Yerba Maté: a simply delicious way to improve your health and energy (and your figure), day by day THIS BEAUTIFUL NATURAL TEA (pronounced yurba mah-tay) should become part of the daily ritual for anyone interested in maintaining optimum health. Across the whole of South America millions of men, women and children know Maté as a simple and effective way of staying in peak condition. Besides being refreshing and stimulating, Maté is packed with nutrients and anti-oxidants: vitamins A, C and E, for instance, and many of the vitamins in the B complex. It is rich in minerals – iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sulphur and silica among them. And the array of polyphenols has caught a lot of attention, as these plant complexes are valuable anti-oxidants, supporting the immune system, and overpowering the free radicals which are a natural result of cellular activity but also can destroy tissue and interrupt body systems. Scientists from the Pasteur Institute in Paris concluded that Maté contains practically all the vitamins necessary to maintain life. Indeed it is hard to find a plant anywhere in the world that equals Maté in nutritional value. Maté is a tropical and sub-tropical relative of our European holly. It is ever-green and It needs high temperatures and high humidity, over a metre and half of rain per year! The leaves are gathered, dried, and shredded or powdered. It is best not to use boiling water directly on the Maté as much of the goodness can be destroyed. Many people soak the Maté first in a little cold water before adding the hot. 40 Tea bags