Bundchen says yerba mate reminds her of her childhood in Brazil. Gisele Bundchen is a supermodel, supermom of two, wife of Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, environmental activist and business mogul.

Yerba mate delivers a faster, stronger caffeine boost, while green tea provides more sustained energy. Green tea’s L-theanine ...

It’s hard to believe yerba mate, cans of which many students chug to get through finals, is the subject of centuries-old South American legends. Mate is a caffeinated beverage made from dried leaves ...

Not many drinks can offer the health benefits of tea, the strength of coffee, and the joy of chocolate like South America’s super brew, yerba mate. Containing roughly as much caffeine as coffee, about ...

Founders Nicolas Beaupré and Elodie Simard have been on a mission to spread mate since 2017. Having a famous science podcaster on board doesn’t hurt. In 2016, Nicolas Beaupré went on an immersion trip ...

To Ireno Vega and his wife, Zulma Chávez Bustamante, the existence and knowledge of how to grow and prepare yerba mate, an ancient Guaraní tea, represents more than a means to make a living. “It means ...

Many of us call upon the powers of caffeine to perk us up and put a little more spring in our stride before workouts. Most often, we turn to coffee, but lately, some have been brewing up another drink ...

Argentina has advanced to the World Cup finals, defeating Croatia 3-0. What's the secret to their success? Lionel Messi, perhaps. Or, according to The New York Times, it could be yerba mate: after all ...

Yerba mate is a tea made from a plant—mate—that’s popular in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It contains about a third of the amount of caffeine that you’d get from a cup of coffee (30 mg versus 100 ...