Why we started sharing the wonderful benefits and mild energising flavour of Yerba Matè.
I am a wife, a mother of two young children and I have struggled with eczema and digestion issues for many years , through my early adulthood and through pregnancy. After a lot of research, changes to my diet and daily habits I noticed that coffee was a trigger for me.
After removing coffee I also noticed that my anxiety, jitters and headaches also disappeared. Although I do love the smell and thought of having a nice cup of coffee that energized me, I made a new habit of not drinking it at all. This was very challenging for me to do and I so often found myself back brewing a cup!
I then came across Yerba Mate ( yuh·buh ma·tei ) a tea known as "the gift of the gods" in South America. I learnt it is a stimulating and nutritious beverage brewed from the leaves of a small tree native to Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. In many parts of South America, yerba mate is much more popular than coffee, it is a energy herb. Yerba mate has about as much caffeine as green tea. The caffeine's found in coffee, green tea, and chocolate have slightly different chemical structures and effects on the mind and body. If you use loose yerba mate and a bombilla, you can easily reach caffeination levels as strong as espresso! After trying and enjoying it so much I then realised its many other health benefits! Why wouldn't you drink Sunshine Yerba Mate ? I had to share this with other's who like me struggle with the effects of coffee.



After much research on the so many different yerba mate products I discovered the story of a family run yerba farm that produces unsmoked yerba, even better for you!
Our family farm partners are a small family business from Argentina, that dates back to 1894. Brothers Juan Ángel and Román collected the best tea seeds and built yerba mate nurseries. The inseparable brothers prepare the land and plant with their own hands! How fantastic is that.
Román loves working in the fields with crops, while Juan Ángel loves machines, he is a born inventor who created a drying system that we now use to produce certified organic and fair trade yerba mate from Argentina. Sunshine Yerba Mate is made by the unique drying system, created and implemented by Juan Ángel Kraus. This system consists of flowing warm air, produced by indirect heat that comes from a boiler. This system enables us to provide you with a smoke-free product, boasting mild flavours and a delicate aroma.
Our yerba mate crops grow amidst great natural beauty in the jungle, nurtured by flowing streams and diverse wildlife, such as deer, armadillos, anteaters, capybaras and a variety of birds.

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