Tim Ferriss on Yerba Mate "Smart Drug"

#48-- "Timothy Ferriss is an American entrepreneur, investor, author, podcaster, and lifestyle guru. He was known for his 4-Hour self-help book series—including The 4-Hour Work Week, The 4-Hour Body, and The 4-Hour Chef—that focused on lifestyle optimizations." (Wikipedia) Tim lived in Argentina for a few years even competing in a Tango competition. That's also where he  started drinking yerba mate. 

In this episode we'll talk about:

• Tim Ferriss' "smart drug" of choice
• What brands of yerba mate Tim recommends
• My thoughts on the yerbas he recommends
• What you consume and HOW you consume it and why that's important
• The type of mate he recommends 
• When Tim drinks yerba mate
• Check out these episodes for more in depth
• Ep 40: Yerba Mate as a Tool for Addiction Recovery and Healthy Alternative to Drugs & Alcohol
• Ep 18: My TOP 5 Yerbas explained
• Ep 7: Como Cultivar Yerba Mate --entrevista con Anna Park Yerba Mate

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Speaker 1 0:01

Welcome to the Yerba Power Podcast , where we share the power of Yerba Mate with the world . My name is Devin Wagner . I'm your host of the Yerba Power Podcast . Thank you for joining me . This is your first episode . Check it out . We've got about 47 others for you to listen to . About what is Yerba Mate , where you find it , building community , even sobriety I talk about that as well as overcoming fear and doubt . So definitely a lot of episodes for you to check out , with other people's personal stories sprinkled throughout there about why they drink yerba mate .

Speaker 1 0:35

And if you've been listening for a while , this one is another unique story of a , I would say , famous person . If you're familiar with Dr Andrew Huberman , this is probably someone you know as well . His name is Tim Ferriss . He's the author of the 4-Hour Workweek , 4-hour Body , 4-hour Chef , new York Times bestselling author and self-titled Guinea Pig , um , titled guinea pig , where he's done a lot of different uh , experiments on human optimization and such of those things , and so this is an episode talking about one of his smart drugs of choice . When I mean that , I don't mean , um , a narcotic , but basically something that he takes to help optimize his mental performance . And since you're listening to the Yerba Mate podcast , then I guess I'll just go ahead and let you know that it's about Yerba Mate . So one of the quote-unquote smart drugs of choice that he uses is Yerba Mate . He lived in Argentina for a couple years and even competed in a tango competition where he won some award by doing this intricate number of spins . You can find more about that somewhere else , on his YouTube or in one of his podcasts . I'm sure he also has a podcast , tim Ferriss Show but what I want to talk about is yerba mate . So he has a video that I found where he talks about it in what his yerba mate is , the yerbas that he drinks , how he drinks it and some of the tips and stuff that he has there . So , first off , if you're not familiar with yerba mate , it is a tea from South America and I'm just a regular American guy , but my wife is from Argentina and that's kind of how this podcast came into existence , of me just talking about Yerba Mate and sharing my passion , and so I thank you all for listening , helping this grow . Right now . We've got over 3,300 downloads in 61 countries . We've got over 3,300 downloads in 61 countries . So thank you all so much for the love and support . I would never thought that'd been possible . To be honest , I thought if I ever reach a thousand , that'd be great . And here we are . So episode 48 of the Yerba Power podcast .

Speaker 1 3:00

So his go-to Yerba Mate or Yerba that he drinks this was while he was in Argentina and still one that he recommends and a lot of people beginners . Like it's been recommended before . It's called Cruz de Malta . It's one that I would also say you know could be a beginner's . I personally would probably go a little bit lighter than that for a beginner . However , as a medium solid Yerba Cruz de Malta is one . Also , it's very inexpensive , easy to get on Amazon or any other website or probably even a local store . So that's another reason I think that it's recommended to beginners , because it's easy to find . However , I would probably steer you towards either Playa Dito , because that's also easy to find and rather inexpensive , but much lighter and even almost kind of sweet in a sense , or , if you can find it , porongo , which comes in like a pink bag . It's really cool looking , but it's very light , very , very light the lightest that I've tried . It's almost you wouldn't even notice it . So , as far as the bitter taste that's common to Yerba Mate . So that's my own , you know , take there . However , he recommends Cruz de Malta as one of his go-tos , as well as Jesper , which is one I've tried as well . It's an organic yerba mate , it's a little bit lighter as well . And then Anna Park , which is definitely one that I love , one that I've raved all about , which you can listen to on my top five recommendations in one of the episodes earlier , and also I did an episode it's in Spanish with the grandson of the founder of Anna Park . So , anyway , something cool to check out there .

Speaker 1 4:55

And here's a really interesting point that he brings up , which being yerba mate for the mental performance , you know , the mental clarity , the caffeine , the energy and the sustained kind of flow of the caffeine and that . So that's why he consumes it . But the second and most I mean I'd say most important part of it is how you consume it , because that's how your body processes it . So what I mean there is that there's nothing wrong with consuming yerba mate through a can or an instant powder drink or any other form . It's just that your body's got to process it differently . So drinking it traditional way is just the best bang for the buck . To be honest , it is allowing you to kind of get the full experience of the leaves of the yerba mate as well as , to be honest , the most cost-effective as well and I would , you know , dare say , probably more enjoyable , because just the whole ritual of it , which we talked about in other episodes as well , the whole preparation and the culture behind it , so what you consume yerba mate and then how you consume it , so I'm definitely a big proponent of consuming it whatever is convenient for you , so you don't have to do traditional , just saying that if you , I guess , probably want the full benefits , that's , I , would be my recommendation , right ?

Speaker 1 6:17

So moving on , he says he has about 12 different gourds in this video that I watched , which you could have more at this point . I personally have a ton of them too . I don't even know how many I've got , um , but he's got , you know , wood , leather , etc . That he mentions Wood is the traditional gourd that it's made out of , and also there's Palo Santo , which is another type of tree in South America . So there's different , I guess , ways of having the cup , the mate itself , but he shows a metal , stainless steel one , and saying that it's the most practical , which I definitely agree , because it's easy to clean . That's just the simple truth . It's easy to clean . It's nothing happens if you drop it . It's inexpensive , like that's just kind of the go-to for beginners .

Speaker 1 7:00

Uh , as far as the investment of just starting with a simple stainless steel one in fact you don't even really need a amate cup . You know this may come to you as a shock , but you know really any cup will do . In the meantime , the most important thing I think you need is drinking . Traditional is just a bombilla . The bombilla is the straw with the filter , because otherwise you really can't drink it the traditional way without the straw . But you can drink it in just about any cup . You just need something to pour water into , essentially so hopefully that also dispels some of the complications into how to drink it and get started you really just need a Bombeja , which you can easily get off of just about any website or in person . Might be harder to find unless you've got a store that has yerba mate , but yeah , you can easily get one off amazon for pretty cheap . Um , and then of course you'll probably want to upgrade to get a nicer one later .

Speaker 1 7:58

But you know , just for just getting started uh , basically getting started . You could probably get started for , you know , less than 20 bucks , you know , and last year for a whole month of yerba mate , because you could get like a half kilo and and a cheap bombilla and , yeah , probably about 20 bucks , and you just pour it in a coffee cup or something , um . So that's just my own little hack advice there . So , however , he talks about drinking it um for about two to three hours and also going into that how you consume things , meaning that because of the sustained release of the theobromine , theophylline , the caffeine , the antioxidants , basically all those chemicals that you know they're good in yerba mate and the benefits that it's a slower , sustained release , you know they can last for two to three hours , meaning you can drink it kind of constantly throughout that time . You can drink it kind of constantly throughout that time and it's not just like chugging , you know , a big cup of Yeramate , because you're filtering it , you're repouring hot water into the gourd or into the cup . After you sip it , you let it sit for a minute , pour some more , sip it , pour some more .

Speaker 1 9:08

So , anyways , he drinks it for about two to three hours while he's writing , which I've found too , you know , when I'm doing work . Uh , that requires a little bit of uh , let's say , mental , uh , concentration . You know , like you're writing or you're working on some emails or product or even this podcast , when just wanting a little boost and some clarity , uh , I'll drink Yeramate as well . Uh , most of the time I drink it in the morning . Sometimes it could pick me up in the afternoon and if you want to find out more about yerba mate like I said , that's why I created this whole podcast you can also message me on Instagram . It's at yerbamatepower . I'd be glad to help you out with any questions there or any videos you see , as well as on YouTube Just different places .

Speaker 1 9:49

I try to post things to give you guys some helpful tips , help getting started . You know , just try to be uh , create value in um , in community as well . Um , I know a lot of times just the education of what is Yerba Mate or how do you prepare it and then some of the benefits . So this was helpful for you and uh , learning a little bit more about Yerba Mate . If you don't know about Tim Ferriss , check him out . He's got a podcast . I think I've said this before Tim Ferriss Show . You can also find lots of stuff on YouTube about him . But as far as a fellow Yerba Mate drinker cheers , and if you want to find out more , also as well , follow the show . You can do that by clicking the little plus on Apple podcast or there's like a little green follow button on Spotify . Anything else , just send me a message . Be happy to help . Thanks , until next time .