#on a yerba mate high

[lilliyoona]

"Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid"

whAT IS THE COST OF LIESSS

"DONT LIE TO THESE MEN. THEY WORK IN THE DARK. THEY SEE EVERYTHING."

AAAAAAAAA

FUCK ME THIS MINI SERIES IS SO GOOD. WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO WATCH IT. NOW THERE'S NO ONE AROUND FOR ME TO YAP ABOUT IT.

"THIS IS HOW AN RBMK REACTOR EXPLODES."

*LITERAL CHILLS*

[mrm-pachypoda]

First 4 refined sketches complete. I am! so tired

[transsexualbloodlust]

i don’t care if yerba mate is a carcinogen or whatever this is one of the most fun drugs ever known to man

[bewitchedbodyandsol]

holy chit

[sodajerking]

Guayaki Yerba Mate - sparkling grapefruit ginger

So for those who know me personally, you might know this drink has kind of been my white whale. They are apparently all over the place in the states, being a Walmart and whole foods staple, and my American friends really like them.

They are not readily available here tho. I took a bus all the way out of the city to a Walmart to look for one and couldn't find it. They're not on Walmart's website for my country and Amazon is constantly out of stock of them even if I wanted to import a giant crate of them to my house. I checked all the stores where you normally find foreign sodas and this one just isn't there.

Then I got a text from my friend this week who told me they'd found them in a tiny drink fridge at an imported spice shack in the market downtown and bought a couple of them for us to try when we met up for the eclipse.

Apparently these aren't the same ones my friends get in the USA. The ones that are hyped are the tall boy cans which are non carbonated and, from what I can tell, don't contain stevia. I got the smaller sparkling cans which have different flavours and do contain stevia.

I'll be honest, this won't be a great review, I cracked this can open during the solar eclipse and didn't process how I felt about it because I was mesmerized by the beautiful of the world. The ginger taste was really good, it gave a good kick of energy, the caffeine content must have been high because between that, the cold from the sun disappearing, and my stimulants my extremities became so numb from vasoconstriction I couldn't open the beer Id brought. The downside is really the stevia, I just don't like stevia that much, but there isn't a lot in here so it wasn't like a huge deal.

My friend got the cranberry flavour which I didn't like as much, the ginger is definitely better. There's an original flavour still in my minifridge I might have at work this week. Will update the review accordingly if I have anything to say about it

It was definitely one of the better energy drinks I've had, I will be getting it again if I can find it, but it wasn't like the ratatouille moment I was expecting given how much trouble I've gone thru to get it. Hopefully I'll be able to find the tallboy cans one day and mint melon won't be just a dream anymore.

Solid B. Hope everyone enjoyed the celestial miracle!

[iminthetunnels]

omgggg sorry to go on and on about this but i’ve gotten my uterine health conditions under control with my diet and lifestyle. we walk 6+ miles a day. even in the rain, we’ll walk around in raincoats and umbrellas, with our boots. we love being outside, we love moving our bodies. i eat a wide variety of food and nutrients. some times, i do have to go without food (not my son tho) but i do. i still manage to keep in under control. i’ve lowered my cortisol levels by eliminating high stressors (men) out of my life. i am genuinely happy and content with my health. i also aid my uterine conditions with supplementation. ashwaganda, damiana, maca, spirulina, yerba mate, moringa, mushrooms, and even black cohost. some times cats claw. it’sa matter of what works for u and u alone

[fatehbaz]

In 1678, a Chaldean priest from Baghdad reached the Imperial Villa of Potosí, the world’s richest silver-mining camp and at the time the world’s highest city at more than 4,000 metres (13,100 feet) above sea level. A regional capital in the heart of the Bolivian Andes, Potosí remains – more than three and a half centuries later – a mining city today. [...] The great red Cerro Rico or ‘Rich Hill’ towered over the city of Potosí. It had been mined since 1545 [...]. When Don Elias arrived [...], the great boom of 1575-1635 – when Potosí alone produced nearly half the world’s silver – was over, but the mines were still yielding the precious metal. [...]

On Potosí’s main market plaza, indigenous and African women served up maize beer, hot soup and yerba mate. Shops displayed the world’s finest silk and linen fabrics, Chinese porcelain, Venetian glassware, Russian leather goods, Japanese lacquerware, Flemish paintings and bestselling books in a dozen languages. [...]

Pious or otherwise, wealthy women clicked Potosí’s cobbled streets in silver-heeled platform shoes, their gold earrings, chokers and bracelets studded with Indian diamonds and Burmese rubies. Colombian emeralds and Caribbean pearls were almost too common. Peninsular Spanish ‘foodies’ could savour imported almonds, capers, olives, arborio rice, saffron, and sweet and dry Castilian wines. Black pepper arrived from Sumatra and southwest India, cinnamon from Sri Lanka, cloves from Maluku and nutmeg from the Banda Islands. Jamaica provided allspice. Overloaded galleons spent months transporting these luxuries across the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans. Plodding mule and llama trains carried them up to the lofty Imperial Villa.

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Potosi supplied the world with silver, the lifeblood of trade and sinews of war [...]. In turn, the city consumed the world’s top commodities and manufactures. [...] The city’s dozen-plus notaries worked non-stop inventorying silver bars and sacks of pesos [...]. Mule trains returning from the Pacific brought merchandise and mercury, the essential ingredient for silver refining. [...] From Buenos Aires came slavers with captive Africans from Congo and Angola, transshipped via Rio de Janeiro. Many of the enslaved were children branded with marks mirroring those, including the royal crown, inscribed on silver bars.

Soon after its 1545 discovery, Potosí gained world renown [...]. Mexico’s many mining camps [...] peaked only after 1690. [...] Even in the Andes of South America there were other silver cities [...]. But no silver deposit in the world matched the Cerro Rico, and no other mining-refining conglomeration grew so large. Potosí was unique: a mining metropolis.

Thus Don Elias, like others, made the pilgrimage to the silver mountain. It was a divine prodigy, a hierophany. In 1580, Ottoman artists depicted Potosí as a slice of earthly paradise, the Cerro Rico lush and green, the city surrounded by crenellated walls. Potosí, as Don Quixote proclaimed, was the stuff of dreams. Another alms seeker, in 1600, declared the Cerro Rico the Eighth Wonder of the World. A [...] visitor in 1615 gushed: ‘Thanks to its mines, Castile is Castile, Rome is Rome, the pope is the pope, and the king is monarch of the world.’ [...]

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For all its glory, Potosí was also the stuff of nightmares [...].

Almost a century before Don Elias visited Potosí, Viceroy Francisco de Toledo revolutionised world silver production. Toledo was a hard-driving bureaucrat of the Spanish empire [...]. Toledo reached Potosí in 1572, anxious to flip it into the empire’s motor of commerce and war. By 1575, the viceroy had organised a sweeping labour draft, launched a ‘high-tech’ mill-building campaign, and overseen construction of a web of dams and canals to supply the Imperial Villa with year-round hydraulic power, all in the high Andes at the nadir of the Little Ice Age. Toledo also oversaw construction of the Potosí mint, staffed full-time with enslaved Africans. [...] Toledo’s successes came with a steep price. Thanks to the viceroy’s ‘reforms’, hundreds of thousands of Andeans became virtual refugees (those who survived) and, in the search for timber and fuel, colonists denuded hundreds of miles of fragile, high-altitude land. [...] The city’s smelteries belched lead and zinc-rich smoke [...].

The Habsburg kings of Spain cared little about Potosí’s social and environmental horrors. [...] For more than a century, the Cerro Rico fuelled the world’s first global military-industrial complex, granting Spain the means to prosecute decades-long wars on a dozen fronts – on land and at sea. No one else could do all this and still afford to lose. [...]

By [...] 1909 [...], mineral rushes had helped to produce cities such as San Francisco and Johannesburg, but nothing quite compared for sheer audacity with the Imperial Villa of Potosí, a neo-medieval mining metropolis perched in the Andes of South America.

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Text by: Kris Lane. “Potosi: the mountain of silver that was the first global city.” Aeon. 30 July 2019. [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me.]

[halevren]

FHJY Spoilers || my live thoughts as I watch the premiere

NIGHT YORBBBBBB!!!!

A NEW BATTLE MAP ALREADY?!??!?!?!!!??

Fig bard / warlock multi class is so real. Also 20 charisma. Same girl who kissed Ayda and skate boarded away

THE HANG VAN MINI IS THE SAME AS THE VAN IN THE TEENAGE REBELLION I'M CRYING

The character card background is so cute I love it. What if I made a meet the Tumblr user using the same background

Gorgug and his little gadgets and things 😭😭😭😭

BOGGY MINIIIIII I'M CRYING SO HARD

I WOULD DIE FOR MOGGY THE DOGGY

SO MANY MINIS!!!!!!!

FABIAN FIGHTER / BARD REAL!!!!!!!!

SEATED MINIS??!?!?

First roll is fucking whether or not Fabian's reflection on the mirror when he's flirting with Ecaf

Kristen not multi classing and still being jacked is so real. I need more buff clerics

THERE'S A QUESTION MARK ON THE BACK OF KRISTEN'S TRACK SUIT?!???!?!??!!??

Ring guy Riz, I love him

SUN GUN 🔥🔥🔥

yorbies 😭

Riz trying to justify his jewelry is so me. When I started wearing jewelry all of the sudden I felt like I had to explain it (now idk)

Inspector Gadget Riz this is going to be a great season

From falling over to tables to standing on a moving vehicle. We have improved

Riz having to sit through Fabian flirting with Ecaf has to be his own personal hell

A NAT ONE ALREADY?!!??!??!???? LOU WILSON....

FABIAN GETTING HIT BY THE HANG VAN 😭😭😭

THIS IS STILL THE FIRST ROLL INITIATIVE 😭😭😭😭

MORE MINIS?!?!????

Teen Wolf mention. Teen Wolf is canon in Fantasy High

ALLY BEARDSLEY NAT 20 BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EMILY AXFORD NAT 20!!!!!

MONSTER VAPE

NEW SEASON NEW MURPH!!! A BEAUTIFUL ROLL!!!!!! 45 DAMAGE OUT OF 50

Lesson of this episode: don't stand in the road when a van is gassing it

Yerba Mate in protein powder....

NEW CASSANDRA ART SHE'S SO PRETTY

Kristen ignoring Cassandra is so heartbreaking that's your god she's so lovely you're her only cleric Kristen pls

Gorgug fishing the Night Yorb

Ally and Lou trying to convince Zac to trade Rick Perry dice as Emily does math all while whispering. I love this season

I genuinely don't remember Squeem this issue so embarrassing.

Your sacrifice will be remembered Squeem I love you

YORBIE ON MY LEFT, YORBIE ON MY RIGHT 🔥🗣️💯

I need a Moggy the Doggy plush to go with my two Boggy plushies

HOW MANY DICE IS HE ROLLING WHAT THE FUCK

At least boggy survived

ADAINE DOWN.....

ALLY BOUGHT THE BOOK!!

I am loving new Kristen

So much feet touching

THE DRY GUYS

Kristen Loves "Speed"

I love the ongoing tea-based cortado bit

Vulture

hya!

FANDRANGOR

There is so much sexual tension between Fabian and Ecaf

Fabian Narcissus arc

Rip Balthazar </3

Pour one out for Balthazar and who ever has to take care of his 6th month parrots

Squeem is so resourceful I love him

yaaath maaaags

Murph and Brennan bonding <3

I feel like Ragh and Kristen would be besties after her more fitness oriented life style

ANOTHER ALLY BEARDSLEY NAT 20!!!!!!!

BOX OF DOOM!!!!!!!! BEANS!!!!

WHAT IS BRENNAN MONOLOGUING......

WHAT IS HAPPENING..... FIG...??

WHO IS FIG'S PATRON???

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO A CLIFF HANGER ALREADY??!?!!???!!???!???!???! BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN...... 😭

THE PREVIEWS ARE MAKING ME SO EXCITED... I HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK NOW 😭😭😭😭

[bitesandlaughs]

Egg & Turkey Sausage Stuffed Bell Peppers (Keto Breakfast)

Pro Tip: Pair it with your favorite cup of yerba mate while it bakes for the ultimate cozy vibe.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Macros (Approximate Per Serving)

• Calories: ~250-300 kcal

• Protein: ~20-25 g

• Fat: ~15-18 g

• Net Carbs: ~4-6 g

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Ingredients For 4 Servings:

• 4 bell peppers (any color)

• 7 eggs

• 2 turkey sausages, halved lengthwise and diced

• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 1 tablespoon diced oregano

• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

• Cooking oil spray

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Instructions

1. Prepare the Bell Peppers

• Preheat the oven to 380°F (193°C).

• Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and membranes. Place the peppers face-up on a baking tray.

2. Mix the Filling

• In a large bowl, crack the 7 eggs.

• Add smoked paprika and salt. Whisk until well combined.

• Dice the turkey sausages and stir them into the egg mixture.

3. Stuff the Peppers

• Use a ladle to fill each bell pepper half with the egg mixture.

• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese evenly on top.

• Lightly spray the peppers with cooking oil and sprinkle diced oregano on top.

4. Bake the Peppers

• Place the tray in the oven and bake for 15 minutes, or until the eggs are set and the cheese is golden and bubbly.

5. Optional Fun

• While waiting, enjoy a cup of refreshing yerba mate!

6. Serve & Enjoy

• Remove the tray from the oven and let the peppers cool slightly. Serve warm and savor the deliciousness! ________________________________________

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[fantasy-mixtapes]

Fantasy High: Junior year, Episode 1: Sunday Scaries Live Reaction

The energy in the dome is so chaotic right off of the bat this is what I live for

Lou’s dad got a job in cleiveland

LMAO NIGHT YORB CANON LOVE

My crops!

OOOOO RED WASTES!!!

Love getting into this in media res

Also LOVE THE NIGHT YORB ART AND MINI

THE LAZER THING FROM THE MUSIC VIDEO IS THE SOLAR LASSO THATS SO GOOD

This is such a wonderful way to reintroduce the party

Gorgug has his crystal in his mini <3

SQUEEEM?????

Hate the squeem noise

INVISIBLE DOG MOGGIE THE DOGGIE

GORGUGS HUMUNCULUS

BABY’S MINI IM GONNA DIE

Look at his little tail <3 <3

SEATED MINIS OH MY GOD

This is so fucking crazy to see them just unloading all of their new stuff

WHO ARE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE

WHY THE FUCK IS FABIAN FUCKING A MIRROR

Did they do a mini campaign to get ready for this???

Gym butch kristen <3

Bloked to hell and back

Sun gun <3

THE PHOTOSYNTHA-KIDS

Sleven

Shout out to my yorbies

Spell caster rizz!

Riz driving the Hangvan vs the stotes driving Truck

Maybe the mirror is named Ecaf because it’s face backwards?

Shout out to the Nat one coming back right after they say they’re better since jumping on tables

Damn this sucks but it’s so funny

Kindly slide your mini UNDER the hangvan

Love ecaf love ecaf “this fucking kid”

What the fuck is up with fabian being friends with possessed objects

Gorg-geous

YORBIES! LET’S DO IT!

Emily and murph Silvery barbs couple <3

Not fig vaping in the Yorbs shit

Sound design is truly amazing

New season new Murph!

Dice bartering while Emily does math

SQUEEM NO

CINNAMON CHALLENGE BEHAVIOR

someone please draw Gorgug as a fisherman

God not the Yerba mate powder

Adaine down!

The dry guys

WHAT

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

not the vulture again

NO BALTHAZAR

This whole fight feels like a fever dream

Jesus this mirror is playing him

NO BALTHAZAR

God the school email feels so real

Yassqueen?

Oh what the fuck that gulping noise sucks

Damn this circle of power is crazy

Return of the little beans - fuck those little beans

Dude what the fuck fig

GALEIR’S LEMON YOGURT WHAT THE FUC

lmao fig just has nyack from trinivale’s Jam parasite but it’s galeir’s yogurt

[spikebit]

thank you for tagging me @ungratefulbeyotchhotline !!!

i will tag uhh @sykoyo @buriedwithoutceremony @acidbathcat @menthe-venimeuse @pennysmell and anyone else who sees this :3

Do you make your bed? only at night before i get in!

What's your favorite number? 13... tomorrow is my day babie!!

What is your job? in theory i am an artist/creator and i work part-time retail for (unspecified major gaming company). in practice i'm a basically a NEET failwife lol

If you could go back to school, would you? probably yes!! depends on the schooling... i would really like to go to art school (soon). if i'm interested in it and there's no pressure i would love to

Can you parallel park? i cannot drive so. no. in my heart though i'm really good at it

A job you had that would surprise people? mannn idk i don't think any of my jobs were really surprising or out of character... people seem mildly shocked when i tell them i work for (unspecified major gaming company) but that's usually just because they didn't know they had retail-level employees

Do you think aliens are real? undoubtedly, there's no way life only exists on earth. sounds like a creationist myth

Can you drive a manual car? UMMM see above... trying to learn how to operate a clutch has been my biggest barrier to getting my license so far rip

What's your guilty pleasure? none, i refuse to feel guilty about things i enjoy. actually maybe i do feel guilty about picking at pimples (as i should)

Tattoos? none :( i thought i would have a bunch by now but i just haven't pulled the trigger yet

Favorite color? this specific oversaturated lime green/yellow is myyyy colour #c5ff00

Favorite type of music? i love weird house+techno and like emo music... also really enjoy prog metal and jazz and deep dubstep. anything i can just vibe to or musically complex but still enjoyable. a few artists/bands i really like are dance gavin dance, jafu, origami button, moderat, fm-84, jamiroquai, loathe, minor sine project

Do you like puzzles? depends, i like video game puzzles but i'm not really a big puzzle person. my family does a big jigsaw puzzle at xmas every year and i'm not very good at them bc i tend to focus on one piece instead of the whole puzzle. call me if u need to pack though that's my kind of puzzle

Any phobias? genuinely don't know. i don't really like crowds. also i get gross vertigo so i'm not great with high places but idk if i would call it a phobia

Favorite childhood sport? none lol i played soccer for a few years and haaaaated it. i am not a very physical person but i respect people who do sports.

Do you talk to yourself? sometimes. mostly i talk to my dog

What movies do you adore? a goofy movie is the best animated musical of all time and i will die on this hill

Coffee or Tea? coffee. kind of a hard choice cuz i love my yerba mate but nothing hits like coffee with milk in the morning

First thing you wanted to be when you grew up? idk lol probably a wolf

[xtruss]

A woman prepares Matcha Tea, a popular morning drink that provides a Steady Energy Boost and Enhances Mental Clarity. It’s one of several Coffee Alternatives gaining attention for their Health Benefits. Photograph By Liudmila Chernetska, Getty Images

Are These Coffee Alternatives Worth The Hype?

From the Brain-Boosting Effects of Guarana to the Calming Properties of Matcha, These Drinks Offer Both an Energy Lift and Enhanced Mental Focus.

— By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | August 29, 2024

For many, the day doesn’t begin without that first sip of coffee—a ritual so ingrained it’s almost synonymous with morning itself. But as interest in health and wellness grows, caffeine alternatives offering a different pick-me-up are gaining traction. From the ancient ritual of matcha to the probiotic benefits of kombucha, a range of options promises to energize your morning without the usual coffee jitters. Here’s what you need to know.

Mushroom Coffee ☕️

Mushroom coffee is emerging as an energy-boosting alternative to your regular cup of joe, says Jessica Gavin, a food scientist and author of Easy Culinary Science for Better Cooking.

This morning blend combines ground coffee beans with adaptogenic mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion’s mane, and cordyceps. Unlike their psychedelic counterparts, these mushrooms won’t alter your mind, but they can help the body adapt to stress, improve immune function, and maintain steady focus, says Gavin. Adding mushrooms to your beverage also provides antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals such as potassium, selenium, and B vitamins.

According to Gavin, most mushroom coffee products use less caffeine—about 48 to 50 milligrams—compared to an eight-ounce cup of coffee which contains 80 to 100 milligrams of caffeine.

“Because mushroom coffee does not have the same taxing load on your central nervous system, one could reasonably assume it’s a better alternative than a cup of coffee or green tea,” says Yaa Boakye, a registered dietitian nutritionist and owner of Elite Body Data.

However, mushrooms like chaga can contain high levels of oxalates, which may increase the risk of kidney stones if consumed in excess.

Matcha Green Tea 🍵

Matcha, a potent form of green tea, delivers more than just a caffeine kick. With around 70 milligrams of caffeine per serving—more than the 50 milligrams in black tea—this herbal brew offers sustained energy without the jitters. According to Gavin, matcha’s unique combination of caffeine and antioxidants boosts brain energy while promoting relaxation, thanks to the amino acid L-theanine, which is known to reduce stress and protect against neuronal injury.

Yerba Mate 🧉

Containing roughly as much caffeine as coffee, South America’s super brew, yerba mate, packs more antioxidants than any other tea-based drink. Made from the leaves of holly trees native to the region, yerba mate offers a steady caffeine release, providing sustained energy without the jitters. According to Boakye, this tea is also rich in polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals not typically found in traditional caffeinated beverages.

Research shows that yerba mate can boost mental alertness and enhance physical performance. Additional benefits include antimicrobial properties, support for weight loss, and the potential to lower blood sugar, reduce cholesterol, and combat chronic inflammation.

Yaupon Tea 🫖

Yaupon tea, brewed from the leaves of the yaupon holly—the only caffeinated plant native to the United States—offers a mild yet energizing boost. Bryan Quoc Le, a food scientist and author of 150 Food Science Questions Answered, says that yaupon tea contains 0.1 to 2 percent caffeine, less than coffee’s 1 to 3 percent. However, it’s not just about caffeine; yaupon tea is rich in xanthines, including theobromine, which enhances mood and alertness without the jitters.

Kombucha 🧋

Kombucha, a fermented tea, is celebrated for its gut health benefits and mild stimulant effects. According to Le, kombucha retains some of the tea’s bioactive compounds, including 3 to 6 percent caffeine, depending on how it’s brewed. But the real star is its probiotics—beneficial microorganisms that nourish the gut’s “good” bacteria. A healthy gut microbiome is linked to improved cognitive functions like attention, memory, and learning. Additionally, kombucha is rich in B vitamins, which Boakye says help the body metabolize nutrients into cellular fuel.

Guarana ☕️

Guarana stands out for its impressive caffeine content, with berries containing 2 to 8 percent caffeine—far exceeding the 1 to 3 percent in coffee beans. In addition to caffeine, guarana is rich in stimulating compounds like theophylline and theobromine, which, according to Gavin, boost cognitive performance, reduce fatigue, and increase alertness. It also boasts antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.

Often found in energy drinks with doses ranging from 50 to 75 milligrams, guarana can also be added as a powder to smoothies or other beverages. However, Boakye cautions against excessive consumption to avoid caffeine crashes and jitteriness, noting that the FDA recommends a daily limit of 400 milligrams of caffeine.

“If someone is about to sit and do some office work, [guarana] is probably not a good idea,” says Boakye. “But if you’re about to go and do a workout or an intense boot camp, [it] might be helpful since it provides that quick burst of energy.”

Turmeric Lattes🥤

For a caffeine-free morning boost, turmeric lattes, known as golden milk, deliver powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. Made with turmeric and curcumin, this golden drink can be enhanced with a touch of coconut oil and black pepper, which improve curcumin absorption, says Gavin. Ginger, another key ingredient, aids digestion and adds a spicy kick.

“I prefer it in the morning because the combination of ingredients has a way of stimulating you,” says Gavin. She says the sensation of the gingery spices, pepper, and warm cinnamon on your tongue helps wake up the senses differently than caffeine.

[stronghours]

[elbiotipo]

More details on Beto's Space Exes:

Erika: high-school friend and archeologist, fueled by yerba mate, sarcastic and overworked but with a kind side. Had a long relationship with Beto, broke up under Vague Circumstances on an archeological expedition

Sikuio: A woman of a snake-like species, she loves trying new food, horror movies, and hurting people. Broke up because she tried to stab him with his facón (she insists it was just flirting)

Lady Maria Julia de Bragança: A countess from the Kingdom of Saudade, proper, romantic and rich. Broke with him because Beto supported Noelia, a communist revolutionary, in a love triangle for the ages (it was all dramatic and such and she found it kinda hot)

SPACE TEX: A disco themed LOUD and reliable Tejano (or Texano?) space captain, he met Beto in a bar and made out after bantering about gauchos and vaqueros. Broke up because Beto was too focused on his work and became his SPACE EX

Otolon: A human born and raised in the Iaotol Civilization and old friend of Beto, travelled for a while with him and had a romance in an attempt to know more about 'mainstream' human culture. Broke up because she wanted to go home.

Kuoa: A talented nerd engineer of Hawaiian descent, he is, according to Beto, the only one besides him and Suisini who knew how the Mastropiero worked. Broke up because he wanted to pull Beto in some kind of scam which he still thinks was totally legit.

Ragua: oh, no, she's not here, yet

[mezmer]

Me every morning I roll out of bed and within seconds remember I drink kratom and Yerba mate and I’m about to be hit with the most controllable perfect wave of euphoria without getting high as soon as I walk into the kitchen and get that

[madamlaydebug]

What’s in your cup this morning? ☕️ Caffeine may be widely accepted in our fast paced society, but it is classified as a drug. That’s because caffeine stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and increases blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, kidney function, amount of stomach acid, gastrointestinal function, and brain activity.

Overconsumption of caffeine can lead to heart problems, anxiety, inflammation in the stomach and intestines, irritability, and insomnia. Caffeine also depletes minerals and blocks proper absorption of essential nutrients like calcium and iron which can later lead to osteoporosis, anemia etc. And caffeine is bad news for hormonal balance. ​When our adrenal glands are in overdrive, the body will use progesterone to support cortisol production, which can lead to estrogen dominance. 🤯

Here’s the thing - your genetics will determine whether or not you can handle larger doses of caffeine. I’ve had clients from certain cultures that can mainline coffee a few times a day and be perfectly fine. So it’s important you listen to your body and indulge with moderation.

If you can’t make the break up with coffee official, drink your coffee in the morning. Blood levels of cortisol are naturally high in the morning and fall throughout the day, so drinking coffee, which also increases your cortisol levels, will follow the body’s natural rhythm. 👍🏼

Also be mindful that caffeine has a 1⁄2 life of at least 5-6 hours. So if you get into 500 mg of caffeine at 4 pm, you still have 250 mg active around 10 pm which could interfere with your sleep. 👉🏾 Here are some alternatives when you want to reach for a cup of joe: matcha, yerba mate, rooibos African teas, dandy blend, kombucha, or green juice and smoothies (with spirulina for an extra energy boost!) -XO