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i tried yerba mate in an an automatic drip coffee maker with some cream and sugar and i was blown away by the energy i got from it. there was no caffeine crash
by dalacv 9y ago
i tried yerba mate in an an automatic drip coffee maker with some cream and sugar and i was blown away by the energy i got from it. there was no caffeine crash. it was a sustained energy. it takes a while to kick in so u gotta drink it first thing in morning. u can find some popular bags of it on amazon. it has to be the loose leaf stuff, not the individual bags. i think i tried Taragui Yerba Mate Con Palo. but there are other brands that are just as good.
i spent a while in argentina and they drink it down there with the gourds. it's interesting. we would be in a meeting and someone would start passing around a gourd and each person would drink from the same gourd during a business meeting. that person would refill it with hot water from a thermos and pass it to the next guy.
- wunderlust 9y agoYerba mate[0] has 2 stimulants aside from caffeine: theophylline and theobromine. Perhaps they interact in such a way as to stabilize the effect of the caffeine. [0] http://nativayerbamate.com/health.html http://nativayerbamate.com/health.html (Nativa sells yerba mate so possible bias)
- clubMate 9y agoI tried Mate once in the form of Club Mate, a popular alternative drink in Germany. It triggered migraine headache, so i wont drink it again. I just looked up Theobromine on Wikipedia which states that high dosis may cause headache. I think this is an explanation for why i got headaches from it.
- 1024core 9y agoHow much milk and sugar did you add?
- dalacv 9y agoa tbsp (or so) of 1/2 and 1/2 and a teaspoon of sugar