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Over 60 years ago, Ruth Campbell Bigelow changed the way we drink tea in the United States. An avid tea connoisseur, Ruth thought tea drinkers would enjoy a more zestfully flavored tea. Happening upon a special colonial recipe that called for tea to be blended with orange peel and spices, she decided to try and recreate what she felt sounded like a wonderful idea. After much trial and error in the family kitchen, she finally hit upon what she thought was the best tasting tea recipe. After sharing samples with family, friends and acquaintances, one of them reported back that Ruth's new tea had caused nothing but constant comments. Thus the "Constant Comment" ® name was born.
We believe in trying new combinations of tea and new products, we believe in asking our old and new friends, family and acquaintances what they think about our new blends, and we believe that success comes from trial and error, so join us for our tea conversation where we explore tea through our myspace friends, our blog, our website, videos and more!
This MySpace page is supported by Creative Concepts Consultants , Bigelow Tea's social media agency.In 2003, Bigelow Tea purchased America's only tea gardens, the Charleston Tea Gardens based on Wadmalaw Island just south of Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston Tea Gardens have been built into a "must see" place for tea lovers and tourists alike who visit the area from around the world and appreciate information and education about tea. For more about the gardens and the annual First Flush Celebration that takes place every May, go to www.bigelowtea.com Find more tea tips and facts at BigelowTea.com
1. Tea has no calories, sugar, fat or carbohydrates.
2. Tea naturally contains fluoride. Drinking one cup per day helps inhibit the growth of bacteria associated with tooth decay and the formation of plaque.
3. A Pace University study showed that tea increases the activation of several types of white blood cells that help fight off infection by boosting the immune system. Bigelow Tea was used in the study.
4. Bigelow Tea is 100% family owned and managed by the Bigelow family with a special blend of pride and enthusiasm.
5. A laboratory study by Japanese researchers at Kyushu University suggests that EGCG in green tea helps stop allergic responses and the symptoms that follow.
6. Decaffeinated teas give you the same health benefits as regular teas.
7. Tea releases 80% of its caffeine within the first 30 seconds of steeping. To remove most of the caffeine from any tea bag, place the tea bag in a cup and cover with boiling water. Discard the water after 30 seconds, replace it with fresh boiling water and continue steeping.
8. Today Bigelow Tea is one of the nation's leading producers of specialty teas which includes more than 80 varieties of flavored, traditional, green, organic green, herbal, decaffeinated, and iced teas.
9. In 2003, Bigelow Tea purchased and restored the beautiful Charleston Tea Plantation -- the only tea plantation in America.
10. Joe Torre of the Yankees and Phil and Chris Simms of football fame are avid drinkers of Bigelow Green tea. Who is Drinking Bigelow Tea?
Bigelow Tea products available for purchase at www.bigelowtea.com
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Bigelow Tea Blog

A big thank you goes out to those of you who have subscribed and read this blog!  We would like you to know that we won't be posting on our MySpace blog going forward but you can subscribe to our main...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:29:00 GMT

Spring Training: Grapefruit League

People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball... I stare out the window and wait for spring.Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis CardinalsLife-long Pittsburgh Pirates fans and baseball enthus...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Bigelow Tea Blooms this week at the 45th Annual AZALEA Flowers Festival

Image provided by the City of South Gate, CaliforniaBigelow Tea helps celebrate both spring and the flowery arts with a special participating booth and activities at the 45th Annual Azalea Flowers Fes...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

What Would Saint Patrick enjoy on St. Patricks Day?

The history of Saint Patrick is a blending of mythology and fact so intertwined that separating reality from fantasy could prove to be as difficult as removing the tea from Ireland. But one thing is ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Brown Likes Green

Photo Courtesy of Healthy HollywoodMake-up maven, Bobbi Brown, started her first line of lipsticks in 1991.  The line debuted at Bergdorf Goodman.  Brown has since expanded her empire to over 400 stor...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

My Story begins with Bigelow Earl Grey Tea

Two hours across the western Canadian border in a little mom and pop cafe was the first time I drank hot tea for anything besides an upset stomach or menstrual cramps. I was 20 years old, and the owne...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Find time for TEA to slash stroke risk

More good news for tea lovers everywhere  new research from UCLA indicates that drinking three or more cups of green or black tea a day may reduce the risk of stroke by an astounding 21%. And the mor...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

My Mother Loved Tea, by David C. Bigelow

My father, David, just finished writing a book about my grandmother (his mother) Ruth Campbell Bigelow.  It is such a lovely tribute to her and all she did to get Bigelow Tea, the company, started...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Chace Crawford Sips Tea

What does a 23-year-old heartthrob do in his down time?  Drinks tea!  Chace Crawford of Gossip Girl was recently spotted drinking tea at an Urban Golf event in London.  Crawford, who didnt even pursu...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Spring forward to that first Cup of Tea!

In 1784, Benjamin Franklin composed his Essay on Daylight Saving, proposing a law that would require Parisians to get up an hour earlier in the summer to put daylight to better use. He reasoned that...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT