Some of the Main Health Benefits of Yerba Mate
- Lowers High Blood Pressure
- Relaxes and Soothes Nervous System
- Decreases Bad Cholesterol
- Anti-Inflammatory
- Anti-mutagenic
- Antioxidant properties
- Improves Immune System
- Combats Colon Cancer
Social and Metaphysical Benefits of Yerba Mate
- Friendship Conductor
- Relieves Stress
- Improves Brain Functioning
- Induces “Creative Clarity”
- Makes you Want to Share and be Open with Others
- Good for Bonding
- Calming Effects
- Raises Your Vibrations
- Helps Induce Peaceful Sleeping
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Scientific Sources:
- Mejia, de Evlira Gonzalez. “Dicaffeoylquinic acids in Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hilaire) inhibit NF-κB nucleus translocation in macrophages and induce apoptosis by activating caspases-8 and -3 in human colon cancer cells.” Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 55, no. 10 (2011): 1509-1522.
- Unknown Author, “Another benefit of yerba mate: discover that prevents the loss of red blood cells,” Clarín, May 16, 2012, http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/beneficio-descubren-perdida- globulos-rojos_0_701329958.html (accessed May 16, 2012). [Original text in Spanish, translated by David Askaripour]
- Bracesco, N, “Recent Advances on Ilex paraguariensis research: minireview,” Journal of Ethnopharmacology 136, no. 3 (2011): 378-84
