The Juice Girl from Jersey Shore follows her heart and fulfills a dream

Juice Girl from Jersey Shore talks to Juicing Radio about leaving the safety of a well paying corporate job to open her very own juice bar!

Something many of us dream about but few of us will ever have the courage to do!

Shane speaks with the Juice Girl aka Christine Patton, owner of the award-winning Juice Girl juice bar in Stone Harbor, NJ. Christine discovered juicing at age 18, before it was the trend it has become today.

Even though she loved how vibrant juice made her look and feel, Christine kept quiet about her passion, not wanting to be ridiculed for drinking ‘swamp water.’ Fascinated by the idea that food could heal the body, Christine began dreaming early on about someday running her own juice shop.

 
I didn’t have time to think, I had time to trust in myself…I was meant to do this.
 

Practical matters prevailed, however, and Christine pursued a corporate career path. When her company downsized, cutting her salary in half, Christine decided to make her passion a reality and start a juice bar. More obstacles followed, including an investor who pulled funding at the last minute, but Christine soldiered on.

 

Once she decided to follow her heart, nothing could stop her, and Juice Girl was born.

 
People come to me in pain, and I will whip them up a juice and they’ll feel better.
 

Shane and Christine talk about the difficulties of starting a new business, and the rewards beyond the financial that focusing on helping others can bring.

Working with local suppliers and growers, Christine is intimately involved in every facet of her business. Her proudest moments, she says, “are when customers hug me.”

Building strong relationships with both patrons and vendors is the cornerstone of Christine’s success.

 

Christine - The Juice Girl serves up terrific tips, from the philosophical to the practical:

 

Follow your heart
Meditate daily
Stop comparing yourself to others
Wash your produce well and correctly
And above all: Just put the excuses aside, and put the love inside…give yourself the time for you.

 

 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Follow Juice Girl on Facebook

www.Juicegirlpharmacy.com - Christine’s website (coming soon)

Prescription for Nutritional Healing: Phyllis Balch’s book that changed Christine’s life at 18

The Life Regenerator on YouTube: Christine’s favorite resource for juicing inspiration

Health Bliss by Susan Smith Jones

The Juice Girl recommends the Champion Juicer

The Juicing Post - for all your juicing news

 

Christine’s Best Detox Recipe:

Kale * Cucumber * Apple * Lemon (with peel!) * Ginger

Today’s episode of Juicing Radio is sponsored by Champion Juicer -where every juicer is hand assembled and tested 3 times to ensure it lives up to the highest quality standards. It is what Shane uses at home, every day.