Benefits of yerba mate health
Yerba mate contains caffeine in large quantities, as well as antioxidants, potassium, amino acids and vitamins.
The main benefits of yerba mate health are:
Help cardiovascular health. Thanks to the good amount of antioxidants, mate can help prevent cardiovascular disease by preventing cholesterol and fat to accumulate in the arteries. This is an extremely important consumer aspect of this traditional drink.
Raises "good" cholesterol. Related to the above benefits, a recent study conducted by the University of Illinois (USA), it was shown that the consumption of mate increases the amount of "good" cholesterol. This type of cholesterol, also known as HDL protects against heart attacks.
Helps slow the aging. By the same action of antioxidants, regular consumption of mate helps prevent oxidation and wear cells. It provides endurance.
Drinking mate collaborates with the acceleration of metabolism, which is achieved by making the body more quickly consume carbohydrates. The increase is due to both energy burning calories have been consumed with foods like that are stored in the body as fat.
The preparation
The most common way to consume this herb is precisely the drink called Mate. Common mate prepares the dried leaves and twigs on the ground yerba with hot (not boiling) water.
Traditionally a mate also called container, which consists of a gourd or pumpkin, which beverage through a metal sherbet called bulb socket is used.
In Uruguay it is common with friends to drink mate together, an activity commonly known as "matear". The consumption of the beverage, for many, is daily.
As we see, there are many advantages to drink mate.
