whole, plant-based energy.
Yerba Mate and Guarana contain a family of molecules that have energy-giving properties, including caffeine. When you drink Tche, there are no caffeine extracts.
Instead, you are consuming whole plants with:
vitamins
fiber
caffeine
antioxidant molecules
the science.
When designing Tche, we focused on five clinical domains to provide a top-to-bottom solution. These solutions are based on clinical data that you can examine below.
Brain and Mind
We use whole plant Yerba Mate along with milled guarana seed to create a combination of fast and slow-release caffeine. This provides you with both immediate and long-lasting energy.
Part of the benefit of manufacturing our own product is the ability to modify, innovate, and create new products. With this in mind, we created three different caffeine concentrations in each of the two flavors. The lowest level has about the same amount of caffeine as a large, dark, hot chocolate. The highest level has the same as a cup of coffee or an energy drink.
Tche also contains Omega-3 fatty acid which is an inflammation modulator which adds benefit to all organ systems. We also added taurine which works on the GABA neuropathway which helps mediate calm and focus.
Gut Health
Prebiotic fiber, a clinical amount of custom-blend probiotic, and a complete multivitamin give your gut a bear-hug.
The colon serves as the major water-absorption organ, it houses literally billions of bacteria which are vital to your normal physiological function and your immune system. Many people aren’t aware that healthy bacteria in your gut are CRITICAL in the activation of vitamins which are VITAL cofactors in maintaining normal enzyme health as well as countless physiolgoical functions.
Many people are depleted of good bacteria in their gut, or are inadvertently starving them with a typical western diet which is poor in fiber–our gut bacteria’s main source of food. In Tche we include clinically validated amounts of good bacteria (5 billion units per serving!) as well as the fiber they need to thrive. Our fiber sources include many of the active ingredients (peppermint fiber, yerba mate fiber, guar gum fiber, and quinoa fiber). The combined effect is super gut-health.
Heart Health
As someone who literally fixes hearts for a living. Our founder went the extra mile to make sure Tche has key ingredients to optimize heart health.
Our founder is a board certified cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in the treatment and management of heart disease. Omega-3 fatty acid and taurine have both been extensively studied in people with congestive heart failure. They have important roles in energy consumption and modulation to help optimise your heart’s function.
Immune Health
Now more than ever, we should keep our immune systems in tip-top shape. By providing key vitamins, Omega-3 and 6 as well as a whopping dose of antioxidants, Tche keeps your immune system kung-fu-fighting.
Tche was developed in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, our founder was a front-line worker managing the sickest COVID patients using portable heart-lung machines. Needless to say, a strong immune system is now more important than ever. Our immune system relies on several different barriers including strong healthy skin.
What is oxidative stress? Think of a banana that is left out for a week. It becomes brown and soft within a few days. This is caused by oxidative stress. Our bodies are under constant attack by oxygen free radicals. These are small molecules that are missing an electron-pair and eager to steal that electron while they’re murauding through our body. This leads to a host of medical problems too numerous to list here. Many of the foods we eat contain molecules that are capable of neutralizing these oxygen free-radicals. They are appropriately named, antioxidants.
Antioxidants contain an extra electron which they can donate to oxygen free-radicals, thus neutralizing them and rendering them harmless. How many antioxidants do we need? AS MANY AS WE CAN GET. Many people get most of their antioxidants from the consumption of coffee and tea, although these contain only meager amounts of antioxidants. Acai, Cupuacu, peppermint, cinnamon, cocoa–all key ingredients in Tche–contain some of the highest levels of antioxidants found in nature! Finally, we include a complete multivitamin including B-vitamins to support immune health.
Skin and Hair Health
Your skin is the first barrier to radiation damage, trauma, and infectious disease. At Tche we care about your skin, nails, and hair, not just because we want you to look good, but that’s not a bad reason either.
Omega-6 fatty acid is one of the most potent supplements for strong hair and nails. More importantly, we have provided a clinical dose of collagen. Many supplements sprinkle a little collagen into their formula because it catches people’s eye, but at Tche we reviewed the clinical data and included the same amount found in many of the clinical trials validating collagen’s use.
