What are the benefits of Mate teas?

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Health Benefits of Mate Tea: This tea serves as a great appetite suppressant rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and wonderful diet tea. Reports suggest Mate will keep you going longer than just caffeine, without the crash associated with drinking coffee or soft drinks.

  • Mate teas can be a great transitional tea to get yourself off coffee.

Mate Tea: Mate is a wild shrub from Argentina and a relative of the holly bush. Mate tea contains a stimulant similar to caffeine, although without the jitteriness or addictive tendencies. Many people say Mate contains caffeine, while just as many people swear it is a different version xanthene called Mateine. Reports show that the blends of natural chemicals present in Mate react differently on the central nervous system, as compared to just caffeine or guarana.


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The tea has many more vitamins and minerals such as magnesium than regular tea, which is supposedly beneficial. There is debate whether or not it is caffeine or matteine in it.

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