Immune boosting and anti-inflammatory, these turmeric and ginger health shots are full of vitamins, antioxidants and micro-nutrients.
Turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory and powerful antioxidant. Many believe it can be effective for the following:
- Easing osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
- Curbing inflammation and swelling
- Supporting gut health and easing digestion problems
- Hay Fever
- Stress
- Reducing depression
- High Cholesterol
- Lowering the risk of heart disease and liver disease
- Heartburn
- Preventing cancer
- Preventing and treating Alzheimer’s Disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Delaying aging and age-related chronic diseases
Ginger is particularly good at halting the growth of bacteria and keeping viruses at bay. Many believe it can be effective for the following:
- Calming nausea and morning sickness
- Soothing muscle pain
- Reducing inflammation
- Easing cold and flu symptoms
- Easing Arthritis
- Lowering the risk of cancer
- Lowering blood sugar levels
- Easing period pains
- Lowering Cholesterol
- Relieving gas and improving indigestion
- Supporting cardiovascular health
It’s really quick and easy to make a batch of these health shots and keep them in the fridge for a daily wellness boost to kick-start your mornings.
Ingredients
- 6 lemons
- 100g fresh turmeric
- 1 small chilli
- 250g fresh root ginger
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Water
Turmeric 
Ginger
Method
Add the ingredients to the tallest cup for your blender. We use a Nutribullet as we find it blends really quickly and leaves very little pulp. This results in the minimum of waste and we benefit from incorporating the maximum amount of ingredients into our health shots.
- Squeeze the juice out of the 6 lemons and sieve to remove any pips.
- Peel the fresh turmeric and chop into medium sized chunks
- Add the chilli – including the seeds
- Peel the fresh root ginger and chop into medium sized chunks
- Add the ground black pepper, honey and coconut oil
- Top up the mixture with cold water until you have a total of 1 litre of liquid
- Blend for 1 minute in the blender until all the ingredients are incorporated.
- Pour through a fine sieve to remove any pulp. You’ll be left with a smooth liquid but you should still have some small tasty bits remaining.
- Pour into small bottles. We love these 50ml Glass Flasks. They are the ideal size for our shots and store really easily in the fridge.
- Keep your health shots in the fridge and drink one-a-day for maximum health benefits.
