Episodes

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is helping you quench your summer thirst with cold tea! In this episode you will learn... 1) How to brew cold tea using 3 different techniques 2) What the pros and cons are of each technique 3) How the flavor of your tea changes with each technique 4) How caffeine changes from each technique Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest ad...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is helping you support your gut challenges with 10 teas! In this episode you will learn... 1) How tea can act as a support for your gut challenges 2) What the different categories of tea for gut health are/do (carminatives, demulcents, liver movers, etc) 3) Which teas are best for your specific gut challenges 4) How to work with them Try Fresh Steeps tea products ...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince hosted Jaden May of MentaliTeas! Jaden is a college student, tea and fitness enthusiast, and the mastermind behind the social media content of MentaliTeas. MentaliTEA LLC's fundamental aim is to create a sustainable, long-standing business model that supports local businesses and the wider community. Our goal is to work closely with our suppliers, employees, farmers, t...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince hosted Nattie Boss! Nattie is a holistic performance coach for athletes with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and Taekwondo. Her mission is to create empowered athletes through teaching a preventative, holistic approach to optimizing performance and wellness that encompasses mind, body, and spirit. In this episode you will learn about... 1) How Nattie has de...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is helping you build a personalized tea routine! In this episode you will learn... 1) Why movement is one of the 4 pillars 2) How you can work with tea for your specific movement Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Click here to try yours today! Want to show your support for the show & give us a 5 star r...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is analyzing GABA! In this episode you will learn... 1) What exactly GABA is 2) Why it is important for you 3) How GABA is concentrated in tea 4) Can GABA from tea really help lower stress, anxiety, and fear? 5) How we can boost GABA in our minds, bodies, and spirits Link to today's systematic review on GABA: Effects of GABA on Stress and Sleep in Humans Try Fres...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince hosted Krandon and Randon of NothinButATeaThang! In this episode you will learn about... 1) How these brothers operate a business together 2) How tea has inspired their creativity and you can too 3) Why communitea is so important for you and others...especially men 4) How you can build a vision around your passion NothinButATeaThang Links: NothinButATeaThang Webs...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is helping you recover with these 5 herbs! In this episode you will learn... 1) The holistic approach to recovering after a long weekend 2) The 6 things Vince focuses on when recovering 3) The 5 powerful herbs to support our recovery process Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Click here to try yours tod...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is helping you not get nauseous while drinking tea In this episode you will learn... 1) Why some teas can make you nauseous 2) What you can do to fix that Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Click here to try yours today! Want to show your support for the show & give us a 5 star rating?! Do so using the ...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince hosted Cody The Oolong Drunk! In this episode you will learn about... 1) The politics of tea 2) The inspiration of Cody's talk show "Blissfully Tea Drunk With..." 3) Why communitea is so important 4) How you can be inspired by tea Cody's Links: The Oolong Drunk Website Blissfully Tea Drunk With...Youtube The Oolong Drunk IG Try Fresh Steeps tea products to suppor...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is answering the question "is knowledge power?" In this episode you will learn... 1) The mathematical equation for power 2) How to utilize power 3) Insights of knowledge and power from shou pu'erh 4) Is knowledge power??? Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Click here to try yours today! Looking to mee...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince talks about jiu jitsu and tea! In this episode you will learn... 1) What jiu jitsu is and means 2) The similarities of the tea practice and jiu jitsu practice 3) Why jiu jitsu and tea are potentially a match made in heaven Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Click here to try yours today! Looking to mee...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince hosted Joey and Michael of TeaWaves. TeaWaves is sourcing and providing some of the finest teas from the Fujian Province of China. Both Michael and Joey have a rich history with tea and now they are sharing it with you. In this episode you will learn... 1) The unique differences of Chinese tea culture vs Western 2) How to incorporate mindfulness and movement into you...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince will discuss what communiTEA means to him! In this episode you will learn... 1) The negatives of NOT having communitea 2) What can be done when sharing tea together 3) Why communitea is so important for the betterment of your life and others 4) How to create communitea in your life Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic ...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince just got back from and is recapping the World Tea Expo! In this episode you will learn... 1) What the World Tea Expo is 2) What the future of tea in the industry looks like 3) How education will be the lifeblood for ensuring proper wages around the world 4) How you can get involved in the tea industry 5) The future of Fresh Steeps and OpTEAmized Try Fresh Steeps ...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is diving head first into the world of water! In this episode you will learn... 1) About Vince's water treatment and chemical engineering background 2) Why water is so important for our health and tea 3) The many different types of home filters and why we need to invest in one 4) Why when you filter your water you need to add supplements to it 5) This one tea tool...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is sticking on the topic of the immune system! In this episode you will learn... 1) What immune modulators are 2) The 4 main types of immune modulators and why they work 3) When to take immune modulating herbs and why Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Click here to try yours today! Looking to meet lik...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today...Vince is sick! In this episode you will hear... 1) What got him sick 2) Best practices to avoid getting sick 3) The top 3 herbal teas for when you do get sick 4) Bonus herbs/concoctions that help support the immune system Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Click here to try yours today! Looking to meet like...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Happy St. Patrick's Day TEAmigos! Today we are digging into the history of Irish tea consumption and the dark sides of it that influenced Irelands huge tea consumption in the world. In this episode you will hear... 1) The history of Irish Breakfast Tea 2) The dark truths of Irelands perception of tea 3) What the Irish culture is like today Try Fresh Steeps tea products to suppor...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today we are reflecting on the last year. On March 13th 2022 the Fresh Steeps products were released to the world for the first time. 1 year later we are reflecting on the 22 lessons Vince has learned. Tune into this episode to hear the 22 lessons (practical, philosophical, and emotional) that Vince has learned in 1 year of starting a tea biz. Reach out to Vince if you are looking f...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today we are slowing down and learning lessons from Milk Oolong Tea. In this episode you will hear... 1) The short history of Milk Oolong and how it is made 2) The smooth and silky lesson I learned from this tea 3) How Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast 4) Vince quote Billy Joel Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Cli...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today we are honoring nature with Da Hong Pao Oolong tea. In this episode you will hear... 1) The legend of Da Hong Pao Oolong Tea 2) What makes this tea so expensive 3) Why the legend of Da Hong Pao teaches us to honor nature more 4) How we can honor nature today in our tea practice and beyond Try Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic h...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea. Today we are switching things up a bit and digging into some philosophical topics...specifically manipulation vs persuasion. Of course no good discussion happens without tea, so we have licorice root tea featured! In this episode you will hear... 1) Why licorice root tea relates to manipulation 2) What is manipulation and persuasion 3) What differentiates the two 4) How you can ...

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1M people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea! How? 4 ways... 1) Education 2) Mindfulness Practices 3) Movement 4) CommuniTEA Tune into conversations with people within the communitea to learn about their journey's with tea and how it has influenced their mind, body, and spirit. Join Vince for some tea as he uncovers some of life's topics and discusses how tea has influenced education, movement, mindfulness, and communitea around ...