t flow as I remember it! Pete answers: We drink yerba mate every day. This is the way that we prepare our traditional mate. Remember, the social…
What flavor of yerba mate should I get?
I’ve had mate a few times with a few different friends – and a few different kinds. I decided to buy my own mate because I absolutely loved it, but the flavor that I bought tastes like grass… I bought Kraus Yerba Mate. I like something that doesn’t taste like grass, and I don’t mind…