“We had endured the whole process – the chemotherapy, back and forth to the doctors, surgeries,” Wozniak of North Haledon said.
“And we did it times-two because both of our parents were sick at the same time.”
Back in 2008 and 2009, though, the siblings, who now own Super Juice Nation, didn’t know about healing through food.
At the time, they were working in their father’s pharmaceutical packaging business.
It wasn’t till later that they both raised their consciousness levels about juicing, nutrition, and superfoods.
“We learned that the conventional diet that we’ve been taught to consume is the leading cause of disease, including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes,” Wozniak said.
They learned about the Forks Over Knives movement, the China Study, Princeton University Professor Bart Hoebel’s study about the addictive power of sugar and much more.
“When you cut out the garbage, the body operates the way it should be operating,” Ratleff of Hawthorne said. “It’s a machine. You have to fuel it with good stuff.”
Long story short, Wozniak said, there are very few options to get healthy food.
So the two of them – and Wozniak’s wife, Paula – got busy making the delicious, wholesome foods, drinks, and juices they wished had existed for their parents.
In January 2014, Super Juice Nation opened its doors.
In its peaceful atmosphere, with buddhas and bright colors everywhere, it serves up delicious smovees – the Super Juice Nation version of a smoothie billed as “a smoothie that moves thee.”
Examples: Lemon Lift, Mint Night Raver, Protein Powerhouse. There also are fruit smovees, veggie ones, and coffee ones, too.
Super Juice Nation also makes its own Organic Supermylks, all of them non-dairy, creamy, nut-based, probiotic milk substitutes.
There are also Shaker Shots, including holistic energy drinks with names like Chi Force and G.L.O.W. Shot.
“Everything we make has some sort of superfood ingredient in it, and that means it’s high in antioxidants and nutrient dense,” Wozniak said.
Super Juice Nation also prepares healthful grab-and-go foods – including peanut butter pie and chia pudding snacks for dessert – and juices to order.
It also has a separate menu just for those who want to cleanse their bodies and start fresh with a healthful diet.
In addition to its location on Chestnut Street in Ridgewood, Super Juice Nation is on Route 17 South in Paramus in the Staples Center.
A Wyckoff location will open this fall, and a Closter one in spring of next year.
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