The tea-like beverage yerba mate, long used in South America for its medicinal properties, has become more known in the United States over recent years. The purported benefits of yerba mate include helping with depression, issues relating to...
Teas can be used to aid in weight loss when combined with proper diet and exercise. Several teas, in particular, have been linked to increased weight loss when consumed daily. Some of these include green tea, yerba mate tea and the Chinese tea...
Yerba mate, a small tree native to South America, bears evergreen leaves containing stimulants such as caffeine and theobromine. Proponents of the tea, available in health food stores, claim it relieves fatigue and promotes weight loss, writes...
People routinely use supplements to help them lose body fat or increase muscle mass. However, no supplements can help you accomplish both goals at the same time. Knowing about these supplements can help you make better decisions about them and may...
When it comes to weight loss, you can influence this just as much through what you drink as what you eat. From herbal beverages to protein-rich products, your choice of drink can enhance thermogenesis in a number of ways. Thermogenesis describes...
Yerba mate tea, prized for its energy-boosting properties, is popular in South American countries, especially Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia. The drink is brewed from dried leaves of the South American Ilex paraguariensis, a cousin to the common...
Yerba mate is a tea made from the leaves and twigs of the ilex paraguariensis plant. It is a staple beverage in South America, and can easily be ordered online or purchased at health food stores. Though Yerba mate is best known for relieving...
Over-the-counter dietary supplements are rarely subjected to the rigorous scientific studies required for pharmaceutical products. Many supplement manufacturers take advantage of lax regulations by marketing weight-loss aids backed by little or no...
The Emagrece Sim Brazilian diet includes a pill marketed as being formulated with special ingredients sourced from Brazil's Amazon rain forest. This diet supplement originally contained "secret" ingredients that prompted an FDA warning in 2006...
Yerba mate has a reputation for reducing fatigue, depression, headaches and for promoting weight loss. Yerba mate, also called mate and Paraguay tea, comes from Ilex paraguariensis, a holly tree native to subtropical regions of South America. It...
