/oss/taxonomy/term/1614/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition-you-asked/how-many-yerbas-does-it-take-overdose-caffeine <p>For many students, picking up a coffee from the dining hall before pulling a late nighter at the library is all too familiar. I will admit, I’m an energy drink fiend. My friends have commented on the frequency and quantity of caffeine that I consume during the academic year. “How are you still alive?” is a question I have been asked many times, so I decided to take a look at the science. Which being still alive, I am able to do.</p> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Cat Wang 9205 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-food-health-quackery-you-asked/you-asked-there-any-benefit-drinking-yerba-mate-tea <p>Yerba Mate, the ad says, has powerful rejuvenating effects. Well, who wouldn’t go for a little rejuvenation? So what is this wonder product? Yerba is a tea brewed from the dried leaves of the Ilex paraguariensis plant, a small shrub that grows in Paraguay, Brazil and other South American countries. The tea is also sometimes known as Paraguay tea. The Guarani Indians of Paraguay and Argentina have been brewing this beverage for centuries and claim it can do everything from boosting energy levels and intelligence to providing all the nutrients needed for life.</p> Tue, 22 Apr 2014 01:11:58 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2130 at /oss