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Interesting that its basically caffeine - but the culture of drinking mate is more similar to "smoking a cigar" ie slow time for deep thinking. (I know that i
by swah 2y ago
Interesting that its basically caffeine - but the culture of drinking mate is more similar to "smoking a cigar" ie slow time for deep thinking.
(I know that is supposed to hit slowly due to whatever other compounds, but its not my experience)
- SwiftyBug 2y agoAlso, it differs from coffee in that it contains many mineral salts that avoid the process of dehydration caused by coffee, which just makes you pee a lot and doesn't have these beneficial mineral salts.
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- hombre_fatal 2y agoKinda seems like two myths here. 1. Coffee doesn't have a net negative hydration effect. 2. Both coffee and yerba mate appear to contain "mineral salts". And you certainly piss drinking the latter just like you do drinking any liquid.
- cassianoleal 2y agoGaúcho (Brazilian from Rio Grande do Sul) here. I drink mate (chimarrão) daily. I certainly piss a lot during the first hours.
- SwiftyBug 2y agoMaybe. I just listened to Andrew Huberman talking about this and I assumed was true.
- Engineering-MD 2y agoI would take what he says with a pinch of salt, as with all things.
- valarauko 2y agoA pinch of "mineral salts", if you will.