Immune Boosting Shots - Get ahead this wintertime!
Here are three health shot recipes for your suggested immune support, gut health recovery, and an energy boost. Each recipe features a blend of classic and slightly offbeat ingredients, specifically with blood sugar balance and post-indulgence support in mind.
The recipes reflect current evidence-based nutrition trends.
Each recipe makes approx. 10 shots that should be stored in airtight glass containers in the fridge and used within 3-5 days for optimal potency, flavour, and nutritional value. If you'd like to extend their shelf life, you can freeze individual portions in ice cube trays for up to 2-3 months. Shaking or stirring before serving helps re-mix any settled ingredients for maximum benefit.
Immune Boost Shot
This shot is great for flu season, using traditional immunity boosters like ginger, turmeric, and citrus. It also includes apple cider vinegar, a blood sugar modulator. The pepper activates the anti-inflammatory properties of the turmeric.
3 oranges, juiced or 200ml juice (not from concentrate)
3 lemons, juiced
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (with “the Mother”)
3 inches of fresh ginger, grated or juiced
2 tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp of cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon honey (preferably raw)
½ tsp of black pepper
Mix the honey, turmeric, and a tablespoon of hot water until smooth. Add all other ingredients and shake well. Cool and fridge.
Have a shot in the morning after a late night or as a daily seasonal boost.
Gut Health Weekend Recovery Shot
This quirky “recovery” shot targets gut balance post-indulgence and includes ingredients that support microbial and enzymatic activity, plus a touch of matcha for energy and clarity benefits.
200ml beetroot juice (not from concentrate)
200ml pineapple juice (fresh or frozen)
2 kiwis juiced
2 teaspoons matcha powder
3 tablespoons of ginger juice
2 squeezed lemon
4 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar
Dash of sea or Himalayan rock salt
Blend all ingredients thoroughly, then strain if needed.
Energy Boost Shot
A pick-me-up, this shot offers both immediate and sustained vitality, using spinach for iron, cucumber for hydration, and citrus and apple to help modulate blood sugar.
200ml apple juice (not from concentrate)
1/4 cucumber juiced.
2 limes, juiced.
2 large handfuls of spinach leaves
2 thumb-sized pieces of fresh ginger, juiced.
Pinch of Himalayan rock salt (for minerals and to support electrolyte balance)
1 cup cold water
Blend all ingredients until smooth, strain, and serve as a shot. The inclusion of leafy greens, low-GI fruits, and electrolytes makes this shot energising and blood-sugar-friendly—excellent for a midday boost or pre-workout.