Be an Anti-Inflammatory and Help Relieve Allergies?
It has been noted that Yerba Maté is helpful in opening respiratory passages to overcome allergy symptoms. It has shown to reduce the severity of some allergies and hay fever and works by stimulating the adrenal glands to produce corticosteroids, which help suppress the inflammation and immune response due to allergies. Be an Antioxidant and Fight Free Radicals? Yerba Maté has significant antioxidant activity, demonstrated in numerous studies. Its high antioxidant values are linked to rapid absorption of known antioxidant plant chemicals found in mate leaves. In 2005, researchers at the University of Illinois studied 25 different types of mate. They found the tea to contain “higher levels of antioxidants than green tea”… and, based on cell studies, “may help prevent oral cancer.” Suppress your Appetite and Burns Fat? For many years, physicians in Europe have been incorporating yerba mate in treatments for obesity. Supporting its reputation as a stimulant, Yerba Maté is said to stimul
