I thought Id share with you ...................

[Congadelica]

Yerba Mate . Im a convert .
Hi Guys ,
I came accross a tea from reasearch on the i net.
This green tea has strong mojo ........I have drank 2.5litrs or 3.5 pints daily . I drink it throughout the day since January this year , the bennefits are amasing.
I thought Id share with those of you who dont or have not heard of this South American tea . I strongly feel it has help my focus when groovin out on my Drums clarity of mind and unexplainable feeling of one when combining the 2 , here me out now !!! this stuff works . ???

http://noborders.net/mate/index.html

marco



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[GuruPimpi]

Marco,

Thank you for the info... I'm making it in the morning as a post-vacation come back to job...

Primoz

[Garvin]

Yeah, I've been drinking mate for a few years. It's good stuff. I'm really sensetive to caffeine so mate is good for me because it doesn't give me the jitters.

[Diceman]

Have you got the little cups that are used with the 'straw'?

I've seen some very ornate ones with silver inlay etc.
It kind of turns the whole mate experience into a ritual.

Suave

[Congadelica]

I have a Bombilla with the metal straw which I use on occasion . I tend to put 4 or 5 table spoon size in a caffetiere let it stew for 15 to 20 mins in hot water untill its very dark , Then drink from a stainless thermos flask .

Diceman from what i have read it is a social thing in most South American countries

Its wonder stuff.

marco



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[Diceman]

Yes, I've had it on social occasions with Argentinian friends, its pretty cool, but an acquired taste.
Where can you get from over here, I must try it again?

suave

[jmdriscoll]

Congadelica, one question... Will this make me last long time? :p

No, but really.. I'll have to try this stuff out. This stuff seems like it is along the same lines as Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic Medicine. Might even be a medicine within the Ayurvedic rehlm. I had never heard of Ayurvedia before until one day I saw a documentary on it on some independant documentary channel.. "Link TV" I think it was. A lot of Euro-centric cultures are only interested in "modern medicine" which has been brought to us by "modern science", and tend to discount stuff like this due to a seemingly primitive nature. A lot of people are not open to new ideas or ways that are not the norm in their culture. That would require going against the grain.. most are not strong enough to do such as thing and find it easier to just follow the herd... "baaahhhhh".

Here are a few links that talk about this: "if even interested"

http://www.floridavediccollege.edu/ayurveda/history.htm

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/ayurveda-000348.htm

I'll have to order some of this tea and try it out. I'll let you know what I think about a month after starting it.

MD

[Congadelica]

Diceman , You can buy from traders on e bay , I normally pay around £6 to £7 for half kilo or £11 a kilo . Ive been buying it in bulk 3 kilo at a time from people in The US or direct form Brazil .
If you are planning a trip to Spain it can be bought for around £2 half kilo .

Jimdriscoll Im sure you will find it beneficial Im the kind of person open to anything new will give it a go , everyone i have endorsed this tea have been amazed at the effects and well being . I work early shift every other week up at 5 am its on this shift i notice the effects most , normally after breakfast 10 am I used to peak and trof into tiredness , the tea helps to enrgise and get me through the lows of the day keeping me fresh and sharp minded . I noticed the difference allmost right away .

marco

[Diceman]

Thanks CD
Appreciated

Suave

[Whopbamboom]

A lot of Euro-centric cultures are only interested in "modern medicine" which has been brought to us by "modern science", and tend to discount stuff like this due to a seemingly primitive nature. A lot of people are not open to new ideas or ways that are not the norm in their culture. That would require going against the grain.. most are not strong enough to do such as thing and find it easier to just follow the herd... "baaahhhhh".

Oh, boy-- here we go....

BAAAAHHHH (sheep noise) is right!
Here in the U.S., the pharmaceutical (and food) companies are completely out of control! And they are allowed to get away with it by the government because the government officials receive money from the companies. And people just fall right into their play because people are stupid and lazy.

The drug companies promise miracles in a pill, when the real cure for ailments is EATING PROPERLY and REGULAR EXERCISE in the first place-- before you ever develop a problem! Never any thought given to avoiding the things that cause the ailments in the first place. The ailments "just happen". Hah!
So when people get lazy and eat poor food (and poisoned food for that matter, thanks to all the man-made chemical additives that the FDA allows into food), they develop an ailment. Then they take another man-made poison (drug) that some pharmaceutical company says will fix that ailment. They will also completely ignore all the warnings on side-effects. But then, they develop another ailment (side-effect), and they get another pill. Which causes more side-effect ailments. And they repeat the whole process.
They don't ever give any thought to why they are on several different medications and their system is all messed up (and their money is getting drained, too)! I swear, there are senior citizens who have allowed themselves to fall into this trap and they are taking 10 different poison pills ("medicine") and their liver is going to give out or they get cancer--- and they never feel good anyway, with all that poison messing their systems up. They never give any thought to whether or not the doctors that are prescribing these pills are receiving a commission from the pharmaceutical companies for making a sale. And that is exactly what happens. People are very, very stupid....
Herbal medicine is a very good way to go. It's really a nutritional thing, if you think about it. It's just eating/drinking natural vitamins, etc.
Compare that to most of the food here in the U.S., which has been laced with chemicals that are intended to do one thing and one thing only-- increase profits for the food companies. The chemicals will be there to lengthen the shelf life, or to make a texture or color in the food that make people want to buy the food more, or they are cheap fillers, or whatever-- but the chemicals are there to put more money into the food companies' pockets. And those companies do not care one little bit about your health. I would venture to say that many of the people who run those food companies know what they are doing to people's health, and they probably own stock in the pharmaceutical companies on the side.
What people really ought to be doing is to eat all-natural foods (and that means organic whenever possible) that do not have preservatives, dyes, or other weird chemicals, and also do not have hormones, genetic modifications, antibiotics, etc.
More people are discovering that this is the only way to go, but still, most people are just being lazy-minded and doing what kills them slowly. That is, they eat "food" that is laced with chemicals, and take pill after pill for their ailments instead of eating good all-natural food and exercising regularly in the first place.

Think about it! If you are reading this and have not made the switch-over to an all-natural diet (and get off the poison med's), then you may want to think about how many different chemicals are going through your body on a daily basis. Just read the ingredient labels of your food that you buy...
And get regular exercise, too.

I better stop ranting now. Some people will have a light bulb go off, and others will remain in denial. (baaahhhh)...

For me, maybe I'll try the mate. Perhaps I could benefit from it. Is it a tea, or what???

[Congadelica]

Words of wisdom whoopbamboom . Yeah its a Green tea read this all the info you need about the Plant is here
http://noborders.net/mate/index.html

Good Health ...

Marco

[OLSONGO]

Yes yerba mate, you can make all kinds of different combinations.
down in Uruguay and Argentina it's very common, i just don't go much for the ritual of passing it from mouth to mouth. And what about the shewing of the coca leaf as they do in Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia ? :;):

Paz Olsongo

[jmdriscoll]

Yeah Whomp, unfortunantly a lot of peoples belief systems are based on a assumptions, and unverified data that has been told to them by other people. A lot of time people are too busy living their little "american dream" that they don't have time to think for themselves and think about why they believe what they do. Ok, anyway... That's all I gots to say about that, as I don't want to take this thread too far off course..

I ended up finding some of the yerba mate' at a local coffee shop yesterday. $3.99 qtr pound. Drank a big cup last night after letting it steep for about 15 minutes. I truly do think that I could feel a difference instantly. about an hour after drinking, I went upstairs to play some guaguanco against clave, and I swear that my phrasing was just a bit more complex and I was able to better anticipate what I was going to do next. I replaced my morning coffee with mate' this morning too, and brought some to drink about an hour before my normal practice time today. Good stuff !! Tastes good too.

[Whopbamboom]

Stopped by my local health food store today, where I get a lot of my stuff. Got a bottle of cold Guayaki organic Yerba Mate to eat with my snack, and it was pretty good! I think I might make a switch and order it by the case.

Not sure I noticed any immediate benefits though, since I had too much else on my mind and just wasn't paying attention. I'll have to try this stuff again and pay closer attention to how I feel and how my thinking is doing. Perhaps I'll have to get stronger solutions by brewing my own.

[Congadelica]

WhopBB. I have not heard of the Yerba mate you mention . Id go for the tea it becomes a very nice pleasant drink anfter one or two brews . Very refreshing but the extraction of mojo is very good from the dried leaf .

Good to see some of you guys giving ot a go .

Marco