Kyle Hines you may want to check your math. The original post was 7 yrs ago, my post was 5 yrs ago. My fancy math tells me that I posted on a 2 yr old video. Have a great day!!!
@@Circleofdrink How about for example: "Black tobacco, maté, and bladder cancer. A case-control study from Uruguay", seems to be done by some department of epidemiology so don't believe they had some bias you implied. Mate drinking was linked with higher risk of bladder cancer with at least the group of smokers that already had an elevated risk of bladder cancer. Because it's the bladder and not the mouth, the cause can't be some thermal effect of drinking something that is too hot. Have your views chanced since this video many years ago? I think they know the Mate tea contains those PAH compounds that are a known carcinogen, so I don't really buy that all the risk is coming form the hot liquid, but I also don't know what the true net result is as it seems the drink might actually help against some other types of cancer like colon?
@@cyberfunk3793 I agree, the PAH content is the problem. The thermal damage is obvious, it's like saying "don't stand in direct sunlight too long, or you will get skin damage". The PAH content is a problem - Yerba mate companies know this, there answer to this is "the PAH compounds inside yerba mate are hyrdophobic, so those PAH's won't enter the water" we all know that is sh*te. If anything, it makes it worse, given that the compounds won't want to enter any water, but will latch on to any fat - in this case, muscle.
this kinda reminds me of the misconceptions of marijuana at the moment, it is just a herb that gives a sense of euphoria and well being that also happens to have positive physical effects from the cannabinoids. great vid, looking into buying some soon
Oh goodness this was so informative, listened to it while I brewed my first Mate. Your reverence for Yerba Mate is purely heartwarming. This is the way I feel about cacao spirit...
I started drinking Mate again (specifically the Guayaki brand) after going through a couple of boxes about a year ago. Honestly I don't know why I ever stopped. Mate is far superior to coffee. With coffee I would constantly experience heartburn. Also coffee would give me a boost of energy but it was nervous. Mate just gives me a euphoric calm feeling with no anxiety.
Guayaki used to do a spiced chocolate tea it was the best but so hard to import to the UK. Love Yerba mate my favourite is the Instant Amanda or traditional using Kraus or Pajarito.
Great information. I recently discovered Yerba Mate and I was amazed at how it seemed to bring back my energy and was non stimulating. I love it. Thank you!
I'll start by saying I'm a HUGE Tea and Coffee enthusiast, I love all the different way both can be brewed and all their traditions. And just from watching your videos it makes me want to add Mate to that list.
I love you dude!!!!! You are awesome!!! Its blowing my mind that not more people are interested in it, but I absolutely think its 100% because of the whole cancer scare. I mean, as soon as they see that word even just being used when referring to Mate, they just say "Im out." Which is understandable. Ive been looking into it (huge help coming from you) and it looks fine to me. That hot hot temperature on their throats while drinking it all day is a great point. I think thats it. Wanted to thank you so much for all your info on this subject, it seems like youre one of the pioneers here on youtube in regards to mate. Love your channel. Helping tear down the misconceptions. I think as long as youre healthy its all good. Keep these awesome videos comin'!
Great video. I started drinking Yerba mate just one day ago and i already replaced it with coffee. It brings energy, clarity and wellbeing without the negative effects like coffee. It just feels more healthy then coffee :)
I live in Argentina. Me and the people around me, we drink mate everyday, lots of it, and i ve never seen a case a throat cancer. I guess cancer stadistics must be quiet the same as in US or Europe. We don t drink mate because it s healthy, we just drink it because it s in our culture, and of course, it s awesome.
Latin name: Ilex paraguariensis. It is well known as the source of the beverage called mate, Chimarrão, Tererê (or Tereré) and other variations, traditionally consumed in subtropical South America, particularly northeastern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. It was first used and cultivated by the Guaraní people and in some Tupí communities in southern Brazil, prior to the European colonization. It was scientifically classified by the Swiss botanist Moses Bertoni, who settled in Paraguay in 1895. Thanks wiki! I'm Paraguayan native drinking terere & mate since a kid. Now in my 50`iesh I'm never been sick with normal levels in everything in my system. All my people as per the rest of south America drinking mate find it as a replacement for carbonated drinks, alcohol & other type of teas, etc., as well as a therapeutics as it can get. No a drug at all, as per well explain for you in this video. Good on you!!! Another fact that a lot of people doesn't know about mate & terere: Traditionally in Paraguay, mate or terere are an excuse to start a conversation with your family and friends, as per the conversations goes deeper, its seems the mate helps to polish relationships to a grearter level. Ah, final secret: The youngest one in the group as to be the cebador! Greetings from Australia!
Yerba Mate is a Holly plant. Yes, you can feel it raises your spirit. I personally love it 😍 I'm a beginner with Mate, just a month ago I've started experiencing this and i find it very uplifting when it comes about the mood. Your videos are very simple and easy for anyone to understand of what's all about with this herb.. Nice work Dave! Keep on doing a good job further. 👏 👏👏
Hey!!! you know all the slang about Yerba Mate, and you know a lot about Yerba Mate, congratulations!!! You are very close to be Argentinian haha, i feel like you're closer to be an Argentinian or South American than you are American (if you are American, i don't know where you are from), also you seem to be a person of culture for the way you explain i honestly didn't know our Mate was spread so much in other countries. Greetings from Argentina!!!
Thank you for that! I'm very happy to know that there is a relatively large "mate community" outside of southern Latin America! Keep up with the great videos man!
+Circle of Drink Is it true that the more you drink mate the more of it's effects you'll see or the better they become? if so how long does have to drink to see really good benifits?
i love all kinds of tea and when i got my first mate gourd today and googled what exactly to do with it, came across this awesome channel which happens to be run by a fellow long islander. cheers
Basically, I think youve just gotta know and trust your body!!! If it feels like youre messing something up, then stop!! If you feel healthy doing what youre doing, then its probably a healthy lifestyle youre living. Again, appreciate your videos.
Hello, Very invormative, thank you so much.I started consuming Mate Tea today. So as i sit here drinking my first mate and listent to your words, everything tells me that I do something real real good for my Body. (even Wickipedia tells me so).I have to get used to the herbal and bitter taste. Rock on and thank you !
I just recently made a batch of 90 percent Yerba Mate and 10 percent black tea (total of 300 grams) for my kombucha scoby and I boiled the batch for 30 min before cooling and adding to my scoby
You got something wrong. Terere is on thing and mate yuyo (commonly called mate con yuyo, which literally means mate with herbs) is another. Terere IS more common in Paraguay and the northern part of Argentina, the weather is hot and humid over there so having something cool to drink is always welcomed. Proper Paraguayan Terere is prepared on a pitcher filled with cold water (ice is preferred), juice from a couple of Paraguayan lemons (some sort of half tangerine, half lemon small fruit) and the squeezed fruits floating inside. The Limón Paraguayo is pretty sour and bitter, the acid keeps the mate leaf from burning making it last quite a bit longer. Any citric would do, some may add sugar, but I consider it a heresy just like with regular mate. The mate yuyo or mate with yuyos is a regional thing, most countries have their own versions. It basically is adding some herb to your everyday mate. Some are used with medical propose, if I told my grandmother I have a stomach ache she would add some Lemon Beebrush, there are tons of herbs that can take care of majority of the common ailments. I personally find them to be disgusting. You can also make mate with milk, coffee, add honey and a lot more stuff. As a side note: I've shared my mate with people who was going through a mild angina or a cold and I have never catch a diseased. It is worth mentioning I'm hardly ever ill of anything, but I wouldn't say the mate is responsible, I started drinking mate when I was 21.
Thanks for sharing this information, Lucas. I'd love for you to come onto our Online Mate Circle so I can interview you about mate. If you're interested, please email me at david@circleofdrink.com. Also, here's a link to join our facebook group: facebook.com/groups/circleofdrink/
If it's really true at all, it's not the herb, it's the possible pesticides that can cause cancer (or other handling carelessness, or drinking it from aluminium - but that's a nerve toxin instead). So with everything, buy organic. When I first tried it I felt the "Euphoria Spirit", happiness, love life feeling! My problem is I don't like caffein (never was a coffee drinker). So I choose the herb blends like with horsetail and mint, or "cedron", etc. Mate is an interesting journey!
Excellent and informative vid. Thanks very kindly for creating it. Watching it while having my mate this a.m. Lately I have been using a small French Press to steep before drinking... I go ten minutes, then press & pour. Still, its a little bitter - but I am wondering if it is not the Guayaki brand??? Anyways, you're a very intelligent fellow - thanx!
Thank you so much for underlining how important it is Not to burn your mate with scorching hot water and keeping it's nutrients intact. I find that using water just hot enough to be able to drink your mate right away without scolding your mouth is perfect ;)
Terrific post, good scientific research, presented with great spirit and genuine humility. Thank you. Just because many of us are lay people doesn't mean we can't read up and be very well-informed about science and scientific studies. Much appreciated, and yes, I love yerbe mate!
I completely agree my friend about the importance of the variables that may cause cancer. The research that came to conclusions about cancer proliferation could not possibly consider itself credible given the immensity of variables. I would like to highlight one thing and this is my personal opinion. I believe that IF cancer were to be caused by drinking mate then it would have something to do with low but long term exposure to nickel ingestion. I use stainless steel as opposed to alpaca,
Thank yoiu for the info I just found out about this twa Im really trying to consume nutrient dense items I'm always discovering new things through research , but I still feel beel behind. I am visually impaired and through diet and good health I am trying to maintain my sight. Do you think this would be useful. It's ok in your opinion
I also believe it would be difficult to highlight this through tests because the nickel ingestion is so low that it would not be present in high quantity at once. I choose to drink mate at 70 degrees Celsius and if i were to use alpaca bombillas I would go slightly lower than this.Hot mate does not taste nice anyway and I also do not get the euphoric experience from hot mate. And yes the properties of the mate are destroyed. I find moistening the mate with cold water improves the experience :-)
Is there a difference in taste drinking from a traditional gourd as from a modern metal lined cup? How many times should one refill with water until the leaves are disposed? How about the interior lining of the gourd that might come off or scraped off? do you think that could be a contributing factor to the cancer agents found in the Yerba? Can you just drink it like a Chinese tea w just a few drops of the leaves in.a cup instead of packing the Yerba to the brim? I'm considering purchasing one, but don't know if I should get the gourd or the modern one. Thx
I am glad you pointed out use certain temperature hot water to make Yerba Mate. This is the same problem that some American scientist misunderstand about soy bean milk or soy product. American scientist did not pay attention to USA companies who make the soy bean milk. Then these scientist find out something in soy milk is not good for human but they forgot Asian has been drinking soy bean milk over a few thousand year already. The problem is the USA company did not cook the soy bean properly hence the result the soy bean milk became bad for human. The correct way to make soy bean milk is, bring the soy milk to boiled then turn down the heat to low and continue cooking for another 40 minutes to break down all the bad thing in soy bean.
Nice summary of Yerba Mate science! Thank you for educating us, and you might want to add that to your title as I am sure there is not much on "Yerba Mate Science" out there. @CircleofDrink
hey dave you mentioned how to get rid of the black mold like stuff that sits in the gourd in one of your earlier video's, I was wondering if you could rehash what you said, it seems that black stuff has infiltrated my gourd.
@@kimberlymulivrana3617 I don't recomend it, because when you pour the hot water again, the first mate will be very bitter, and the next ones will be washed and have no taste, sorry for my bad english. Also, a lot of people dry it out of the mate (the thing where you put the yerba and the water), I think that probably will be better.
I understand that you do not want to have Yerba Mate associated with the term drug. But, as life is, many, many foods have functions as do modern pharmaceuticals. But, mature people are going to be able to accept such things. Yerba Mate on cancer: There is discussion that Yerba Mate that has been traditionally dried by smoking process retains carcinogenic compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Consider that smoked foods as sausage, bacon, fish, jerky, all contain higher levels of PAH. Yerba Mate modern process is available unsmoked, so a Yerba Mate drinker can enjoy with greater confidence. Regardless. Yerba Mate is a much better habit than fast food, soda, energy drinks, etc. Is OK. Argentinians are still alive and well with their Yerba Mate. Regarding Yerba Mate as a drug: Many natural foods have similar effects as pharmaceuticals. Mature people both know and exploit drug-like effects. The video addresses drugs as being alkaloids. Well, coffee, tea, Yerba Mate, etc. are transporters of the xanthine alkaloids caffe-ine, theobrom-ine, and theophyll-ine. Theobrom-ine is the alkaloid found in chocolate. caffe-ine, theobrom-ine, and trigonell-ine are in coffee. You see the alkaloids end in "ine". Like... Strychn-ine, morph-ine- coca-ine, novoca-ine, etc. So, yes, Yerba Mate is "kinda" in the family of prescription narcotics. But, there are important differences that make them different enough to establish a hard line in social and legal acceptance. But, keep in mind that alkaloids, in high enough quantities ALWAYS poison the body. The kidney and liver must work to eradicate these compounds before a lethal dose accumulates. The psychotropic effects of legal xanthine alkaloids is undeniable. I exploit my beverages for these effects, myself. In the morning, after consuming coffee of Yerba Mate, I have a noticeable change in mood and physical stamina. That is the very nature of a drug. It is legal and I admit that I exploit it. The reason it is legal is that the effects are largely desirable and harmless (or even beneficial). Yerba Mate is a good beverage. I often do not consume mine in a traditional preparation, but I prepare alone or mix with coffee in a "French press" preparation. I adopted Yerba Mate later in life and my tastebuds are not trained to it. as it is very bitter like eating a raw aspirin. Also, I often require portability and convenience as I consume the product at work. But, Yerba Mate has been a desirable addition to my daily beverage consumption, with effects much more reliable than coffee alone. If I die from Yerba Mate, I will post the details of my death on this page.
+Dragosz Moartescu Yes, it does. So does air we breathe(due to a pollution), BBQ food, fried food, baked food and smoked food. In addition, coffee contains more polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. On the other hand mate provides a lot anti-cancerogenic compounds, so we shouldn't really worry about mate causing cancer :) these day everything causes cancer.
Its me again,I don't want to throw my left overs away,will it taste the same tomorrow if I save it? Should I place it in the fridge,or room temperature?
Haha, nice one!. I love Brazilians and their country, in fact, I have many friends there, but let's be honest, drinking mate is not something Argentinians learned from Brazilians!. I'm not trying to be rude, that's just my opinion. Abrazo! :D
Just to say, you said Mate is not a drug because its not an alkaloid / does not contain drugs. It contains theobromine and caffeine which are drugs. Just legal drugs.
Great video, although the stuff about it making the body alkaline a myth. The whole idea of alkaline foods is odd, it goes straight into a stomach of acid, how would it ever raise the ph of the body?
+seantendo001 85-80 Celsius degrees is the ideal temperature to prepare mate. You shouldn't boil the water, that's not healthy and the yerba is being burned at that temperature(it makes the mate unnecessarily bitter).
I burnt my tongue alot over the years with super hot pizza 🍕. And coffee and teas taste nasty to me now and yerba isn't hitting my taste in a good way either. I don't want to add garbage to make it taste better like I'd do to coff/tea to get the benefits. I want to enjoy not just force it. I was reading some use citrus fruits. I don't like store fruits. But I've been home growing kumkwats. I was just about to try infusing the skins for flavor. What's your take on that or if you have a vid pointing to this please reply. I have a condition called disassociative amnesia and I want to try and heal the mind. And enjoy something just to have a better mood.
sipping my mate right now as I listen to all the good things about it, hmmmm, it feels great! loving it, loving it forever! My number one choice of tea is MATE!
HELLO MAN I LIKE YOUR VIDEO BUT, I WOULD LIKE MAKE A CORRECTION ,I LIVE IN ARGENTINA AND DRINK MATE EVERY DAY ,AND MATE REALLY CONTAIN CAFEIN , MATEIN AND TEIN BUT CAFEIN IN LESS PROPORTION THAN COFFE IN THIS WAY IT MAKE IT MORE HEALTY KEEPINGYOU WIDE AWAKE TOO BUT NOT NERVIOUS , IT CONTAINS ANOTHERS ANTIOXIDANT SUBSTANCES TOO ,I KNOW WHAT I M TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I HAVE A GRADUATION IN AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING . GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA
I have heard of the smoking with mate being a bad idea... i actually never pondered wether the hapé(mapacho snuff) is the same as i remember it being regarding actually smoking... hmmm. Just curious as you mentioned - tobacco :)
two days of drinking Mate, day one the gourd, today the French Press, just has a bitter taste to me and I don't feel anything. Does it have a cleaning the colon out? because mine was tonight. I fixed it the way you show, I really want to like it and want to have that feeling of well being . Maybe the brand?
5:00 cancer is not destroyed by natural substances, but the natural substance "convince" cancer cells to finally "let go". Healthy cells instead "know" that they are useful and become even stronger.
So I loce the yerba Mate brand (CLEAN) Energy drink because it makes me feel great and 50% goes to addiction recovery, but does caffeinated carbonated drinks cause cancer ?
From what I've read, there really has been no long term, placebo controlled study of Mate drinking. Most of the "research" has been in meta data studies where only small samples of a cross section of users are looked at. The biggest issue they point out is the high amount of use WITH other known carcinogens like cigarettes.
I've read just about every recent study on the relationship between mate and cancer. Accepting that most of the research isn't reliably, admittedly by the scientific community associated with the matter, the only (somewhat) correlation I've found has to do with drinking mate with scolding hot water within groups who are already sick and/or exposed to heavy toxins in the environment. You may like the video I've made on this topic.
I think you're wrong about mate not being a drug. It 100%certainly is by any definition, a drug. It is a psychoactive stimulant. Mate is just one with an entourage effect. Many chemicals working in tandem produce those effects, very similarly to the way cannabis works. the soothing effects of mate even feels similar to cannabis. it is a drug, but what is and isn't a drug is pedantic anyways, no drug is inherently bad in any way. That being said i am certainly addicted to that mate entourage effect lol
fat sugar and nacho addict checking in, think im gonna get some herba mate. Drink 1 in the morning and before bed, maybe it will help me stop eating junk and crave sugar. I thought maybe getting oolong tea also, but not sure. Just turned 40 and breaking down
I have just started drinking Yerba Mate today and really like both the taste and the effects. The yerba mate is in teabags like regular tea. Will this reduce or alter the effects (I leave the teabag in the mug and sometimes use two bags).?
hi excuse me . when i drink yerba mate tea bag i feel sick ....want to vomit, like something in my throat .but when i drink green tea i don't feel sick .. do you know why ? thank u
Mate is a natural laxative, so if you aren't a regular consumer or your body is still getting used to mate, then this is normal. Essentially, the mate is detoxing the system, so to speak.
Here in my province of Argentina we say "sherva mate" instead of "yerba mate". Bare in mind that we only pronounce the word yerba as though it was written sherva, we don't actually write it like this, okay? It's just a matter of pronounciation.
As an MD, you are spot-on! You are a talented, well spoken educator! You taught this doc a few things! Thank You!
That means a lot to me, thank you Doctor Snedden.
Kyle Hines you are entitled to your opinion. Trolls are a dime a dozen, your opinion doesn’t amount to much...
Kyle Hines you may want to check your math. The original post was 7 yrs ago, my post was 5 yrs ago. My fancy math tells me that I posted on a 2 yr old video. Have a great day!!!
@@Circleofdrink How about for example: "Black tobacco, maté, and bladder cancer. A case-control study from Uruguay", seems to be done by some department of epidemiology so don't believe they had some bias you implied. Mate drinking was linked with higher risk of bladder cancer with at least the group of smokers that already had an elevated risk of bladder cancer. Because it's the bladder and not the mouth, the cause can't be some thermal effect of drinking something that is too hot. Have your views chanced since this video many years ago? I think they know the Mate tea contains those PAH compounds that are a known carcinogen, so I don't really buy that all the risk is coming form the hot liquid, but I also don't know what the true net result is as it seems the drink might actually help against some other types of cancer like colon?
@@cyberfunk3793 I agree, the PAH content is the problem. The thermal damage is obvious, it's like saying "don't stand in direct sunlight too long, or you will get skin damage". The PAH content is a problem - Yerba mate companies know this, there answer to this is "the PAH compounds inside yerba mate are hyrdophobic, so those PAH's won't enter the water" we all know that is sh*te. If anything, it makes it worse, given that the compounds won't want to enter any water, but will latch on to any fat - in this case, muscle.
this kinda reminds me of the misconceptions of marijuana at the moment, it is just a herb that gives a sense of euphoria and well being that also happens to have positive physical effects from the cannabinoids. great vid, looking into buying some soon
Dude! You sure know a lot about mate! And I am from Argentina and you surely taught me some things! Great video!
Oh goodness this was so informative, listened to it while I brewed my first Mate. Your reverence for Yerba Mate is purely heartwarming. This is the way I feel about cacao spirit...
I started drinking Mate again (specifically the Guayaki brand) after going through a couple of boxes about a year ago. Honestly I don't know why I ever stopped. Mate is far superior to coffee. With coffee I would constantly experience heartburn. Also coffee would give me a boost of energy but it was nervous. Mate just gives me a euphoric calm feeling with no anxiety.
Wait until you try Mission Yerba Mate!
The Gaucho Galaxy sounds good.
One of the best!
NY Mogul yerba mate gives you magnessium, while coffee just flushes it.
Guayaki used to do a spiced chocolate tea it was the best but so hard to import to the UK. Love Yerba mate my favourite is the Instant Amanda or traditional using Kraus or Pajarito.
I legitimately put this video on 2x speed because it was a bit long, but very informative and helpful thanks
+Ronald Walters 2x works for me. salud!
Great information. I recently discovered Yerba Mate and I was amazed at how it seemed to bring back my energy and was non stimulating. I love it. Thank you!
I'll start by saying I'm a HUGE Tea and Coffee enthusiast, I love all the different way both can be brewed and all their traditions. And just from watching your videos it makes me want to add Mate to that list.
Great to hear that!
Your presentations are soooo convincing. I ordered my 1st 2 lbs bag of La Tranquera today.
Ron Clark Sweeet!
I love you dude!!!!! You are awesome!!! Its blowing my mind that not more people are interested in it, but I absolutely think its 100% because of the whole cancer scare. I mean, as soon as they see that word even just being used when referring to Mate, they just say "Im out." Which is understandable. Ive been looking into it (huge help coming from you) and it looks fine to me. That hot hot temperature on their throats while drinking it all day is a great point. I think thats it.
Wanted to thank you so much for all your info on this subject, it seems like youre one of the pioneers here on youtube in regards to mate. Love your channel. Helping tear down the misconceptions. I think as long as youre healthy its all good. Keep these awesome videos comin'!
Great video. I started drinking Yerba mate just one day ago and i already replaced it with coffee. It brings energy, clarity and wellbeing without the negative effects like coffee. It just feels more healthy then coffee :)
beyond td So glad to hear! Enjoy your mate :)
1:33 cancer
7:15 caffeine
9:11 drug
12:05 water
16:20 tea
I have some of this coming in the mail tomorrow.. I'm ready to join this mate cult!
+syntaku sama Welcome to the cult, I mean, Circle!
facebook.com/groups/circleofdrink/
I live in Argentina. Me and the people around me, we drink mate everyday, lots of it, and i ve never seen a case a throat cancer. I guess cancer stadistics must be quiet the same as in US or Europe. We don t drink mate because it s healthy, we just drink it because it s in our culture, and of course, it s awesome.
Cristian Perez Jimeno Well said.
Yes, indeed. I learned most of what I know about mate while living in Argentina. Find us on facebook: facebook.com/groups/circleofdrink/
Latin name: Ilex paraguariensis.
It is well known as the source of the beverage called mate, Chimarrão, Tererê (or Tereré) and other variations, traditionally consumed in subtropical South America, particularly northeastern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. It was first used and cultivated by the Guaraní people and in some Tupí communities in southern Brazil, prior to the European colonization. It was scientifically classified by the Swiss botanist Moses Bertoni, who settled in Paraguay in 1895. Thanks wiki!
I'm Paraguayan native drinking terere & mate since a kid. Now in my 50`iesh I'm never been sick with normal levels in everything in my system. All my people as per the rest of south America drinking mate find it as a replacement for carbonated drinks, alcohol & other type of teas, etc., as well as a therapeutics as it can get. No a drug at all, as per well explain for you in this video. Good on you!!!
Another fact that a lot of people doesn't know about mate & terere: Traditionally in Paraguay, mate or terere are an excuse to start a conversation with your family and friends, as per the conversations goes deeper, its seems the mate helps to polish relationships to a grearter level. Ah, final secret: The youngest one in the group as to be the cebador! Greetings from Australia!
It is a excuse to start a conversation in Argentina an Uruguay too
I didn't know the youngest one must be el cebador hahaha. Greetings to Australia from Argentina!!
Yerba Mate is a Holly plant.
Yes, you can feel it raises your spirit. I personally love it 😍
I'm a beginner with Mate, just a month ago I've started experiencing this and i find it very uplifting when it comes about the mood. Your videos are very simple and easy for anyone to understand of what's all about with this herb..
Nice work Dave!
Keep on doing a good job further.
👏 👏👏
Very informative and great video. Yerba Mate has changed my life in a positive way. Salud to all the Meteros out there!
Hey!!! you know all the slang about Yerba Mate, and you know a lot about Yerba Mate, congratulations!!! You are very close to be Argentinian haha, i feel like you're closer to be an Argentinian or South American than you are American (if you are American, i don't know where you are from), also you seem to be a person of culture for the way you explain i honestly didn't know our Mate was spread so much in other countries. Greetings from Argentina!!!
Thank you for that! I'm very happy to know that there is a relatively large "mate community" outside of southern Latin America! Keep up with the great videos man!
Sure will! Thanks.
+Circle of Drink
Is it true that the more you drink mate the more of it's effects you'll see or the better they become? if so how long does have to drink to see really good benifits?
It's not a matter of fact, but many people has said that mate works that way with them. Try drinking it for a few months and see.
Can you give us a tour of the backyard. What are you building
i love all kinds of tea and when i got my first mate gourd today and googled what exactly to do with it, came across this awesome channel which happens to be run by a fellow long islander. cheers
Basically, I think youve just gotta know and trust your body!!! If it feels like youre messing something up, then stop!! If you feel healthy doing what youre doing, then its probably a healthy lifestyle youre living. Again, appreciate your videos.
I drink it everyday. A fresh gourd of mate is one of my favorite things in this world.
me 2. I think the paraphernalia makes u ever more obsessed though haha
This was a pretty awesome video my dude. Hope that you still are drinking mate to this day. Cheers from Mexico, from another matero and salud!
learned a lot more than i expected from this video. thx!
Hello, Very invormative, thank you so much.I started consuming Mate Tea today. So as i sit here drinking my first mate and listent to your words, everything tells me that I do something real real good for my Body. (even Wickipedia tells me so).I have to get used to the herbal and bitter taste. Rock on and thank you !
I just recently made a batch of 90 percent Yerba Mate and 10 percent black tea (total of 300 grams) for my kombucha scoby and I boiled the batch for 30 min before cooling and adding to my scoby
You got something wrong.
Terere is on thing and mate yuyo (commonly called mate con yuyo, which literally means mate with herbs) is another.
Terere IS more common in Paraguay and the northern part of Argentina, the weather is hot and humid over there so having something cool to drink is always welcomed. Proper Paraguayan Terere is prepared on a pitcher filled with cold water (ice is preferred), juice from a couple of Paraguayan lemons (some sort of half tangerine, half lemon small fruit) and the squeezed fruits floating inside. The Limón Paraguayo is pretty sour and bitter, the acid keeps the mate leaf from burning making it last quite a bit longer. Any citric would do, some may add sugar, but I consider it a heresy just like with regular mate.
The mate yuyo or mate with yuyos is a regional thing, most countries have their own versions. It basically is adding some herb to your everyday mate. Some are used with medical propose, if I told my grandmother I have a stomach ache she would add some Lemon Beebrush, there are tons of herbs that can take care of majority of the common ailments. I personally find them to be disgusting.
You can also make mate with milk, coffee, add honey and a lot more stuff.
As a side note: I've shared my mate with people who was going through a mild angina or a cold and I have never catch a diseased. It is worth mentioning I'm hardly ever ill of anything, but I wouldn't say the mate is responsible, I started drinking mate when I was 21.
Thanks for sharing this information, Lucas. I'd love for you to come onto our Online Mate Circle so I can interview you about mate. If you're interested, please email me at david@circleofdrink.com. Also, here's a link to join our facebook group: facebook.com/groups/circleofdrink/
Sure, why not, I wouldn't consider myself an expert, but I could share my insight with you guys.
If it's really true at all, it's not the herb, it's the possible pesticides that can cause cancer (or other handling carelessness, or drinking it from aluminium - but that's a nerve toxin instead). So with everything, buy organic. When I first tried it I felt the "Euphoria Spirit", happiness, love life feeling! My problem is I don't like caffein (never was a coffee drinker). So I choose the herb blends like with horsetail and mint, or "cedron", etc. Mate is an interesting journey!
Excellent and informative vid. Thanks very kindly for creating it. Watching it while having my mate this a.m. Lately I have been using a small French Press to steep before drinking... I go ten minutes, then press & pour. Still, its a little bitter - but I am wondering if it is not the Guayaki brand??? Anyways, you're a very intelligent fellow - thanx!
Thank you so much for underlining how important it is Not to burn your mate with scorching hot water and keeping it's nutrients intact.
I find that using water just hot enough to be able to drink your mate right away without scolding your mouth is perfect ;)
***** That's the ideal method-you got it. It's a pleasure to share this information. Thanks for watching.
I have searched all over, didnt find anything on prescription drugs and mate except caffeine witch I already consume, any insight on this!!!
Terrific post, good scientific research, presented with great spirit and genuine humility. Thank you. Just because many of us are lay people doesn't mean we can't read up and be very well-informed about science and scientific studies. Much appreciated, and yes, I love yerbe mate!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback :)
Also, great user name!
Hi Dave, I saw this video too late to use the coupon code, but i wanted to say: "Thank you!"
I completely agree my friend about the importance of the variables that may cause cancer. The research that came to conclusions about cancer proliferation could not possibly consider itself credible given the immensity of variables. I would like to highlight one thing and this is my personal opinion. I believe that IF cancer were to be caused by drinking mate then it would have something to do with low but long term exposure to nickel ingestion. I use stainless steel as opposed to alpaca,
You are a hero and a living legend
I try my best :)
They say bladder cancer?? It just freaked me out because I love herbs mate so much!
Thank yoiu for the info
I just found out about this twa
Im really trying to consume nutrient dense items
I'm always discovering new things through research , but I still feel beel behind. I am visually impaired and through diet and good health I am trying to maintain my sight. Do you think this would be useful. It's ok in your opinion
I also believe it would be difficult to highlight this through tests because the nickel ingestion is so low that it would not be present in high quantity at once. I choose to drink mate at 70 degrees Celsius and if i were to use alpaca bombillas I would go slightly lower than this.Hot mate does not taste nice anyway and I also do not get the euphoric experience from hot mate. And yes the properties of the mate are destroyed. I find moistening the mate with cold water improves the experience :-)
Is there a difference in taste drinking from a traditional gourd as from a modern metal lined cup? How many times should one refill with water until the leaves are disposed? How about the interior lining of the gourd that might come off or scraped off? do you think that could be a contributing factor to the cancer agents found in the Yerba? Can you just drink it like a Chinese tea w just a few drops of the leaves in.a cup instead of packing the Yerba to the brim? I'm considering purchasing one, but don't know if I should get the gourd or the modern one. Thx
Gonna have to try this thing
I am glad you pointed out use certain temperature hot water to make Yerba Mate. This is the same problem that some American scientist misunderstand about soy bean milk or soy product. American scientist did not pay attention to USA companies who make the soy bean milk. Then these scientist find out something in soy milk is not good for human but they forgot Asian has been drinking soy bean milk over a few thousand year already. The problem is the USA company did not cook the soy bean properly hence the result the soy bean milk became bad for human. The correct way to make soy bean milk is, bring the soy milk to boiled then turn down the heat to low and continue cooking for another 40 minutes to break down all the bad thing in soy bean.
Very much appreciated, great speaker
Nice summary of Yerba Mate science! Thank you for educating us, and you might want to add that to your title as I am sure there is not much on "Yerba Mate Science" out there. @CircleofDrink
Great info! Thank you! ......now,.. where to get myself one of those gourd type cups and cool drinking straws to keep the pieces out.??
+Beverly Allread Thank you! From circleofdrink.com we have everything you need - gourd, bombilla (straw), and yerba mate (herb). Salud!
Hey how are you? Not to hard the isolment with the virus? Thanks to your videos i have a good time at home... greetings from luxembourg
hey dave you mentioned how to get rid of the black mold like stuff that sits in the gourd in one of your earlier video's, I was wondering if you could rehash what you said, it seems that black stuff has infiltrated my gourd.
Hi Dave,I just tried my first mate this evening about 5pm, am I able to save the Yerba until tomorrow since I made it late?
D G I was wondering that myself
@@kimberlymulivrana3617 I don't recomend it, because when you pour the hot water again, the first mate will be very bitter, and the next ones will be washed and have no taste, sorry for my bad english. Also, a lot of people dry it out of the mate (the thing where you put the yerba and the water), I think that probably will be better.
Where's Dave Mate these days? Looks like he's not uploading anymore?
I understand that you do not want to have Yerba Mate associated with the term drug. But, as life is, many, many foods have functions as do modern pharmaceuticals. But, mature people are going to be able to accept such things.
Yerba Mate on cancer: There is discussion that Yerba Mate that has been traditionally dried by smoking process retains carcinogenic compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Consider that smoked foods as sausage, bacon, fish, jerky, all contain higher levels of PAH. Yerba Mate modern process is available unsmoked, so a Yerba Mate drinker can enjoy with greater confidence.
Regardless. Yerba Mate is a much better habit than fast food, soda, energy drinks, etc. Is OK. Argentinians are still alive and well with their Yerba Mate.
Regarding Yerba Mate as a drug: Many natural foods have similar effects as pharmaceuticals. Mature people both know and exploit drug-like effects. The video addresses drugs as being alkaloids. Well, coffee, tea, Yerba Mate, etc. are transporters of the xanthine alkaloids caffe-ine, theobrom-ine, and theophyll-ine. Theobrom-ine is the alkaloid found in chocolate. caffe-ine, theobrom-ine, and trigonell-ine are in coffee. You see the alkaloids end in "ine". Like... Strychn-ine, morph-ine- coca-ine, novoca-ine, etc.
So, yes, Yerba Mate is "kinda" in the family of prescription narcotics. But, there are important differences that make them different enough to establish a hard line in social and legal acceptance. But, keep in mind that alkaloids, in high enough quantities ALWAYS poison the body. The kidney and liver must work to eradicate these compounds before a lethal dose accumulates.
The psychotropic effects of legal xanthine alkaloids is undeniable. I exploit my beverages for these effects, myself. In the morning, after consuming coffee of Yerba Mate, I have a noticeable change in mood and physical stamina. That is the very nature of a drug. It is legal and I admit that I exploit it. The reason it is legal is that the effects are largely desirable and harmless (or even beneficial).
Yerba Mate is a good beverage. I often do not consume mine in a traditional preparation, but I prepare alone or mix with coffee in a "French press" preparation. I adopted Yerba Mate later in life and my tastebuds are not trained to it. as it is very bitter like eating a raw aspirin. Also, I often require portability and convenience as I consume the product at work. But, Yerba Mate has been a desirable addition to my daily beverage consumption, with effects much more reliable than coffee alone.
If I die from Yerba Mate, I will post the details of my death on this page.
+Dragosz Moartescu Yes, it does. So does air we breathe(due to a pollution), BBQ food, fried food, baked food and smoked food. In addition, coffee contains more polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. On the other hand mate provides a lot anti-cancerogenic compounds, so we shouldn't really worry about mate causing cancer :) these day everything causes cancer.
Its me again,I don't want to throw my left overs away,will it taste the same tomorrow if I save it? Should I place it in the fridge,or room temperature?
Haha, nice one!. I love Brazilians and their country, in fact, I have many friends there, but let's be honest, drinking mate is not something Argentinians learned from Brazilians!. I'm not trying to be rude, that's just my opinion. Abrazo! :D
Just to say, you said Mate is not a drug because its not an alkaloid / does not contain drugs.
It contains theobromine and caffeine which are drugs. Just legal drugs.
Great video, although the stuff about it making the body alkaline a myth. The whole idea of alkaline foods is odd, it goes straight into a stomach of acid, how would it ever raise the ph of the body?
I just bought my first bag of organic mate. I enjoy it. I boil water and pour it over my mate. Is this what you would recommend?
+seantendo001 85-80 Celsius degrees is the ideal temperature to prepare mate. You shouldn't boil the water, that's not healthy and the yerba is being burned at that temperature(it makes the mate unnecessarily bitter).
Cristian Grothaus Oh, thanks for the tip. I appreciate it.
What brand of Yerba do you recommend? I’m from California.
Mission Organic Yerba Mate :)
Circle of Drink I ended up getting Cruz de Malta at Amazon
I burnt my tongue alot over the years with super hot pizza 🍕. And coffee and teas taste nasty to me now and yerba isn't hitting my taste in a good way either. I don't want to add garbage to make it taste better like I'd do to coff/tea to get the benefits. I want to enjoy not just force it. I was reading some use citrus fruits. I don't like store fruits. But I've been home growing kumkwats. I was just about to try infusing the skins for flavor. What's your take on that or if you have a vid pointing to this please reply. I have a condition called disassociative amnesia and I want to try and heal the mind. And enjoy something just to have a better mood.
I like it this one I’m trying is the mint added one nice gluten free organic
Where on Long Island ? i grew up there as well! Valley Stream. didn't know there was a Mate community there
i drink mate it was very good .
it is give me much enrgy and i feel healty thank your videos
Listening to you was a pleasure Sir, great video. Cheers
sipping my mate right now as I listen to all the good things about it, hmmmm, it feels great! loving it, loving it forever! My number one choice of tea is MATE!
HELLO MAN I LIKE YOUR VIDEO BUT, I WOULD LIKE MAKE A CORRECTION ,I LIVE IN ARGENTINA AND DRINK MATE EVERY DAY ,AND MATE REALLY CONTAIN CAFEIN , MATEIN AND TEIN BUT CAFEIN IN LESS PROPORTION THAN COFFE IN THIS WAY IT MAKE IT MORE HEALTY KEEPINGYOU WIDE AWAKE TOO BUT NOT NERVIOUS , IT CONTAINS ANOTHERS ANTIOXIDANT SUBSTANCES TOO ,I KNOW WHAT I M TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I HAVE A GRADUATION IN AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING . GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA
What’s your take on Guayusa?
I have heard of the smoking with mate being a bad idea... i actually never pondered wether the hapé(mapacho snuff) is the same as i remember it being regarding actually smoking... hmmm.
Just curious as you mentioned - tobacco :)
two days of drinking Mate, day one the gourd, today the French Press, just has a bitter taste to me and I don't feel anything. Does it have a cleaning the colon out? because mine was tonight. I fixed it the way you show, I really want to like it and want to have that feeling of well being . Maybe the brand?
+wingsonmyback1 Here's a good place to ask a bunch of mate questions:
facebook.com/groups/circleofdrink/
5:00 cancer is not destroyed by natural substances, but the natural substance "convince" cancer cells to finally "let go". Healthy cells instead "know" that they are useful and become even stronger.
So I loce the yerba Mate brand (CLEAN) Energy drink because it makes me feel great and 50% goes to addiction recovery, but does caffeinated carbonated drinks cause cancer ?
Not that I am aware of.
From what I've read, there really has been no long term, placebo controlled study of Mate drinking. Most of the "research" has been in meta data studies where only small samples of a cross section of users are looked at. The biggest issue they point out is the high amount of use WITH other known carcinogens like cigarettes.
I've read just about every recent study on the relationship between mate and cancer. Accepting that most of the research isn't reliably, admittedly by the scientific community associated with the matter, the only (somewhat) correlation I've found has to do with drinking mate with scolding hot water within groups who are already sick and/or exposed to heavy toxins in the environment. You may like the video I've made on this topic.
***** There is a saying we use in scientific research, "association is not causation". Drink up.
WootTootZoot Salud to that.
Great video
+Abbey Kampel Thanks, Abbey.
I think you're wrong about mate not being a drug. It 100%certainly is by any definition, a drug. It is a psychoactive stimulant. Mate is just one with an entourage effect. Many chemicals working in tandem produce those effects, very similarly to the way cannabis works. the soothing effects of mate even feels similar to cannabis.
it is a drug, but what is and isn't a drug is pedantic anyways, no drug is inherently bad in any way.
That being said i am certainly addicted to that mate entourage effect lol
Amazing health benefits i try today 1 time.
On point,ha you said ilex funny. Cool you mentioned the others though.
Tried Yerba Mate for the first time today.
fat sugar and nacho addict checking in, think im gonna get some herba mate. Drink 1 in the morning and before bed, maybe it will help me stop eating junk and crave sugar. I thought maybe getting oolong tea also, but not sure. Just turned 40 and breaking down
Hey buddy, just checking in. Hope youre doing better
@@WhitecapPXQ water guzzler, dropped 80
What about dried Yerba mate tea bags are they safe ?
Sure, it should be just as safe as the loose leaf.
can I Brew it like tea?
I was reading it could cause cancer???
I have just started drinking Yerba Mate today and really like both the taste and the effects. The yerba mate is in teabags like regular tea. Will this reduce or alter the effects (I leave the teabag in the mug and sometimes use two bags).?
Usually the effects are stronger from the direct loose leaf.
If I open a few teabags (3g each) to make it loose leave will that work?
Sure
Thumbs up for not loosing your cool when the noisy truck was started and left to idle.
Mate keeps me calm :)
Do you still drink mate?
yes, i agree with this guy.
it's only that he's leaving out on the fact that yerba mate causes dependence.
THANKS FOR THE HONEST INFORMATION !!!!
Thanks!!! You know a lot and I drink the way you drink and every single day !!!!!
raul maradona That's the way! :)
Do you like chimorro mate? Does it taste good?
Nick Nikitosinus Sure, I like it. But I prefer Argentine yerba.
nice video, im from Argentina ^^
Messi brought me here, and this shit is kinda good! any recommended brands to try??
Circle of Drink
Dave Mate, do you still drink it everyday??
You're right, with high temperatures the yerba gets burned.
I agree with everything u say but my parents think it causes cancer which u say it doesn't i wish i could do what u do!!
Love mate and NYC! #LetsGoIslanders ❤️
Lol he REALLY doesn't like ppl calling it tea. Good coupon code idea :)
Yerba Mate does NOT cause cancer .
10/10 video
hi excuse me . when i drink yerba mate tea bag i feel sick ....want to vomit, like something in my throat .but when i drink green tea i don't feel sick .. do you know why ? thank u
Not sure why. Different bodies and minds will react differently to mate, and to different brands of mate. Perhaps try another brand?
ok ok thank u !! I will try different brand ..love your video ...I hope i can drink yerba mate just like you guys !!
sometimes I get the runs from mate. The brand is "Canarias"and I'm using a ordinary coffee machine to brew it. Am I doing something wrong?
Mate is a natural laxative, so if you aren't a regular consumer or your body is still getting used to mate, then this is normal. Essentially, the mate is detoxing the system, so to speak.
thanks for the reply
so its an Alkalizing drink :D, but is the caffeine in it acidic? well Mateine>different type ?
Your last name…is the tea named after you?
Yes! What a magical world we live in ;)
this is nonsense mate is proven to be one of the most nutritious and healthy drinks you can have
I drink it every single day
Me to.
Here in my province of Argentina we say "sherva mate" instead of "yerba mate". Bare in mind that we only pronounce the word yerba as though it was written sherva, we don't actually write it like this, okay? It's just a matter of pronounciation.
If I over drink Mate I get stressed and irritable, I wish this wasn't the case.