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What are Winter Wellness Booster Shots?
The Ohioan Winter is peaking early this year and I can already hear my children nose's drooling. I knew it was time for me to bring back the remedy my Tunisian mom swore by: a Power Boost Shot with her secret concoction.
Homemade Booster Shots are nutrient-packed concentrated drinks made from natural ingredients like herbs, spices, fruits, and vegetables that are believed to help strengthen the immune system, boost energy, and promote overall health.
This Booster Shot was my mom's go-to for reinforcing our bodies ahead and during the cold and long days of winter, and, especially, throughout the drastic temperature change during season transitions.
Well, I know I'm not the one to run to the cabinet for some natural, quick remedies. I bet you do too.
Maybe you drink Ginger and Honey Tea when you feel your throat being scratchy. Maybe you add a lemon slice to your tea to help soothe your cold. Either way, these tips are well known to fight the cold and have been working for generations.
However, one ingredient remains less popular than the others and yet has strong anti-inflammatory properties as well as reinforcing the overall immune system. That ingredient is probably already in your pantry: Garlic!
My mom always swore by garlic, honey, and lemon as remedies for everything and especially to get ready for the winter. Tummy ache? Garlic, honey, and lemon. Headache? Garlic, honey, and lemon. Sore throat? Garlic, honey, and lemon. It was the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) of remedy and worked on me every time as a kid. As an adult, I added Ginger to the remedy and made this Wellness Booster Shot even better. Now I made this syrup into shots to make them accessible for everybody in the house.
This syrup has wonderful properties and benefits in terms of health and overall well-being.
Benefits of this Immunity Booster Shots Ingredients
Garlic
Garlic is a valuable medicinal vegetable that is rich in health benefits. History of garlic dates back to ancient civilizations where it was used as a food preservative and medicine. Garlic has many health benefits such as lowering cholesterol levels, treating colds and flu and fighting infections.
Honey
Honey has a long history of proven benefits as a natural remedy and healing agent. Honey is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals such as magnesium, iron, manganese, and zinc that help boost the immune system. It's also antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties make it one of the most versatile natural remedies for your health
Lime
An alkalizing food that reduces acidity and inflammation, lime has many health benefits. It can help reduce nausea and heartburn, improve digestion, but also relieve muscle pain, and menstrual cramps.
Ginger
Ginger is a superfood that has been used throughout history for its health benefits. Today, science has proven it can help soothe coughs and cold symptoms, alleviate nausea during pregnancy, ease muscle pain and improve digestion.
How to make these Immune Boosting Shots
To make this recipe you will need a blender, a strainer, and some glass jars to store your shots. You can reuse jam jars if you have some, or mason jars. What matters, if that you store them in glass and that your container have a lid. I purchase these little cute tiny bottles because I like to just grab the shot, drink it and put it away. You can purchase those bottles through this link.
These shots are super easy to make and store. There is literally not too much to do other than washing the ingredients, peeling the skin, and pressing the button of the blender. Strain your mixture, pour it in the little bottles and store them in the fridge.
The good thing about this syrup is its affordability. Honey is a little bit more pricey than the rest of the ingredients but garlic, lime and ginger are all year-round ingredients that are easy to find for a good price. Of course, always go fo Organic if you can especially since this recipe is raw and having pure ingredients is always ideal.
How to drink these Immune Boosting Shots
You can drink this shot daily as a preventive measure or when you and the family feel under the weather or need a little boost to face the winter.
If you worry about drinking garlic (no worry, my husband felt weird about it too), I can assure you, you will not be tasting it. My kids drink them and complain more about the ginger as it is much stronger.
However, feel free to reduce the amount of any of these ingredients to satisfy your palate and your family members.
I purchased these adorable bottles from Amazon when my husband wanted me to make him Beets Shots for Post-Workout Muscle Soreness. Now I use these bottles to make different shots according to my family's health needs, my special beauty regiments, or just energy drinks.
Shots are easy to make and easy to drink. Needless to say, they cost a fraction of what they would cost at the store and you can make them to your taste.
Here's the link to get these bottles for shots. These little bottles were a lifesaver when I decided to return on my health journey. Whatever I needed a caffeine or a vitamin boost and I didn't want to sip on a big smoothie, I can drink of one of these, and I was good! These bottles are so handy, useful and versatile. Did I mention cutesy too?
You can also add these shots to your smoothies and teas. It's a great way to hide its strong flavor for the kiddos.
Ingredients
For 8 shots
Directions
In your blender, add 2 cups of water, the ginger, garlic and lime. Blend. Strain.
Add the honey, mix it all together and store the Health Syrup and store in a jar in the fridge.
You could pour honey in the shots bottle and add the syrup on top.
It can keep fresh for a week (probably more) but trust me, it won't last.
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