Juice Plus+ - Kari Hume

Our Juice Plus+ Story

Before Finding Juice Plus+

We were sick, desperate, and searching for answers.

In early 2017, I had just completed a one-year program at the Institute of Integrative nutrition, earning a certificate as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. I pursued this education solely to determine what and how to feed my growing family. At that time, my oldest was 3 years old and from the time he was 2 months old until that point he had battled major digestive issues, namely violent acid reflux, followed by silent acid reflux, constipation, diarrhea, food aversions, and he was at a point of failure to thrive. We had been seeing a team at Children’s Hospital to help improve his nutrition and allow him to begin growing. We were trying to put weight on healthfully.

A friend of mine had said she didn’t know much about Juice Plus+ but that her neighbor took it and it was just fruits, vegetables, and berries, and maybe I should look into it. Being desperate, I was interested (but distracted), and she ended up just giving me a bag of each to try. That bag ran out and my husband Brady realized that we had not used any medication on our oldest son since we had started giving him the JP+ Chewables (gummies). That’s when he suggested I order more. I contacted the rep to place the order and found out a little more about the product. I didn’t really understand it, I just knew he was doing better, gaining weight, and was no longer requiring constipation medication. He was actually doing well! From that point (Mar 2017) until now, we have not needed to give any major medication, with a rare exception of ibuprofen once or twice. Two months after we started Juice Plus+ he had a sick visit, but he is now 10 years old and has not had one since – Praise the Lord!!

Shortly After Starting to Eat Juice Plus+

Our entire family’s health improved.

While our oldest was the catalyst to our family being introduced to Juice Plus+, my husband had actually been battling chronic fatigue for 13 years after a bad bout of pneumonia and strong antibiotics, and he desperately needed help as well. After seeing my oldest son’s drastic improvement, my entire family started eating Juice Plus+. At the time, we had an infant, a 2-year old, and a 3-year old. My two oldest sons were initially eating the fruit, veggie, and berry JP+ Chewables. Then, as soon as my oldest turned 4, we were able to enroll him in the Children’s Health Study and get his fruit and veggie chewables for FREE. Both my husband and I got started on the trio (fruit, veggie, and berry blend capsules), and about a month or two later, JP+ rolled out their completely plant based broad spectrum Omega blend. We both added that to our daily regimen.

I noticed within about a month of taking the quad (the trio + omegas) that my nighttime halos/bursts around lights had resolved. The other thing that stood out to me was that my postpartum journey went so smoothly. When I started Juice Plus+, I was 6 weeks postpartum. I was able to lose the pregnancy weight quickly, thanks in part to participating in the Shred 10 program every month. Within a few months, my husband noticed that his energy levels were much better, and I noticed that I was seeing a man who was more available and alive than most of the years I had known him! Sleep had become more refreshing, and he also began eating the shakes for breakfast. This was an instigator and a tool for his own weight loss. One of the issues, mentioned earlier was failure to thrive with our oldest…another awesome outcome of starting Juice Plus+ was that we were able to swap out disgusting vegan shakes (he had a dairy/gluten intolerance at the time), and replace them with the delicious Chocolate Complete shakes, which remain a favorite to this day. The shakes helped him to begin growing He is now in the top % for height and weight compared to other children his age. We constantly receive comments on how much he has changed. In addition to growing a LOT, he has wonderful color to his face, and his eyes are no longer sunken with dark circles.

Where We Are Now

We are blessed to enjoy and maintain good health!

By God’s grace, we have had two more children for a total of five boys. We continue to eat Juice Plus+ daily, and while the boys still prefer the JP+ Chewables, they rarely miss a day. The child serving is 2 gummies per blend, but we often give them double because they love them so much. We also order extras of the fruit blend, because they are a favorite (snack).

The two shakes most common in our household are Chocolate Complete with natural peanut butter in shaker bottle with oat milk. One of our boys prefers his without peanut butter, but chocolate is the go-to for everyone! We consume 5-8 shakes on any given day, and we sometimes we grab the tart cherry bars for a quick snack, especially when we’re on the go. Brady and I continue to eat the quad (trio+omegas) daily, and we enjoy peace of mind for our nutrition based on what we’ve seen in our family and the 40+ peer-reviewed scientific publications highlighting clinical studies on Juice Plus+.