9 REASONS TO USE YERBA MATE IN BODYBUILDING
Bodybuilding and its progressive resistance exercise have a significant impact on one’s body. Organic Yerba mate has many health benefits, and bodybuilders, cross fitters, and weightlifters should not ignore its importance. It was used to rejuvenate the body by the South American’s Ache for centuries before its significance started spreading around the globe.
Reasons to use yerba mate in bodybuilding are the following:
1. Nutritional value
The desire to have the desired nutrients in our bodies like, proteins, essential fats, vitamins, and minerals which make your body grow and function properly has led to dieting. To achieve a balanced diet different types of foods are incorporated into our meals.
Mate contains vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants giving it high nutritional value. These vitamins and minerals are obtained in yerba mate:
- Vitamins, A, B C, and E
- Calcium
- Iron,
- magnesium,
- manganese,
- phosphorous,
- potassium,
- Selenium,
- sodium,
- sulfur
- Zinc.
Deficiency in either of the above will result in health problems. Yerba mate provides necessary supplements to the body.
2. Increases energy
Yerba mate helps the body metabolism, thus using carbohydrates more efficiently. More calories stored in the body as fats are burnt. It prevents lactic acid accumulation in the body cells saving your energy. In comparison with other stimulants, it’s the best in delivering a balanced energy boost. Having a more natural energy drink is appealing as the previously used and common energy drinks are more of a threat to human life since they are made of chemicals.
3. Builds strong bones
Lack of minerals and ions like calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorous, and magnesium are known to weaken bones. Yerba is a solution to strengthen your bones by increasing their density even without exercising since it contains all the required minerals and ions. Strong bones are crucial at bodybuilding.
4. Boosts mental functions
It is widely known that caffeine increases, human memory, mood, and alertness. Theobromine, theophylline, and caffeine are the compounds obtained from the mate which make you motivated, and more productive by stimulating the production of more neurotransmitter dopamine.
5. Immune system boost
Weakened body immunity leads to susceptibility of the body to multiple attacks and slow recovery from diseases. There is need to use immune boosters to boost our immune systems. Yerba contains a high level of antioxidants (polyphenols) with its tea extract containing 90% more than green tea. The antioxidants in yerba mate tea give it the immune boosting properties. Its immune boost helps in modulating overactive response that leads to seasonal allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes. The presence of saponins, these increase the ability of the body to lower cholesterol level and the risks of heart disease.
6. Boosts cardiovascular health
Yerba mate facilitates movement of fats and cholesterol through the blood stream thus maintaining cleanliness of the arterial walls. The antioxidants and amino acids in yerba mate help in preventing blood clots and arteriosclerosis which are main causes of heart attack.
7. Medicinal use
This plant was traditionally used to make herbs. In the modern world, research has established Yerba mate plant medicinal uses to include; stimulation of the nervous system, established cardiovascular system benefits, and it also assists in weight loss and weight management. This tea helps in detoxification, anti-aging properties and also prevents different types of cancer. It is used as an overall nerve tonic for pain, fatigue, and depression, used for allergies as well as sinusitis
8. Weight loss
Weight loss is associated with good health. Regular exercising has been the common remedy for weight management. But yerba products like yerba tea are slowly taking over. Their stimulant qualities slow digestion hence your stomach stays full longer and helps curb your appetite slightly. Yerba mate, healthy diet, and exercise can profoundly boost your metabolism.
9. Kills cancer cells
Compounds like tannin, chlorophyll, chromogenic acid, ursolic acid, saponins, and rutin are known to be anti-cancer and have been identified in yerba mate plant extract. A positive test result on cancer on human colon cancer cells was obtained, with the self-destruction of the cancer cells.
Yerba mate is beneficial for bodybuilders, cross fitters and weightlifters, as it improves health and concurs attacks lodged on the body by boosting the immune system.