#035 -- Pete Beskas is a coach, personal mentor and friend of mine that teach men the tools they need to be leaders in their lives, & create a legacy that they can be proud of. He has a podcast called "Tools for the Modern Man" which I've been a part of and has helped propel my own podcast forward. Today, I help him get started in yerba mate from the very beginning and his very first experience with yerba mate. Enjoy!

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Thank you Zach for your voice message and great question!

Here's the yerbas that Zach likes and ones that I mentioned:

• Barão - Brazilian Chimarrão 
• Del Cebador - Uruguay yerba mate
• La Rubia - Paraguay yerba mate
• Toma - Paraguay yerba mate in US
• Kurupi - Paraguay yerba mate
• Canarias - Uruguay yerba mate
• El Moncayo - Uruguay yerba mate
• Ximango - Brazilian chimarrão

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In this episode we cover:

• everything about preparing your first mate 
• water temperature
• how to make it taste good
• anti-inflammatory tips
• making yerba mate in a coffee maker
• How much yerba to put in your mate
• Why you shake the mate?
• Why you don't move the bombilla
• Pete's thoughts on his first mate ever
• preparing yerba mate in a french press
• Anna Park yerba mate and where to get it
• How yerba mate "steeps"
• What to do after the 1st pour?
• effects of yerba mate
• How long does it last?
• Lemon & Ginger to your mate
• What time to stop drinking yerba mate
• Stay tuned for a later episode on Pete's experience of using yerba mate for a few weeks

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Show Notes:
Introduction to mate @ 0:06
Preparing mate traditionally @ 4:39
Preparing mate via French press @ 17:45
Customizing mate for health benefits @ 18:31
Effects of drinking mate @ 20:18
Future plans for drinking mate @ 28:00

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