Organic, rain-forest grown, Yerba Mate
We recently received a package of Yerba Mate in the mail. We are big tea drinkers, so this sounded like a very good ecological replacement, that is also good for you.
Yerba mate has been shared daily among friends as a healthy and energizing drink, providing 24 vitamins and minerals, 15 amino acids, and abundant antioxidants. Revered for centuries as the “drink of the gods”, yerba mate triumphs as nature’s most balanced stimulant.
In South America, yerba mate has been revered for centuries as the “drink of the gods” and is drunk daily for optimum health, sustained energy and mental clarity. Of the six commonly used stimulants in the world: yerba mate, coffee, tea, kola nut, cocoa, and guarana, yerba mate triumphs as natures most balanced stimulant, delivering both energy and nutrition. The leaves of the rainforest mate tree naturally contain 24 vitamins and minerals, 15 amino acids, abundant antioxidants. In fact, The Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific society in 1964 concluded “it is difficult to find a plant in any area of the world equal to mate in nutritional value” and that yerba mate contains “practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life.”
About Guayakí
Our name Guayaki (Gwy-uh-KEE) honors the Aché Guayakí people. The Ache live in the sub-tropical rainforests of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, home of the yerba mate tree. Guayakí Yerba Mate is grown and hand-picked below the shade of its native rainforest canopy, then traditionally wood-aged to complement its natural earthy flavor.
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