Do You Tea Tweet?
Author: Durango Walker
Imagine making your point in only 140 characters? Could you do it? For example, my first sentence was 91 characters. Twitter, an online micro-blogging application, forces its member users to post only 140 characters of information. That’s it, that’s all you got - 140 words and spaces. Yet, this communication medium has taken the internet by storm! By the end of 2009, Twitter is expected to have over 18 million users. The great news: some of those members are mate’ drinkers!
Below are a collection of “tweets”, or Twitter feeds from tea/mate’ lovers:
calpoly Cal Poly Biz Alum’s Guyaki-Yerba Mate company profiled in TIME magazine http://bit.ly/17hpRh
Dude, this morning I was deep in the moutains of Peru with a Yerba Mate Royale with 72% Caco Ghirardelli Chocolate
rockseameenor Yerba Mate, Beirut, Landscape drawing. Lovveelly afternoon!
PadidehTime Feeling better. Drinking yerba mate & reading Clean. Dr. Junger educates the reader to the importance of a toxic free body in a toxic world.
To sign up for Twitter, go to www.Twitter.com and register to join - it is free, and you can start following me: walkerthompson.
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Guest Blogger - Christina Thompson - The Awakening…
Author: Durango WalkerI used to be a coffee drinker. But I remember the moment of awakening… I was in college, half way through my tenure as a hard core vegetarian and environmental action groupie.
Someone poured a small teacup for me from a beautiful ceramic teapot. The exotic aromas instantly captivated my senses - cardamom, ginger, cloves… The spices awakened me. I went on to travel after college, steeping in the aromas of different places and flavors of different countries. Fifteen years later, I’ve come a long way, but the aroma of Pixie Mate gets me up every morning, infusing my senses with the memories of past travels and the adventures yet to come. My husband wakes up before me and in the simple act of making tea for us, he shows me his love. There is no better way to start my morning than cupping my hands around my warm mug of aromatic Pixie. Thank you Pixie!
Thank you to http://www.flickr.com/photos/haversack/68981347/ for the awesome enlightenment picture…
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Daylight Savings Time, Means Extra Mate Time
Author: Durango WalkerForget to roll your clocks back for standard time? Most of us will enjoy the extra hour of sleep this morning, but doesn’t it typically mean even more grogginess?
Suggested by Benjamin Franklin and then adopted during WWI, Daylight Saving Time (or summertime as it is called in many countries) is a way of getting more light out of the day by advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. During Daylight Saving Time, the sun appears to rise one hour later in the morning, when people are usually asleep anyway, and sets one hour later in the evening, seeming to stretch the day longer. The reason DST works is because its saves energy due to less artificial light needed during the evening hours—clocks are set one hour ahead during the spring, and one hour back to standard time in the autumn. Many countries observe DST, and many do not. However, summer is gone so time to go back to hibernation mode…
But, when you look at the bright side, a longer morning will mean more mate! Go ahead and brew up a cup or two and watch the sun roll in… After a few minutes you’ll realize you’re an hour early for just about everything today… Oops…
Thank you to http://www.flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/367822192/ for the cool pic!
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Encouraging A Friend Off Of Coffee
Author: Durango WalkerThe suffering is all over their faces. The stress, the concern and the anxiety comes through during deeper discussion. What kind of person is in this state? A coffee addict ending the battle…
During a meeting with my friend today, who works at a high-paced orthopedic clinic, we talked about her addiction. “Walker, I’ve did this several years ago, and sometimes I would close the door and just cry!” Can you believe that, all from a coffee addiction? My comment on her question: you can do it, and have you tried mate. Her ears perked up at the mate comment and we went to the Pixie website to look further. Clearly, another coffee convert in the works, but why the painful challenge getting off of coffee?
According to the website, YourDrum, who wrote about the challenges of the coffee addiction, the experts write the following about a coffee addiction:
From the Coffee Addict blog. Link
“An acute overdose of caffeine, usually in excess of 400 milligrams (more than 3–4 cups of brewed coffee), can result in a state of central nervous system overstimulation called caffeine intoxication. Some people seeking caffeine intoxication resort to insufflation (snorting) of caffeine powder, usually finely crushed caffeine tablets. This induces a faster and more intense reaction. The symptoms of caffeine intoxication are not unlike overdoses of other stimulants.
It may include restlessness, nervousness, excitement, insomnia, flushing of the face, increased urination, gastrointestinal disturbance, muscle twitching, a rambling flow of thought and speech, irritability, irregular or rapid heart beat, and psychomotor agitation. In cases of much larger overdoses mania, depression, lapses in judgment, disorientation, loss of social inhibition, delusions, hallucinations, psychosis, rhabdomyolysis, and death may occur.” Link
Dr. Breus, from the Insomnia Blog, goes on to say why it is the dreaded 240 milligrams that we really have to watch out for. He states tricks and tips on how to remove the addiction:
Other tips to help you cut back on caffeine, until you’re in the “240 milligram” zone:
- Watch for hidden sources of caffeine, such as chocolate, medications, and frozen desserts
- Try to avoid caffeine after 2 p.m., or at least establish a cutoff of 2-3 hours before bedtime
- If you need caffeine late in the day, try to get it from a less potent source, like green tea
- Give your frequent buyer’s card to a friend when it becomes full
Bullet number three caught my eye, as mate has a calming effect and a zing, but one that isn’t addictive. What’s more, you actually feel good when you drink mate, and not down, jittery and anxious…
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Want To Lower Your Cholestorol, DRINK ME!!!
Author: Durango WalkerIn the book, Alice in Wonderland, Alice had to drink a small bottle to enter into a magical garden. The drink allowed her to change to fit through a very small door. Well, the opposite can be said for your blood cells after they’ve been refreshed by a warm brew of Yerba.
According to the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, Yerba Mate actually lowers cholesterol. Instead of your blood having a small door to open, then now have a much larger one. According to the study abstract, the objective of this study was to verify the effect of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) consumption on lipid and lipoprotein levels in humans. One hundred and two individuals participated of this single-blind controlled trial. Their conclusions were striking, probably not surprising to all of us Yerba Mate consumption pros. We’ve known for years that Yerba offers a unique power to heal and improve the body.
It was thus concluded that intake of yerba mate infusion improved the lipid parameters in normolipidemic and dyslipidemic subjects and provided an additional LDL-cholesterol reduction in hypercholesterolemic subjects on statin treatment, which may reduce the risk for cardiovascular diseases.
Now, after having read this, what are you going to drink this morning?
Thank you to http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymundopelayo/2574124956/ for the great picture.
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