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We have a winner!

Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry for our contest!  We have decided we like “A Little Tease” — thank you, Carol, and congratulations!  You have won a quarterly Tea of the Month Club!  (I’ll contact you for details.)

How much does green tea really affect body weight?

By Lori Bricker, MS, RD

There has been so much media hype over green tea and weight loss in the last couple of years that a lot of consumers are becoming very annoyed with what they perceive as slick marketing or outright lies.  It is extremely common, especially on the Internet, to find all kinds …continue reading

Tea Compounds May Boost Attention Span

In a new study about to be published in the journal, Appetite, researchers at Unilever found that 97 mg. of L-theanine (an amino acid found in tea) combined with 40 mg of caffeine was associated with improvements in attention.  This study appears one year after the ESFA (European Food Safety Authority) rejected Unilever's request for …continue reading

New book, “The Spirituality of Tea” by Jason Witt

Here is an excerpt from Jason Witt’s new book, The Spirituality of Tea, which is now available on Amazon.com:

“Tea is God’s Blessing for your mind, body, and spirit. The three are inseparable and none is most important; tea is God’s Gift to your whole person.  It will first give you Peace of Mind, reducing …continue reading

Brewing tea for an event

I wanted to share this email from a customer because she goes into some detail about how she managed to provide brewed loose tea for a large group at a church function.  I thought others might benefit from her experience and description of her method.  It is also a very sweet “thank you” which we …continue reading

How Tea Helped Me To Quit Smoking

My name is Stephanie Davies, and I have been graciously invited by The Tea Table to share my story with you, dear blog reader.  It’s a story of success, of using tea to overcome obstacles, but it’s really about how tea saved my life.  And by chance, the tea that saved my life, …continue reading

Ecological Sustainability in China

A friend from school days, Charles Bedford, who is the Colorado Director of The Nature Conservancy, is currently on a year-long trip to China promoting ecological sustainability. This, of course, is critical not only for global ecology, but particularly for the tea industry. Read his well-written observations here… – John

An Update on Tea and Caffeine

I’ve been hearing for a while that decaffeinating your tea at home by first brewing for 30 seconds or so, then re-brewing the same leaves in fresh water, does not actually work.  I have recommended this method in the past, and I see it suggested all the time by all sorts of tea authorities, so …continue reading

How to Brew Tea at the Office

Tea drinkers are really at a disadvantage compared to their coffee-loving counterparts when it comes to having their favorite brew at work.  I’ve never been in an office that didn’t have a coffee pot.  But a proper teapot?  If you’re lucky you’ll get a hot water dispenser and some nasty tea bags.  So it usually …continue reading

Our Blog Contest Winner!

Thanks to everyone who submitted blog entries for The Tea Table’s blog contest.  We had fun reading them, and it appeared you had fun writing them as well.  We decided the best entry was by Anne who wrote a clever post relating tea with dating.  Congratulations to Anne, who wins our Quarterly Tea of the …continue reading