(say it mah-tay) is a tasty, earthy, tea-like drink that South Americans have been sipping for ages. Try it for a dynamite blast of healthy energy.
Explosive stimulation. Mate does contain caffeine, but has fewer negative caffeine effects than coffee - it actually has a relaxing effect on heart and muscle tissues.
(Mate drinkers say they don't have trouble falling asleep.)
Triggering weight loss. Like green tea, mate may help you lose weight, since it has zero calories and revs up your metabolism. A shock wave of antioxidants. Mate has almost twice the cell-renewing capacity of black and green teas.
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