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Friends Who Juice: Mike Gasca

August 31, 2016 By Jen Chase

If TJS had a king bee, it would be Mike Gasca. Know why? Because having a manager care about your company’s success like he founded the place is bomb…and when he cares about the success of his colleagues like they’re family (probably more than his own but not less than his Pomeranian…more on a boy and his dog later), well it’s beeyond words.

Meet Mike Gasca, the oil in TJS’s wheels, the fist behind our might, the green in our juice…the guy who helps everyone around him do their job to their highest ability so we can continue to bring you Bees the best product in the Las Vegas valley.

ALL ABOUT MIKE

Hi! I’m…Mike Gasca.

I grew up in…Riverside, Cali., but spent the last few years in West Hollywood.

What brought me here to Las Vegas was…I moved here in April 2016 to join the Hive at The Juice Standard.

If I had to pick a daily mantra or a quote we try to live by, it would be…”Make an IMPACT…not just an IMPRESSION!”

What motivates me out of bed in the morning is…knowing that each day I have the opportunity to impact the life of someone else.

If I had to pick a theme song, it would be…Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never because I will always reach for the stars.

Don’t get me started talking about…politics! I ran for local school board at the humble age of 18!

Every day I strive to… do things that make me better, my team better, and TJS better!

The best advice I’ve ever received (about work or life) was…“Flush the toilet!” It’s important to eliminate the waste in our lives, and constantly move forward!

The number one thing I’d tell my younger self is…stop wearing rhinestones! You will regret having a wardrobe that rivals Liberace’s!

Something that scares me is…working too much! I love my job and what I do, but I do not want to look back and think about all the memories I have missed.

If I could go anywhere TOMORROW, I’d be on a plane to…Walt Disney World in Florida! I absolutely love Disney, and have always wanted to go to Florida.

When I’m not working, these are some of the things you may find me doing: Always enjoying the company of my Pomeranian, Aurora! Scenic hikes are something I have gotten into since moving to Vegas…and, driving to Cali to go to Disneyland!

This is Mike’s adorable pup, Aurora, partying at our August Customer Appreciation Night!

The one food that’s not good for me that I wish I liked less is…French Fries! I need to learn to bake my potatoes, not saturate them in fat.

Chocolate or vanilla? Swirl! (Why compromise when you can have everything you want?)

MIKE THE MANAGER

My title at TJS is…“Coach!” I have the privilege of leading, developing and motivating a team of awesome managers.

When people ask about what I do at TJS, I tell them…I empower lives! I empower our guests by offering them wholesome, nutritious goodness in a bottle; our Bees, by enabling them to have a fulling job that they love; and our community, by being part of a company that values giving back.

In my past I’ve done this kind of work at other juice/wellness companies like…Beaming Wellness in California. And if I had to describe what makes working at TJS different, I’d have to say the uncompromising standards, amazing product and gifted people!

I was drawn to work in the wellness industry because…I had reached a point in my life where I was unhappy with my overall health. I didn’t value nutrition, and I had no awareness about the impact of what I put in my body. I realized the power of healthy eating, and wanted to enable others to do the same.

Something I’m proud to have implemented at TJS is…a focus on the development of our people. I want to teach every Bee to be so great at their job they can leave (yet treat them so well that they never want to!).

The thing I love most about managing companies and people is… that it lets me impart strong leadership and a sense of entrepreneurship with everyone I work with. For me, the thing I like most about working with people is watching them grow and prosper. Even if they leave the company, I value what I have been able to teach them.

To me, working in the juice industry is special/important/rewarding beecause…you are able to form real relationships that can produce tangible results. To meet someone at the start of their health and wellness journey and watch them grow is a rewarding experience.

My favorite advice to onpass to folks who want to get into the wellness industry is…“If you wouldn’t continue to do this even if you won the lottery…do something else!”

The number one thing I’d tell my younger professional self is…“Be humble!” Leadership is not defined by positions you hold, but rather, the actions you take to make the company a better place/

My top-three future goals are…to develop each Bee that wants to grow with TJS into the role they desire; to learn to better influence others through strong leadership; and to make TJS the “Starbucks of Juice.”

MIKE ON JUICE

True or false: I loved green juice even before I started working at TJS. True

The first time I realized I loved cold-pressed juice was…when I was extremely thirsty, and on a whim I happened to try some from Pressed juicery.

Today, I drink it beecause…I value the benefits of juice, and I have learned how to make kale taste like candy!

This is how I incorporate juice into my life: At least a bottle a day!

What I think sets TJS apart from the rest is…our STANDARDS! We are organic, we don’t use HPP, and we’re innovative about our approach to making nutritious delicious one sip at a time!

When people ask, I tell them my fave TJS flave is…Bee Effective (if Im feeling green), Bee Grateful if I want some sweets!

When people see me drink green juice and give me a face, I want to tell them to…name their favorite beverage because I’d bet them I could make a juice to rival that taste!

When I drink juice, it makes me feel…in control of my life.

My advice to a newbee juicer is…“GREEN is our friend!”

Newable Chewables For You(able)

August 23, 2016 By Jen Chase

See Marcella? That’s her. She’s a bomb recipe-creating queen that can’t bee stopped.

Lucky You, when she goes on a tear it benefits your belly like nobody’s business. Case in point: In the last month The Juice Standard has added two new iced lattes (and come Vegas’s not-as-hot time you may want them hot, too), and coming up faster than you can say Norwalk juicer, our chewables menu is gonna blow up.

(BLOW up…with deliciousness, that is.)

So for a sneak peek of the almost-here chewables, and an intro to the here-and-now lattes, here’s how TJS is keeping Summer 2016 so freaking tasty.

SENSATIONAL NEW SIPPERS

The Honey Nātado: Named for one of our fantabulous Bees beehind our counters (our staff helps make TJS operate SO smoothly!), this iced brew is the perfect blend of our organic espresso, cashew cream and raw local honey. (Hint: Double the espresso for some added zing-a-zing-zing.)

The Matcha Latte: Green tea lovers, this is so for you. Matcha is a drink served hot or cold that’s made from grinding green tea leaves to a powder-fine consistency and mixing it with water. If green tea has lots of health benefits, matcha has about a kajillion more since you’re ingesting the entire leaf. Combine all that WHealth™ with cashew cream, vanilla, agave, and a little acai, and you have something that’s as nutritious as it is delicious.

ORGANIC SALADS + WRAPS

Kale Granola Salad: Our newest salad features kale leaves that have been gently massaged with a honey-lemon vinaigrette and topped with our raw, house-made granola, and dried cranberries. As with our Field Greens Salad, both can be made portable by throwing them in a wrap. Gently, of course.

TOASTS!

Avocado Chipotle Toast: Simplicity at its best: Avocado (with a lil’ chipotle kick!) is topped with microgreens and sliced radish.

Avocado Granola Toast: Avocado and our house-made granola come together in the same bite to satisfy the savory-sweet crunch you didn’t even know you could crave so much but you do and this is one awesome toast.

Mediterranean Toast: Marcella’s kickass tzatziki—a spread made from Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, and herbs—is slathered on bread and topped with microgreens and tomatoes.

Seeds Of Inspiration: A protein-rich toast slathered with our organic house-made cashew-walnut butter, and topped with hemp, pumpkin and flax seeds…all on organic seeded bread.

Bee Bread: This sublime, dessert-like toast features our organic, house-made cashew-walnut butter, spread on toothsome oat bread, and topped with banana, granola, and honey. Served warm and Good Lord it’s good.

WHEALTHY™ TREATS + SNACKS

Chia Seed Puddings: So, our chia seed puddin’ isn’t new—we still combine the same protein-rich ancient grain with our signature, house-made nut milks for a healthy grab-and-go snack or meal. But the names are way easier to remember. Now, simply say the name of your fave TJS nut milk (except Bee Excellent), add “chia” at the end and anyone beehind the counter will know what you’re talking about and serve you up right.

Happy Chia (Chocolate)
Legendary Chia (Chai-spiced)
Magnificent Chia (Vanilla)
Choco-Mint Chia (You got this.)

Vanilla Parfait: Admittedly, this isn’t different, either—still comes with your choice of Greek or dairy-free coconut yogurt, and it’s still a whole lotta creamy, dreamy protein at its best. But now you can get it topped with TJS’s house-made tropical granola or our homemade raw cacao granola.

Vegan Cheesecake: Our decadent noncheesecake comes in two flavors—blueberry and pineapple—and delivers authentic taste with a sweet, walnut-cashew crumb crust.

Lemon Coconut Cake Pop: This vegan cake pop made with creamy raw cashews, lemon zest and coconut flakes, comes on the tastiest stick ever: An edible pretzel!

Banana Chews: Known previously as our “banana leathers,” this is still the same delish recipe: We dehydrate raw, organic banana strips to the perfect chewy consistency, and serve it with our house-made creamy cashew walnut butter.

Seasonal Fruit Chews: Same as our banana chews only featuring our favorite seasonal organic fruit. It’s portable sweetness for health (and taste) on the go.

The Functions of Superfood Mix-Ins

August 23, 2016 By Jen Chase

Remember Dairy Queen, Bees? And those mix-ins? Good Lord, you could blitz up soft-serve ice cream with pretty much anything, turning it into an icy up of your very own whirly, swirly candy-filled fave.

Mmm, the good ol’ days.

Don’t go getting too nostalgic. Because what you were throwing into that little microbiome of yours sure as shootin’ wasn’t doing anything to raise your serotonin levels, or calm our nerves, or improve your digestion. Plenty of studies suggest that sugar’s basically the devil, no matter how good it tastes. But at The Juice Standard, you can relive a little of that mix-in nostalgia without shading yourself with guilt if you hit up any of the three TJS locations, order a smoothie, and then add some whole-food mix-ins to your meal…ones designed to up-level your health, one powder or potion at a time.

Here’s our cheat sheet of how to up the ante of your health (having a little fun in the process), sip after smoothie sip.

Avocado: A heart-healthy fat that adds a delicious creaminess to anything it’s mixed with. It’s also excellent for workout recovery by helping balance electrolytes; aid in muscle activity, nerve function and maintaining a healthy metabolism; and it’s excellent for taming inflammation.

Bee Pollen: A plant-based protein filled with vitamin Bs and essential amino acids that when taken regularly can help boost immunity to local allergens. Plus, all those Bs (vitamins, that is), help keep stress at bay.

Chia Seeds: This phytonutrient-filled, high-quality plant protein is rich in antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, iron, calcium, and zinc. It’s a great way to add extra protein to pretty much anything that hits it.

Coconut Oil: The answer to what seems to be everything (Wanna take off makeup? Coconut oil! Wanna whiten teeth? Coconut oil!), this darling of the health world really is all that. This anti-bacterial, thyroid-boosting, metabolism-enhancing healthy fat is high in lauric and medium-chain fatty acids, which means it’s easily digested and converted to energy.

Coconut Yogurt: A tasty, protein-rich alternative to diary yogurt so good you won’t miss the cow, goat or other version.

Flax Seeds: Rich in vitamin B1, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, and manganese, flax seeds can also help lower cholesterol and regulate glucose levels. Add them ground up to your smoothie (…you won’t even taste it).

Ghee: Clarified butter with a slightly nutty flavor and a robust nose unlike butter, yet rich and delicious like butter. Along with grassfed butter or coconut oil, we offer ghee as an addition to our Bee Invincible (our version of buttered or “Bulletproof®” coffee).

Hemp Seeds: Yet another highly digestible plant protein. This one helps improve muscle performance, stamina and recovery, and it’s rich in omega-3s and 6s as well as GLA and vitamin E. Could this be your exercise routine’s BFF? Maybe.

L.O.V.E. Whole-food supplement*: This portion powder is a wholefood super meal made by a company called Purium. We recommend adding it to any smoothie since it’ll truly turn one into a meal.

Maca: Earlier in the year we ran a great piece about the beeauty of this beeautiful little adaptogen. Read about it here. (For a shortcut? It’s a libido- and energy-inducing powder that kinda tastes like malt, so it tastes great in pretty much anything that’s creamy. Nut milk, anyone?)

Matcha: The ground green tea leaf, the whole ground green tea leaf and nothing but the whole ground green tea leaf! Powerful, potent and highly antioxidant, matcha has a grassy, earthy flavor and is supreme at keeping up your energy without coffee’s typical jitters.

Nutritional Yeast: A delicious vegetarian source of vitamin B12 that’s high in protein, folic acid and fiber. Often added to salads and savory foods for the way it mimics parmesan cheese.

Powershake: A superfoods blend by Purium, the same company that provides us with the L.O.V.E. whole-food supplement.

Raw, Local Honey: Like its bee pollen cousin, raw local honey is anti-microbial, and can help boost immunity to local allergens.

Spirulina: A high-quality, plant-based protein loaded with energizing chlorophyll which helps oxygenate our blood.

Collagen: An amino acid that’s protein-rich and good for brain activity and beauty.

Note: All of our add-ins are $1.50 (with the exception of the collagen which is $3.50). The brand we use is from grass-fed bovine and it’s non-GMO…so as always, you can feel good about what you’re getting once you walk through our doors.

Juicing Across The Map

August 2, 2016 By Jen Chase

Vegas is often called the Entertainment Capital of the World, and though it’s got a vibe and vocab all its own (day clubbing, anyone?) something it has in common with other international city destinations is this: Smart locals know when to stick around, and they know when to go. And each summer, go-time is August.

It’s a common custom across large swaths of Europe. Italians leave their homes, jobs and shops to head for the water, and you’ll even find streets amid the City of Lights a little more dim thanks to locals seeking beyond-the-borders respite before school and university bring on the fall.

In Vegas, we leave for another reason.

It’s so damn hot.

It’s not like that’s news—summertime’s hot, right?—but like childbirth and getting dumped, the human spirit knows how to block pain. But for when we do remember the sear of Nevada’s sun on our skin, cooler climes are in order. So, we go. Maybe you go, too? If you do, and if you love juice like we do, working your healthy lifestyle into even your vacation time is primo. So here’s short list of places we love to hit when we get the hella outta Dodge. And if you have suggestions, start a convo at our Facebook page. We’d love to hear where your juice cravings take you.

Jamie Stephenson (TJS Co-Founder and CEO)

A Jamie fave: Glacier Ginger (Whitefish, Mont.)

Why?

“Glacier uses organic ingredients that are sourced locally, since there is quite a bit of agriculture in the area. Its ginger is nice and spicy, and super delicious in the “Mule Kick Shot”…a combo of fresh ginger and lemon juices, with a sprinkle of cayenne over the top (aka, a TJS Wellness Shot). Also, juice is made on the spot using the centrifugal juicing method, and Glacier also make many flavors of craft ginger brew including lime and cherry. This place is a definite go-to, after a Glacier Park hike or local Whitefish craft beer-night!”

Marcella Williams (TJS Co-Founder and COO)

A Marcella fave: Butcher’s Daughter (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Why?

“Butcher’s Daughter is where the farmhouse meets Venice Beach, and everything that’s right in the food world is caught in between. Like so many people probably will this month I recently had the privilege of escaping the Vegas desert heat for just a couple days. The struggle about traveling, for me, is that not only am I a health-conscious eater, but I am usually am traveling with my three niños who are far pickier than I am…and in a different way.

“We stumbled upon The Butcher’s Daughter after a relaxing afternoon on the beach. With sand still in my toes and salt water in my hair (which made it look fab, by the way!) we walked into this restaurant eyeing a table on the patio that looked out onto Abbot Kinney Boulevard…which just happens to be the street-of-all-streets to wander around on in Venice. The menu was vegan with some vegetarian options…and I loved the fact that this pro-life animal house had no fear of cracking an egg over any dish including my spaghetti squash carbonara.

“Classic carbonara calls for cream (heavier the better) egg, cheese, and of course, pancetta or some other form of Babe. If you asked me a month ago if this dish could be pulled off without bacon grease I would’ve laughed…but Butcher’s Daughter nailed it. I could taste the love in these dishes.

“We also had the stone oven pizza with arugula, pears, gorgonzola, and a touch of spice with red peppers. The flavors blended together very well, as most would imagine. We also ordered the smashed avocado crostini because of our love for functional fats. (I actually have a Pinterest board dedicated to avocados…but who doesn’t?)

“Aside from the fabulous food, Butcher’s Daughter’s juice menu is what really impressed me. It serves very unique concoctions, and with an Asian theme throughout, it uses ingredients like lemongrass, kefir lime leaves and even yuzu in a few juices. Jamie has wanted me to play around with yuzu before but sourcing some of these ‘off the beaten path’ ingredients gets tricky when we only source organic and, live in the desert. I left feeling nourished and inspired. I look forward to my next beach getaway and the wonderful flavors that follow in southern California.

Mallory Dawn (TJS Creative Director)

A Mallory fave? Mother’s (Barcelona, Spain)

Why?

“I was in Barcelona earlier this year. And on a rainy day, when I kept getting lost trying to find a famous magazine shop, I smelled cinnamon and honey…and wandered into Mother’s. Turns out they had just pulled their homemade granola out of the oven (which I purchased along with a veggie bowl and some juices). I sat in the shop, talking to the owner about the importance of educating consumers and the responsibility we each shared, being the first juice shops in our respective cities. Everything about Mothers’ brand and intention reminded me of TJS, and I was so happy to be led astray in my search.

“Later in my trip, during my travels back through Spain, I found Teresa’s Juicery. The outpost is located inside the popular shop, Flax & Kale. It has a wonderful selection of organic juices thanks to founder Teresa Carle’s more than 35 years of recipe-making experience. And it shows: You could literally satisfy any taste craving with her assorted menu. (The juice called “Party Recovery” with its purified water, beet, honey, strawberry, coconut water, and hemp seeds) is basically just an extension of any party!)”

Jen Chase (TJS Content Director)

A Jen fave? Cocobeet (Boston, Mass.)

Why?

“I grew up outside of Boston, along Massachusetts’ south shore. After a few years of enjoying a West coaster’s life, though I’m back in New England, a lot of my work remains Vegas based, with my most inspiring being writing and editing for and with The Juice Standard. I’m thankful for my dual-coast work, but with my natural (obsessive?) allegiance to Marcella’s and Jamie’s recipes, the culinary thing I miss most about Las Vegas is not having access to what I ~~totally unbiasedly~~ objectively and humbly beelieve is the best collective juice menu, ever. Thankfully, I discovered Cocobeet in downtown Boston, and its product, mission, dedication to organics, and overall mindset is the closest I can get to TJS’s when life is more Beantown than Sin City.

“The juice world is a lot smaller than you’d think, and the first time I hit Cocobeet, I met co-owner, Onur, and explained what I do for TJS. He knew a little about Vegas’ cold-pressed juice scene and the more we talked, the more names we both recognized. Then came my money moment: When I got home and dove into the stash I’d bought, I finally felt a little less winsome for my TJS faves—Bee Resilient, Bee Happy, Bee Chill—because I had new ones to love: Green Monkey, Chocolate Power Mylk and Watermelon Quench. Cocobeet does it right by pressing every day (like TJS); by committing to organics (like TJS); and by being completely transparent about why sometimes certain flavors can’t be pressed if an ingredient can’t be bought organic (that’s how we roll, too). Cocobeet is even morphing into more and more chewables (um, like who?), which makes every trip feel hella like home to me…even when my heart’s juicy home is 2,735 miles away. But who’s counting.”

Twins Who Juice: Kylie+Jessica McBeath

July 5, 2016 By Jen Chase

For the last 40 years in a town called Twinsburg, Ohio, a special festival has taken place to celebrate a group of very special people.

(You Bees are pretty freaking smart so you probably already know where we’re going with this. Play along.)

Every August celebrates Twins Days, which according to people who know a lot more than we do is the largest gathering of biological multiples in the world (and by that we mean twins, quadruplets, Kate Gosselin’s eight kids). People travel from all over to participate…and by participate, we mean meet others who share what’s been described over and over as a bond like no other, between two beings not only from the same womb but from the same moment of inception.

(Ain’t science special?!)

In addition to our very own Marcella’s very own twin sons (who can be seen pictured with their mum here), The Humble Bee didn’t have to trek to Ohio to find our very own set of twins whose story is beeyond worth telling. Kylie and Jessica McBeath are the founders of Zura Health, a wellness company dedicated to helping people live their best and most healthiest lives. If that sounds like aNOTHER company you know, you’ll understand why these wholehearted women are TJS’s first “Twins Who Juice.” We couldn’t be more happy to showcase their passion, their humor, their love for another (natch), and of course, their love of juice. Our juice.

Here’s their story.

Hi! We’re…Kylie and Jessica McBeath.

Our family has…six family members, and out of all of us, there is…one set of twins.

We entered the world in…Tucson, Arizona; however, at the ripe age of 3 we transplanted to Viva, making us the 4^th generation to call this city home.

What brought us to Las Vegas was….sex, drugs, and rock & roll. (Ha ha, just kidding!) Our roots run deep in Las Vegas.

What has kept us here is….We are still asking ourselves this question. (The 100+ degree summers?Nahh!) To be honest, with the co-creation of Zura Health, our digital health company, it is our mission to empower, heal, and elevate the community in which were raised. Giving back is why we are here.

In our experience, the biggest misconception about living in Las Vegas is….that people live on the Strip, only work in hotels, and party like rock stars every weekend.

The thing we secretly (or not-so-secretly) love most about living here is…this city never sleeps and there is always something to do: shows to see, concerts to go to, and wonderful eats. Added B-O-N-U-S…McCarran allows us to jump on a plane at a moment’s notice to almost anywhere in the world. (Did someone say the beach?)

If we had to pick a daily mantra or a quote we try to live by, it would be…“Let all who need me find me. Let me help relieve suffering.”

A favorite Vegas spot that never gets old is…Red Rock Mountains.

TWIN LIFE…IN AND OUT OF LAS VEGAS

If we had to pick a theme song for us as twins, it would be…Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing. Classic.

Some of our favorite things to do as sibs are…make plant-based bliss. Work out. Travel. CREATE our holistic healthcare company, Zura Health.

When people ask me where we work and what we do, I tell them…Jess: I write, speak, and consult on whole-person healing. From the co-creation of Zura Health, to my book, Unconditional, I am here to heal and build a bridge to a deeper awareness that honors the whole—mind, body, and soul.

While I am not busy masterminding and creating Zura Health with Ky, I work at Optum, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Health Group within its Patient Experience division. We are responsible for bridging the gap between healthcare and hospitality, driving better consumer experiences, inspiring healthy behaviors and ultimately making the health care system work better for everyone.

We’ve been in Las Vegas since 1993. In our opinion, the biggest difference in the healthy-living scene between then and now is… It didn’t exist before. Just within the last 5 years are we beginning to see wellness bars, state-of-the-art studios and an established wellness tribe. We are thrilled and grateful to see the evolution.

When anyone ever mistakes us for the other twin…we almost always just run with it.

No matter how busy we get at work, this is what we do to make sure we eat well during the week: We only buy healthy food, so this keeps our options simple. Healthy or starve…ha ha!

We also bulk prep. If it’s a bulk gluten free grain, roasted sweet potatoes or chopped kale, it is vital to the success of our weekly wellness regimen. Whatever we have on hand that week we toss in a bowl and add some cashew cream heaven and call it a day. If you know you are going to be going full steam, always pack a nutritious snack; I will grab an apple or a banana and some walnut butter or a handful of nuts and seeds to ensure I always have that added boost for mid-day snacking/treat.

The fruit or vegetable you’ll always find in our kitchens are…

Ky: Lemons an avocado.

Jess: Ahhh, can I have three? If I had to pick in order it would be avocado, kale and sprouts.

The health habit I totally love making fun of my sib for is…

Ky: Well to be honest, we have the same health habits so if I make fun of her, I am making fun of me…#twinning]

Jess: What Ky said…but I am sure our families can give you a whole slew of examples.

When we go out, our typical fave fare to eat is…Indian. (Did someone say Aloo Gobi? It doesn’t get better.)

True or false: “I hope I have twins.”

Ky. Having a twin sister is like having a built in unconditionally loving best friend. We always joke and say, “Thank God that egg split in two—because we have a big mission here.” Every day, I wake up in gratitude for my twin sister, she has been the brightest light on my path to wholeness, unconditional love and acceptance. Who wouldn’t want this for their children?

Jess: TRUE. I always tell people that having a built-in-best-friend is quite possibly the greatest gift. I am grateful to share the journey with someone who is always in alignment with my crazy ideas and who will be the first to keep me honest if I get a little off beat.

TWINS ON JUICE

The person who introduced cold-pressed juice to us was…Our Aunt Shannon.

The reason we drink cold-pressed juice is because…it’s the best way to nourish and energize our bodies. For us, green juice is our go-to lift and daily dose of goodness.

The reason we drink TJS’s cold-pressed juice is because…Well, for starters it tastes ahhh-mazing. Second, we support TJS because of the love and passion not only in the product but in the people. The TJS team and community inspire us in BIG ways to show up and execute.

This is how each of us incorporates cold-pressed juice into our lifestyle:

Kylie: Once you know how good healthy feels it just becomes a non-negotiable. Cold-pressed juice is a part of our jam. We just make it happen.

Jess: Cold-pressed juice is a part of our lifestyle. Whether we are traveling or at home we always find a way to incorporate our liquid greens. First pit stop in a new city is a juice bar or a local market.

The first time we drank green juice, we thought it was…liquid gold into our veins. I (Ky speaking) remember my first experience with spirulina in a green juice and it was a nutrition rush unlike anything I have ever experienced. I thought to myself, ‘Whoa, this is a game-changer.’ All I have to say is this: electron-rich foods=powerful.

Out of the two of us, the one who likes to drink TJS juice the most in our family is…When we stop by TJS, we grab a bunch to share with each other…we are all about the gift of health in our family.

The pickier sibling of the two of us is..

Ky: Ha ha! Jess for sure…only because I’m answering these interview questions first.

(Jess: This is not true.)

My favorite TJS flavor is…

Ky: Whew, this is a tough one. But my favorites, plural, are Bee Happy and Bee WHealthy™.

Jess: Honestly, I would probably replace my blood with any of the lovely creations at TJS, but I would have to go with Bee On Point and Bee The Change…and let’s not mention my addiction to the raw cacao mocha.

Yes or No: “I love juice so much I make my own.”

Ky: No. Ha ha! I leave it to the masters—aka TJS.

Jess: I’ve got an internal battle brewing over this but for right now it’s a smoothie or TJS.

True or false: Making juice at home is a royal pain in the tail.

Ky: TRUE

Jess: TRUE, but I’m always optimistic on how this shall evolve.

The thing I like about TJS juice is….

Ky: The love and the passion that arises in every detail, in every bottle, in every sip.

Jess: The people=love=the juice=liquid gold=the mission=a more beautiful and healthy community.

The funniest thing that ever happened to one of us while drinking juice OR when one of us was doing a juice fast, was… Jess here. Ky and I remember the first time we gave our lovely mom a taste of E3Live. Ky and I laughed for a solid three hours because of her reaction. She now is a little weary about what she agrees to when she’s in a juice bar with us.

Our twinsy advice to a newbee juicer is… Be kind to you. You deserve to feel good, and sometimes to get to this space we have to exfoliate the self-doubts, and wash away the layers of limitation to reach wholeness. It’s all a part of the process, just keep moving toward that space that feels good. Imprint with love.

Learn more about the beauty of a company these dynamos have created— Zura Health—by visiting its Facebook page here, or by following on the Insta at @ZuraHealth.

Now Sip This: Our Cocktails…Your Kitchen

July 5, 2016 By Jen Chase

Back in May, you devoted Bees might remember that our co-founder and CEO Jamie Stephenson was asked to participate in wellness expert Sheree Clark’s “What The Fork?” online summit, featuring other folks in the wellness community, like Jamie, sharing their personal paths toward their WHealth™ and glowing self.

More than 100 listeners were so inspired by Jamie’s come-to-juicing moments, they signed up to beecome a part of The Juice Standard’s growing Hive so they could receive our monthly newsletter (From The Humble Bee) right in their inbox.

But nowwwwww, we want to bring those very same recipes to each and every one of our beeautiful juicers. Beecause, hell, it’s July, and what ~~sweatier~~ better month to stir up a few delicious, nutritious bevvies of the adult variety to enjoy with those you love? (And, natch…those who love juice!)

What follows are actual recipes—actual recipes, Bees!—served at our juicery “The Buzz” at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Of our three Las Vegas Valley stores, The Cosmopolitan’s the only place in Las Vegas pouring a full menu of cold-pressed cocktails…a handful of luscious elixirs combining choice liquors with our cold-pressed juices and nut milks.

(Talk about up-leveling your cocktailing to something almost healthy. Wows.)

With these recipes, you can now plan your day’s next “happiest hour” with some WHealthy™ sippage on us. And for you teetotalers who really like the sound of these but want a liquor-free experience, ditch the hooch. And we should also note that these recipes feature TJS’s signature blends as mixers, so your at-home concoctions might not taste exactly like ours unless you get your hands on our bottles.

(Uptick? If you make or buy your own juice or nut milk to replace the TJS versions, you might come up with something even better.)

((We said might.))

QUEEN FOR A DAY

Serves 1

The Juice Standard’s combination of Bee Royal (apple, lemon, ginger…like a slightly spiced lemonade); brandy or bourbon (it’s the sipper’s choice); and enough ginger beer to make everything go down nice and tingly, reminds you of a Dark & Stormy with a side of citrus attitude. Lightly alcoholic and fully flavored, the Queen For A Day is perfect for languid hours in the surf or sun, or a night where you crave a slow and steady buzz to get your groove on.

Ingredients

4 ounces The Juice Standard’s Bee Royal (Don’t live in Nevada? Juice your own apples, lemons and ginger to your personal taste, or procure something similar from your favorite local organic juicery.)
1.5 ounces brandy or bourbon
3 ounces ginger beer

Method

In a shaker filled with ice, combine the Bee Royal and liquor of choice and stir until combined. Strain into a 12-ounce glass filled with ice, and top with the ginger beer. Want it fancy? Garnish with candied ginger, step back and swoon.

The Happy Russian

Serves 1

The Juice Standard’s Bee Happy nut milk is the base of this drink that mimics the most epic chocolate milk you’ve ever had, minus the milk, and then spiked. The Bee Happy itself contains raw cashews, Brazil nuts and walnuts, as well as raw local honey, cacao, vanilla bean, pink Himalayan salt, alkaline water, and coconut water. Then, it combines with grownup liquid glee for some dreamy, creamy goodness in a glass.

Ingredients

5 ounces The Juice Standard’s Bee Happy nut milk (Note: Don’t live in Nevada? Sub in your favorite homemade or store-bought nut milk and add raw cacao powder and agave to achieve your desired choco-creaminess.)
1 ounce vodka
½ ounce Kahlua
¼ ounce Crème de Menthe (optional)

Method

In a shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients and shake vigorously for approximately 30 seconds (this creates ice flecks in your drink that will help keep it extra cold). Then, strain and pour over ice in a glass of your choice (we like one that holds about 12 ounces).
If you made it minty, garnish with fresh mint leaves. Don’t like-a da mint? Grab a microplane and shave dark chocolate over the top for a pretty presentation.

Enhancing My Reverence for Nature at The SnowMansion

June 30, 2016 By Jamie Stephenson

Sunset at The SnowMansion.

For two weeks, I spent my vacation time at The SnowMansion, north of Taos, New Mexico, for a permaculture design course. Permaculture—derived from the two words “permanent” and “agriculture”—is a philosophy based on the concept of producing an abundance of food in a manner that won’t run out while at the same time, creating little or no waste. It’s derived from the template of nature: she produces in abundance, and rarely produces waste…for the benefit of us all.

Throughout the course I asked myself, “How can The Juice Standard provide abundance in the Las Vegas community while minimizing waste?” It’s so simple: We can maintain THE highest standards in the industry (i.e., “Only ORGANIC food is served here”). We can (and do) operate with the utmost integrity—the people who work with us want to be here, and they want to learn and grow to be stewards of quality in service and in personal growth. And we can, do and will continue to steward the health of our citizens by serving THE highest-quality medicinal food.

The right thing and the hard thing are often the SAME thing. We take our bottles back, sanitize, and re-use them, just like restaurants do. YOU help us to do this, and we thank you for your help.

Below is a snippet of my two-week journey to a land of extremes…Taos, New Mexico.

The full moon on the summer solstice… June 21, 2016.

This is an example of a “bee garden.” Bees tend to gravitate to blue and purple flowers. Their eyes have a type of color spectrum that draws them to the color. Through their eyes, they see patterns on those flowers that point to where the nectar is. Then, they stick out their long bee tongues and drink the flowers’ nectar.

Honey bees return with tummies full of nectar that will be dried by the beating of thousands of bee wings. This turns raw flower nectar into raw honey.

Bees are statically charged thanks to the rapid beating of their wings. When she mounts her flowers, her positively charged body attracts pollen instantly. She collects it into pouches seen here, and hands it off to her sisters as protein-rich “bee bread.”

Raw goats milk, along with a bit of culture and rennet, covered and left for 18-24 hours, then strained through cloth and a colander, yields the most gorgeous raw cheese! Serve cheese with homemade berry or chili sauce. Fresh tomatoes from the garden are served with Brigid’s fresh raw honey, backyard lavender, and her famously simple raw goat cheese. Backyard to patio table: hyper local, uber fresh and nourishing for the body and soul!

Backlit honey bee.

Harvested lavender can be consumed fresh or dried. Lavender for tea, cheese and aesthetic beauty. Chamomile picked and dried for afternoon tea.

Check out Paul Stamens TED Talk, “Nine Ways Mushrooms will Save the World.” Did you know that mushrooms have taken over Chernobyl? The Albert Einstein School of Medicine finds that mushrooms, “have the capacity to use radioactivity as an energy source for making food and spurring their growth.” (Nuclear waste-metabolizing FUNGUS. Is that not insane!? Nature….)

Scot and Rachel drill 20-25 holes into these freshly cut Aspen logs. Fresh lumber that hasn’t been treated is key as the wood itself is the food source for the mushrooms.

We opted for the edible Blue Oyster variety.

This is an example of what these Aspen logs will look like: japantwo.com

Cob is an extraordinary building material made of four simple ingredients: clay soil, sand, straw, and water. It is foot-mixed and feels a lot like cold dog poo between the toes. Since it’s NOT cold dog poo, however, it feels WONDERFUL! This elicits a reversal in aging while simultaneously softening the feet. (BONUS!) Cob structures act as thermal mass, heating you in the winter and cooling you in the summer.

I made new friends! Pictured left to right: Nile, Miles, Emery, Paloma, Rachel, Kelly, Judy, Kim, Alex, Chris, Cecil, Scot, Teresa, Rebecca, Stephanie and Jamie.

Adaptogen Abounds: Much Ado About Maca

June 9, 2016 By Jen Chase

By virtue of our name, The Juice Standard is a juicery…but if you haven’t explored our whole menu–maybe even dabbled in our “chewables,” too—you’re missing out. Especially on our smoothies. Co-founder, COO and mum of three, Marcella Williams, is kinda the unofficial Smoothie Maven in these parts because she’s deft at creating some kickass combos that are so much more than bananas blitzed in a Vitamix. And one of the things the TJS smoothie menu loves to rely on is its “superfood upgrades”…a list of more than a dozen powders, seeds and greens that up the nutritional ante of any smoothie you choose to sip.

Now, amid TJS’s list of superfood upgrades is an add-in that’s growing in popularity thanks to companies like Moon Juice and Healthworks making it more available for home consumption: Maca. Maca is a special little somthin’ known in the health world as an “adaptogen”—a plant, root or herb that when introduced to the body it “adapts” to what the body needs. And when we talk about how maca adapts to what the body needs, it soothes the things that put stress on us. Anxiety. Inflammation. Lagging energy. Stuff that happens to us, but not stuff we want.

A Little About Adaptogens

Because they come from nature, adaptogens work with our insides to soothe and normalize us without meds or chems. They’re recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a real thing in the herbal medicine world, and some folks who are sensitive to medications (or just choose to steer clear) integrate adaptogens into their diet to either right a wrong that’s going on, or stay their already healthy self.

There’s a goodly list of ‘gens that do everything from energize (American Ginseng and reishi) to immunize (cordyceps) to calm us the eff down (ashwagandha). Filled with amino acids and key vitamins like B and E, maca’s benefits brilliantly tow the line as a combatant of more than a few stressors, making it an excellent addition to your diet if you want to better deal with life’s typical ups and downs. (Though key point here: As you know, we here at TJS aren’t medical professionals, nor did we stay at a Holiday Inn last night or any nights of recent past. So any time you introduce something into your diet, do what we do and do it with great care or under a healthcare advocate’s watchful eye).

More About Maca

So back to magnificent maca. How doth it tow? It can be good for…

Coping with stress
Normalizing anxiety
Decreasing menstrual symptoms
Energy and stamina performance (and apply that to annnnny activity you wish)

It’s that last benefit that TJS particularly loves…especially our Smoothie Maven. “I clearly like maca because it enhances the libido…and I’m a Libido Lover!”

Right on, Marcella! Course she’s talking about The Juice Standard’s newest menu addition, the Libido Lover smoothie (which you can learn more about by clicking here). It’s just one in our menu’s lineup that contains this mystical, malty powder. Along with the Libido Lover’s other ingredients (alkaline water, cashews, cacao powder and nibs, banana, dates, avocado and mint), the smoothie’s secret weapon is the maca that can help give you energy and, er, “flow” in all the right places. Plus, it plays super nice with chocolate, coffee and vanilla flavors thanks to maca’s slightly sweet caramel notes. At home, experiment adding a teaspoon to steaming cups of creamy hot raw cacao or “Bulletproof”coffee; milkshakes or frappes; or even top your chia seed puddings, oatmeals and cereals. Better yet, upgrade your fave summertime dessert the old-old-old Newport Creamery way and make it a Dusty Sundae. (Holla to our ice cream-eating, East Coast readers.)

Adaptogen? AdaptoTHIS…and enhance your diet with maca, one of nature’s many culinary, restorative gifts that giveth as much as you taketh.

The Juice Standard’s Summertime Slimdown

June 9, 2016 By Jen Chase

Summering. It’s hard work.

The research. The day planning. The outfit planning. (Gawd.) The deciding who in your tribe you trust enough to spend a sun-filled, judgment-free day in your yard or cabana while you’re suited in something that could land you in a Saudi slammer.

See? Stressfest.

Until a decade ago, “summering” was a verb reserved for Hamptons- or Malibu-bound elites. But in Las Vegas and in other Fun Capitals of the United States and beyond—where folks go to savor summer both despite the heat and sometimes for the fun of disrobing in it—adult summering is serious business and something that requires a little planning.

We talk an awful lot about health here at The Juice Standard. We beelive in eating for health, drinking for health, and healing what ails us by looking first at what we feed our guts. You could say it comprises the core of our beliefs. But let’s be real: From the pull of the pool to rocking the weddingwear we’ll don seven ways to Sunday during this, the season of “I Do,” we can’t deny our desire to look good. Damn good. It’s natural, right? So to that end, we’re offering some snippets of the stuff on our menu—and in our hearts and head—that can help you, too, balance your approach to WHealth™ and glowing self inside and out.

Tip #1: Low-Sugar Singletons

All juice has sugar but not all juice is created equal. When you want energy, a little more natural sugar is the way to go (think good stuff from beets and carrots). But sometimes you want energy and to feel lithe. For those moments (or for Bees with diabetes or systems that are sensitive to the sweet stuff) there’s a juice for that.

Our pick? TJS’s lowest-sugar Singletons:

Bee Resilient
Bee Vibrant
Bee Pure
Bee On Point

Tip #2: Choice Chewables

It can be hard to motivate to cook when it’s hot, but skipping meals can lead to bingey bouts and bad bloat in between. (Say that 10-times fast.) But you can avoid the blech with something simple like a cooling smoothie, which goes down easy on a hot day and, unlike juice, can be filled with adaptogens and protein powders and other tasty bits to fill you up while cooling you down.

Our picks? TJS/’s kickass smoothies:

Green & Good
Libido Lover
Lipofunction
Protein Power

Tip #3: That Packable Snackable

Littletons aren’t the only ones who need snacks on busy summer days: We groan-ups are on the move, too. This season, look for portable bites that don’t take up too much room in a pool or beach bag–preferably something you can eat in hand—and that are filling enough to hold you through your day’s activities.

Our pick? TJS Banana Leather with Cashew-Walnut Butter

Tip #4: Beauty and the Bees

Need solutions for keeping cool, collected and oh-so pretty the TJS way? Here’s how our top Team TJS Bees maintain a balance of activity, beauty and health during the summer’s hottt demands.

Jamie Stephenson, co-founder and CEO

I, for one, realize that when it gets super hot in Vegas—recently, there was a heat warning and a temp of 109—I tend to drink waaaay more juice.

Why?

1) It keeps me light on my feet, and the reduction of food to digest gives me more energy for work and play.

2) I feel hella trim. To me, there’s nothing worse than feeling hot and full from a big meal.

3) All this cuke-drinking really does keep my core temp more comfy in this heat. Frankly, I can feel chilly when I drink a juice. And when it’s hot outside, that’s downright refreshing!

4) My skin stays hydrated amidst the desert wind and heat, and that always makes me feel pretty.

So, yes: I LOVE juice…but especially in the summertime

Marcella Williams, co-founder and COO

I use a gradual self tanner to give my skin that sun-kissed glow without increasing my chances of skin cancer.

I also change up my exercise routine by getting outdoors much more…but sometimes that takes a little creative planning. The kids and I take trips to the local parks in the evening since the daytime may be too hot (at 110 degrees!). That way, they can burn off their energy.

Workouts involve more laps in the pool and even a few dips in the ocean during these summer months.

I also remember to drink more water (and juice!) to keep my skin looking healthy since the summer heat can have the opposite effect.

(And…I really focus on keeping my toes pretty because it is sandal season!) 😉

Love Your Libid-OH With Our New Smoothie

June 9, 2016 By Jen Chase

Man, we love announcing new products, especially when they taste as good as they are good for us; and by all accounts, this new TJS baby is all kinds of crazy good. Why are we so confident? Beecause we’re about to talk about orgasms. And energy. And body heat. The kind of stuff we love talking about beecause we figure you Bees are interested and we have lots to say about pretty much everything.

So…orgasms. How do they relate to smoothies? We’re gonna tellya.

Research shows that orgasms are good for everything from blocking pain (thanks, endorphins); increasing sleep (hello, oxytocin); and reducing cardio-vascular disease in men (getting blood flowing to alllll the right places). So with our company’s dedication to total-body care—and we do mean TOtal body care—how better to set ourselves up for sexual success than with a smoothie made from stuff that enhances the lovin’ our partners have to give? Or…the love we give ourselves?

Meet “The Libido Lover,” a chocolatey, creamy, minty concoction that seems like it couldn’t possibly be good for you but is. If you didn’t know it already, both avocado—which lends creaminess to so many raw and vegan desserts—and raw cacao (which is just awesome because it’s raw cacao) have libido-increasing properties. But the Libido Lover’s key ingredient is maca, a powdered root with a malt-like flavor that’s rich in vitamins B, C and E, as well as calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium, and phosphorous…all of which are necessary nutrients for increasing endurance and the sex drive. You can read more about maca in our article over here. Other ingredients include alkaline water, cashews, and nibs, banana, dates, and mint.

You should know, though, that for all the hype about aphrodisiac-like foods, if a big O isn’t your game, the very same ingredients are excellent for increasing your energy and overall creativity, which makes this smoothie an especially good breakfast, pre-work and pre-workout meal replacement either enjoyed on its own or with one of The Juice Standard’s superfood upgrades of protein-packed chia seeds or protein powder.

The Libido Lover is being Vitamixed and served at both neighborhood locations (at The Hive near Summerlin and The Rose near Henderson), and at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. And at The Cosmopolitan, as with all Juice Standard smoothies on the menu, you can spike it with a liquor shot of your choice. Notably, brown liquors like whiskey, bourbon and rum pair nicely with the creamy, chocolaty base…though you’re at liberty to add whatever will give you the best, er, “happy ending.” So you just do you.

(Get it?)

Friends Who Juice: Sheree Clark

June 7, 2016 By Jen Chase

Who’s made it her job to alight the health and wellness industry’s brightest bulbs through her evocative speaker series (after nailing her very own 92-day juice fast)? All thumbs should point to nutrition expert Sheree Clark, owner and founder of Fork In The Road, her wellness consultancy that helps people eat, drink and move in ways that helps them achieve what we hope to lead our Bees toward: a life of WHealth™ that’s filled with a sense of one’s glowing self.

From helping people rebound from a health crisis to simply shedding pounds to get back to their natural state of bliss, Clark uses several techniques to help shape the healthy habits of her clients. And since education’s her jam, she does what she can to promote things like speaker series (our very own Jamie just participated in a biggie!), and taking her skills to the small screen where she airs a regular television segment on wellness.

So meet Sheree Clark…health expert, juice fan and leader down the proverbial path to WHealth™.

All About Sheree

Currently, I live in…Des Moines, Iowa.

In my experience, the biggest misconception about living where I live is…that it’s a cow town with very little to offer. But it isn’t. It’s a small city, but also small-town enough. My neighbor has a key to my house.

The thing I (not-so-) secretly love most about living here is…that you can do whatever you want. It’s a supportive community, in that if I wanted to access someone, it’s like two-degrees-of-separation here. The governor goes to my farmer’s market….

My daily mantra or “quote to live by” is…”If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’ve got.”

Don’t get me started talking about…food. Healthy food. And nutrition.

Every day I strive to…remember to smell the roses.

Something people would be shocked to know about me is…I have a lot of kind of bizarre things. I get up at 4 a.m. every day except Sunday. I love to get up early.

True or false: Some days, I want to trade in my curly locks. False. False! No. Never.

The health habit I get teased about the most is…I’m a believer in colonics and hydrotherapy.

About Sheree’s Work

When people ask about my job and what I do every day, I tell them…I hold open a space for people to become the best they can be.

What prompted me to found my company Fork In The Road was… two things. One, I felt like what I was doing wasn’t the authentic “me” anymore; and I felt that my authentic me could really help people to be the best they could be.

These are my absolute favorite things about my company, and my work: No two days are the same. And, when people break through a barrier. And that I get to work from home. And, being able to look at my printer and see my cat, Lotus, sleeping on it.

My days are pretty varied, but the bulk are spent like this: I go to yoga at 5 a.m. and by 6:15 a.m. I’m home. Sometimes I walk, or I meditate and I journal. I spend the morning in reflection, because for me, if I plan for it to be later in the day it can be robbed.

I try to have clients or meetings throughout the day. I spend time writing. I do a weekly television show segment [Des Moines’ KCWI, Ch. 23), so I’m sometimes filming that. It’s all about holistic living, which could include [healthy] food, herbal remedies. I also take classes. I might take an online class, or sometimes I teach. I’m usually in bed by 10 a.m. Then the next day, I do it all over again.

True or false: “Juice helps me stay healthy when I don’t have time to chew.” Oh my God, yes.

The perk I enjoy most about my job is…flexibility.

My favorite advice to give to other entrepreneurs is…know what you’re good at and hire people to do the things you’re not.

The best advice I ever received was… “Don’t make it hard. Let it be easy.”

The number one thing I’d tell my younger self is… “You’re not fat.”

My top-three goals for my company are…to grow my reach; I’m probably going to write a book; and to expand my team.

The number one thing I feel deeply proud of where my company is concerned is…I’ve made a difference in people’s lives.

Sheree on Juice and The Juice Standard

The first time I realized I loved cold-pressed juice was…in 2006. I went to a juicing/fasting retreat in Arizona and I fell in love there.

What made me know I wanted juice as a part of my healthy lifestyle was…the fact that I had mental clarity and energy…and it started from drinking juice.

On my company’s blog, I write about my 92-day juice fast. Here’s some background about why I did it for that long. I did the fast because it was part of a program a bunch of raw fooders were participating in. We all signed up for it on the same day…but I felt ready to start it before it was supposed to start, so I started mine early. It was Dec. 29, 2007. I felt called….It was kind of a weird day to start a fast but I ended it March 29, 2008.

It felt right [about the length of time]. Like when you meet someone and are like, “Oh my God, I know we’re going to be friends.”

I drank only juice, and I did have a tablespoon of flax oil or hemp oil every day for some healthy fat. Toward the end I ate some bee pollen.

The aspect of my juice fast that I loved most was…the clarity and the feeling of connectedness. I felt plugged into the world and aware of myself. Less anxious. Less concerned.

The hardest thing about fasting for that long was…that there were days when you felt like your body was detoxing some, which resulted in lower energy. Some days I’d get a pimple…and I’m not a pimple girl. But then the next day it would be gone.

While I was fasting, the food item I can remember NOT being able to get out of my head was…chewing. Toward the end, I really missed chewing. I really wanted to sink my teeth into something.

The first semi-indulgent thing I can remember eating after my fast was…fruit salad. Really: I wanted a big fruit salad, with shredded coconut and nuts, and raisins.

The funniest juice-related thing that happened during my fast was…well, it wasn’t funny, but I dumped a half gallon of beet juice all over the counter. I’d juice two quarts, and I was sealing them. And I had white cabinets, so I had to work quickly. Plus, it was a lot of work! I wanted to get it a straw….

I first learned about The Juice Standard from…a friend who lives in Las Vegas who’d sent me a clip from a magazine about the cold-pressed cocktails.

I interviewed Jamie Stephenson for my online wellness summit, “What The Fork?” Something I learned from that interview that’s really stayed with me is…Well: I loved it when she geeked out about the microbiome, and the concept of soil. I’m a composter, so…. It’s the whole ‘circle of life.’ It was so cool to meet someone who knew so much.

When I’m not drinking juice, my favorite cocktail is…wine. I’d also say mojitos, which I sometimes toss cucumber juice into.

When people see me drink green juice and give me face, I want to tell them to…not knock it ‘til they try it

My advice to a newbee juicer is…Do it every day for 21 days. Drink it first thing in the morning and you may find you don’t even need your morning java

And, if you’re really serious about how you can live the best life possible, for your time here [on Earth], try adding things. It’s so easy to add juice [to someone’s diet] and it’s the first step I advise. It’s the first thing I add. If you can add one thing to your life, make it juice.

Jamie Stephenson Joins the ‘What The Fork’ Convo

May 3, 2016 By Jen Chase

We know from the feedback you Bees have given us over the years that you care about your WHealth™ as much as Jamie and Marcella (and everyone else here at The Juice Standard). So we’re always looking for new ways to brighten and enlighten your knowledge.

If you want to take some steps toward a healthier, more vibrant life—move from drab to fab, good to great, from faking it to truly making it—we have an online event we think is perfect for you.

Sheree Clark (founder of the wellness website Fork In The Road) is interviewing all sorts of nationally recognized healthy living experts, and our very own Co-Founder and CEO, Jamie Stephenson, was handpicked by Clark to share her story. (Jamie’s interview will be live on May 25—mark your calendar!)

This month-long online event starts May 2, and is a unique chance to listen to dozens of the best health, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle authors, teachers and researchers as they share insight into what they have found to be true from their experiences. Many of the experts you’ll meet arrived at their “fork in the road” because of an event in their lives…and they’re willing to share what they’ve learned with you.

The experts in this series all want to help you discover the incredible opportunities you have to up-level your life…beelieving that a healthier lifestyle is about more than just what you put in your mouth or how many steps you walk in a day. It’s about viewing yourself—and the things you allow into your life—in a holistic and integrated way.

This one-of-a-kind online event is called What the Fork? A Practical and Nourishing Plan to Feed Yourself For Health and Happiness. And The Juice Standard is inviting you to participate as our guest in the entire What the Fork? event for FREE!

Throughout the month you’ll find out how to:

Leverage insider tips to maintain a fit and healthy body, even as you age;
Incorporate simple practices into your daily life so you eat more healthfully, without feeling deprived;
Incorporate mindfulness and peace into your daily routine;
Identify and overcome personal blocks and fears, reduce stagnation and gain clarity to take the next steps toward your ideal life; and more.

If this sounds exciting, you must listen! Join Jamie and the other experts for FREE by clicking the link below and registering today.

Click here to access What the Fork?

By the end of this event you’ll have the knowledge and the tools that will bring you the vibrant life you’re looking for!

It takes a hive, Bees. Together, let’s raise our vibration, together.

Yours in health,

The Juice Standard

(P.S. Each interview in this series will be available for a limited time. Register now and don’t miss a single tip, strategy or important tidbit!)

Click here to register for What the Fork?