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These amazing anti-inflammatory wellness shots are packed with vitamins and anti-inflammatory power. Best of all these nutrient-dense powerhouses can be made with a blender or with a juicer!
This unique combination is made with carrot, ginger, and turmeric for a well-rounded recipe that doesn’t add citrus, making it low acid and low histamine.
Carrot juice also contains a lot of the same properties as citrus! When combined with turmeric and ginger, I’ve found that taking one of these wellness shots can help ease my migraine symptoms, headaches, or fatigue.
Try these with my anti-inflammatory smoothie or store these in the fridge or freezer with turmeric ginger shots or homemade immunity shots!
Table of Contents
- Why This Recipe Is The Best
- Ingredients
- Equipment Needed
- How to Make Homemade Wellness Shots
- Recipe Tips
- What to Do with Leftover Pulp from a Juicer?
- Storage Suggestions
- Serving Recommendations
- Why This Combination Works
- Anti-Inflammatory Recipes
- Homemade Anti-Inflammatory Wellness Shots (Blender or Juicer) Recipe
Why This Recipe Is The Best
I originally developed this recipe, looking for a natural way to help me overcome the fatigue and headaches I was facing postpartum, as well as some brain fog I experience with VM symptoms.
As I was testing this wellness shot recipe, I noticed that it was successful at reducing or completely aborting a lot of my dizziness and reducing nausea. It has helped so many of my readers over the years! You’ll love these because they’re:
- Citrus free – Because citrus can sometimes be a trigger food for migraine sufferers, the health benefits are replaced by alternative foods.
- Anti-inflammatory – Packed with pain-fighting power, this simple shot consists of key anti-inflammatory ingredients.
- Preservative free – Compared to wellness shots that you’ll find at the grocery store, these are additive and preservative free.
- Inexpensive – Wellness shots from juice shops can typically cost anywhere from $3-5 for ONE shot! For that price, you can make several with this homemade wellness shot recipe.
Ingredients
- Carrots or carrot juice – Either use organic fresh whole carrots if juicing, or buy store-bought carrot juice. Trader Joe’s carries this as well as local grocery stores!
- Fresh ginger – I also recommend buying organic, if possible, since this is such a concentrated ingredient. If you have pre-made ginger juice that will also work.
- Turmeric – You can use ground or fresh here, both work well. If you have a juicer I recommend fresh, but if you’re just combining juices here, I recommend powder.
- Black pepper – A pinch is used to activate the anti-inflammatory power of curcumin.
You can also add sweetener, like honey, to taste. But I recommend trying it with just the carrot juice as first, which is sweet on its own.
Equipment Needed
You will either need to have a solid blender (my favorites that I’ve personally used are Nutribullet, Vitamix, and Ninja) or a juicer.
For a juicer, I just got a simple, fairly inexpensive Jocuu from Amazon. Worked great for this recipe.
How to Make Homemade Wellness Shots
You can make these wellness shots in a blender or with a juicer for a stronger flavor.
Blender Method
- Step 1 (Blender): Combine 1-2 inch knob of ginger or ginger juice, turmeric, black pepper, and carrot juice in a blender or mason jar and blend till fully combined and smooth.
- Step 2 (Blender): Strain and adjust flavors to preference. If it’s too spicy, you can tone down the ginger with more carrot juice. Just remember the flavors are meant to be bold!
Juicer Method
- Step 1 (Juicer): Juice everything one ingredient at a time and then combine them to taste. This way you can use the juices separately in other mixes, like a mocktail! It also allows you to adjust the ginger to make it more or less spicy.
- Step 2 (Juicer): Simply juice according to your juicer’s directions and combine in a jar or blender. Shake or blend well.
Recipe Tips
- Freshly juiced ginger will be a much stronger flavor than the blended ginger juice, so keep that in mind when mixing.
- Use carrot juice – Essential if you don’t have a juicer I’ve tried the blender method for this and it’s definitely not as good. With ginger juice, you can get away with more.
- For a lower spice level – If you do not like anything spicy, I recommend cutting back on the amount of ginger juice.
What to Do with Leftover Pulp from a Juicer?
If you have leftover pulp from the ginger or carrots, I have a few ways to use them so they don’t go to waste!
For carrots, I mix them with eggs and flour for a little carrot fritter that I fry in avocado oil. It is a great way to sneak in veggies for my toddler. For the ginger, you can use this with hot water to make a natural tea.
Storage Suggestions
Fridge – Juices stored separately can last up to 1 week in an airtight container in the refrigerator. I find when combined together as a wellness shot, they tend to only last about 3-4 days, for the best flavor.
Freezer – These wellness shots can also be frozen and kept for up to 3 months.
Serving Recommendations
These anti-inflammatory wellness shots can be used many different ways, but a few of my favorites are.
- Just as a quick drink in the morning, or at the first sign of any head pressure.
- As a mocktail, mixed with sparkling water (pictured above).
- Frozen into ice cubes and used for adding to drinks!
Why This Combination Works
- Ginger – Ginger has been studied for it’s pain-fighting power as a natural migraine remedy. Gingerol, a main component that gives the spicy flavor, contains anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
- Carrot – Carrots contain antioxidants, fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin B6 (a nausea aid). They’re also a fair source of vitamin C. The natural sweetness complements the ginger and turmeric flavors.
- Turmeric – Turmeric is beneficial due to a polyphenol called “curcumin“. It has been studied as an aid for anxiety and inflammation.
Anti-Inflammatory Recipes
Juices
How to Make Ginger Juice (Blender or Juicer)
Smoothies
Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie
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Homemade Anti-Inflammatory Wellness Shots (Blender or Juicer)
Equipment
- 1 Juicer (either juicer or blender will work!)
- 1 Blender (either juicer or blender will work!)
Ingredients
Blender method
- 2-3 tablespoons ginger juice or 1½ inch knob of ginger, peeled
- 2/3 cup carrot juice
- 1/2 teaspoon dried turmeric
- Optional: Honey to taste (about 2-3 teaspoons)
- pinch of black pepper
Juicer Method
- 1½ pounds fresh carrots, washed and scrubbed
- 3/4 pound fresh ginger (about 2 knobs)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried turmeric
- freshly cracked black pepper (just a tiny pinch)
- Optional: Honey to taste (about 2-3 teaspoons)
Instructions
For the blender
- Combine 2-3 tablespoons of ginger juice or a 1-2 inch knob of fresh ginger (peeled) with carrot juice, turmeric, black pepper, and honey (if using).
- Blend till fully combined. If using a knob of ginger, strain through a fine mesh strainer to capture any leftover pulp. Store in the fridge for 2-3 days or freeze the wellness shots in ice cube trays/molds for up to 3-6 months.
For the juicer
- Juice the carrot juice and ginger separately. I found 1½ pounds of carrots makes roughly 2/3 cup carrot juice and 3/4 pounds of ginger (2 large knobs) makes around 1/4 cup juiced. Combine those together, starting with about 2 tablespoons of ginger juice and increasing as you like, with the turmeric, black pepper, and honey (if using) in a mason jar and shake till fully combined. For even better results, place them in a blender and blend till the turmeric is fully combined.
Notes
- Migraine attack ice cubes – After freezing the juice in ice cube molds, add 1-2 cubes in a glass and top with sparkling water, coconut water or ginger ale. Stir to combine.
- Mocktail – Pour 2-3 oz in a glass with ice and top with sparkling water. Add more honey or agave if needed.
- Ginger juice in the juicer is much stronger than ginger juice made with a blender. I suggest starting with roughly 2 tablespoons and using more as needed.
- This wellness shot can be spicy if made in the juicer. Start with a lower amount of ginger and add more as needed (this is why I like to juice them separately).
- For best flavor, I recommend storing the juices separately (if juicing) and combining them to make shots as needed.
- Honey helps to dull the spiciness and can be a great addition if this is being used with a sore throat or for a cold. I personally think carrot juice is sweet enough on it’s own!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Great, do you have a juice that helps with Fibromyalgia symptoms
How many of these shots can you drink per day? Per week?
I love this recipe! Just wanted to add that for anyone not able to make this at home, Whole Foods has a similar juice that also includes beet juice. It isn’t as strong as this, but has definitely gotten me through some rough afternoons. I think it’s called mom’s blend.
What is the juices name?
can dried ginger be use
I wouldn’t recommend it as it will change the flavor. You can try it to taste if it’s all you have, but it won’t be as good.
I made this and it doesn’t taste bad at all. The carrot juice is so sweet. I’ll let you know if it works however, I really do not like turmeric even though I used it is there anything else I could use or can I just omit it?
Yes, just omit it! 🙂