As a Chinese Herbalist, I have "forced" myself to drink quite a few awful tasting concoctions in the form of a thick dark tea that I prepared myself from dried herbs.  Although the taste is horrible...sometimes to the point of gagging...I found that by the second day, my body was craving the tea regardless of the taste.  

I could easily gulp down the bitter drink and see my health improving every day.

I agree that we all can benefit from listening to our bodies more closely. I would add though, that most people are ok with sweet and salt tastes; and have a measure distaste for other flavors like spicey, bitter and pungent. When expanding ones food choices, it can take some time for foods with these other tastes to become palatable. I think there are many nutritious and beneficial foods that may not at first get an "mmm mmm good" response, but are worth trying several more times before being abandoned as disharmonious.

Who said anything about eating other less healthy foods?
Also there is a difference between emotionally disliking foods and having your body sending you messages not to eat them.
And in fact some people do not do well with lots of vegetables depending on their genetics. Like Eskimos for instance.

Well, first of all...I don't think that anything that I said warrented a 2 point deduction.  I was just asking a simple honest question.  I was pointing that out because I have a friend who absolutely loathes veggies, but she loves Taco Bell, which she eats all the time.  Are you telling me that since she likes the Taco Bell, that it's good for her and that her body accepts it but not veggies?  All that trans fat and saturated animal fat and countless chemical additives are better for her body than veggies?  That sounds a bit silly to me.  Or what about the case with Chlorella and Spirulina.  They are being hyped by many experts as two of the healthiest foods to consume.  I'd be willing to bet that nobody likes how they taste.  Does that mean that nobody should be consuming them and that the experts are wrong?  Finally, how could you possibly know whether this man's body is rejecting the tea or if he's just emotionally disliking it?  I don't think that taste is a good indicator of the body rejecting something.  If it made him sick, put him into anaphylaxis, or killed him, then I'd say that his body is rejecting it.  There are so many things out there that taste terrible but have wonderful benefits to your body.  I'm sorry if I'm coming off a bit hostile, but I just can't imagine why I would have lost 2 points for what I said.  That dropped me from savvy to apprentice.  There's no perks for apprentice!

Chiro Tom - good post.....I gave you points on both....a suggestion - just leave out the word 'hate' next time....most likely the word rubs the wrong way.  'Dislike' maybe a better term to use.  Keep up the good posts!  : )

I agree.  Yerba Mate works great for me.  Everything else makes me jittery.

I've never tried Yerba Mate tea. I have tried a red tea, Rooibos. It tastes great and is promoted as organic and it contains several minerals. But, it also lists naturally occurring flouride. How is natural flouride any different than any other flouride? Has anyone else tried any of the red teas?

Eco Teas has an excellent Mate that is unsmoked.  It is wonderful and no smokey aftertaste.  The site also sells Rooibos tea.  The Guayaki brand is ok but it can still have a little smokey aftertaste, if you like that.  But if you don't like smoke I would suggest Eco Teas and it is priced very well.  

Anything hyped in the mainstream media is bound to be exaggerated as a panacea or wonder potion. I agree.