Give Your Immune System A Boost With A Shot Of Ginger
- louisehewison
- Aug 26, 2014
- 2 min read
Forget Your Morning Espresso, Do Shots Instead!
I love juice for an easy way to get my vitamins. I recommend Jason Vale, Juicemaster for some tasty recipes: http://www.juicemaster.com/
Try the apple & ginger shot to support your immune system and give you a great little kick in the morning.
Jason Says...
The ginger shot is so simple to make as all you do is:
juice 1 x apple with a fairly decent size chunk of ginger.
As with any shot its best to knock it back in one and as long as you put enough ginger in, you will really feel this as it hits your throat and awakens your senses. Ginger is everyones favourite 'anti', its anti-viral, anti-septic, anti-histamine, anti-inflammatory and just great if you have a head cold or sinus congestion.
Juicy Benefits
As well as being a natural anti-histamine, anti-septic, anti-viral and anti-inflamatory, ginger is also well renowned for soothing the stomach and helping to relieve nausea.
Ginger has been referred to as "the king of anti-inflammatory foods" and is incredibly useful for any inflammatory problems in the body from rheumatoid arthritis to easing muscle pain after strenuous activity and exercise. The reason it is such a powerful anti-inflamatory is because it contains compounds or essential oils called gingerols that help to interrupt the inflammation process. Essentially they interfere with an enzyme called cyclo-oxygenase (COX) that is involved in switching on inflammation and instigating pain.
When we experience a cold, we feel all bunged up with mucus, although actually most of that feeling actually comes from inflammation of the of the mucous membrane in the nose and sinuses. Most conditions and pain in the body are associated with inflammation including all muscle pain, arthritis and even skin conditions.
Ginger is a great circulation stimulant due to the compounds gingerols, which cause a rapid and noticeable widening of the blood vessel walls, which helps to enhance circulation and also lowers blood pressure. Enhanced circulation of course means that the body can transport oxygen, nutrients and white blood cells to the site of infection more efficiently as well as enhance the removal of waste. It is also beneficial for circulatory conditions such as Reynaud's.
Adding a small chunk of ginger to your juice is a fantastic way to boost the nutritional value of the juice. Ginger will support your overall immune system, so is great to use during the winter months, to help fight off colds and bugs.
Ginger, along with radishes, horseradish and cayenne pepper all heat up the respiratory system and help break up congestion in the lungs and clear the sinuses.
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