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Yerba Mate Tea - has over 196 active compounds including A,C, E and B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and selenium; and 11 polyphenols -powerful antioxidants.
This herb is used as a tonic, diurectic, to reduce fatigue, suppress appetite, aid to digestion, reduce nerve pain, depression and obesity.
Research shows that this nutritious beverage invigorates the body and activates the mind in a healthy, non-addicting manner.
Delicious hot or cold, steep in a cup or brew in a coffee pot. Add honey or stevia for sweetness; stay away from white sugar or chemical sugar substitutes for optimal health.
I buy ORGANIC YERBA MATE from Guayaki in Paraguay and sell it here in the office. Forest grown mate is environmentally sustainable in the long term and provides for more income per acre than cattle or agricultural products such as corn, soy or wheat. It will take some time, but if we as consumers vote with our money, we funnel the dollars where they need to go: to the people who are stewarding their forests. This company is presently sustaining 45 families and has long range plans to increase that number.
Help to End Poverty Invest in Microcredit or Microfinance
Without donating a penny, you can help end poverty in a very real way. Investing in microcredit is not a donation or charity. Like other investments, the money is always yours. You even earn a small amount of interest. Yet for every $1,000 you invest, you can end poverty for several entire families in the developing world every year. That is why the United Nations declared 2005 to be the International Year of Microcredit and why the founders of the microcredit movement were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Major media articles have sung the praises of microcredit, also known as microfinance and microlending:
http://www.wanttoknow.info/051023microcredit