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Juice Boone
Maddie Amato, Paula Medley, Bella Espinosa, Ethan Taft, Tyler Trudo and Michaela Valentine pose together at Juice Boone. Photos submitted
Owner Hopes to Inspire Wellness Journey in High Country With impassioned intentionality, Paula Medley shares her
wellness mantra: “We are living creatures and our bodies need living food!” As such, she continues to create juices, smoothies and meals that are both medicinally beneficial to the body and pleasing to the palate while adding a host of superfoods to Boone’s menu du jour. Paula plans to continue to enhance the quality of life in the High Country through her business, Juice Boone.
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Originally from eastern North Carolina, Paula is the daughter of a restaurant entrepreneur. Although her father’s family-owned bar and grill was not focused on healthy menu items, Paula explains, “I learned so very much about creating and managing a business. Not to mention the best customer service skills.” Nonetheless, she jokingly admits, “After years of working and basically living there I swore I would never own a restaurant. Never say never!”
Using the lessons learned from her father’s business and knowledge gained from years of work in various areas of the wellness field, Paula’s choice of venue is infused with quite a different focus. A staunch believer in Hippocrates’ maxim: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” Paula believes that the connection between food and wellness is paramount in understanding how to live our best, most vibrant lives. As a marathon runner, Paula said
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