A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift

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A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift
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Especially while working from home, you might feel the PM slump. If you catch yourself sneaking into the kitchen mid-afternoon to grab a sugary snack or another sip of caffeine, make yourself a healthy shot instead. Sure, it’s easy to spend your hard-earned money on pricey health tonics, but investing in a good juicer or blender – and stocking up on tasty recipes like these – will keep you going for longer.

By Irene de Vette Jessica Keller

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A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift.
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Ginger-Turmeric Shots – Wellness shots starring ginger and turmeric are all the rage right now, promising powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and immunity-enhancing properties. This recipe uses a base of Vitamin C-rich lemon juice, and adds a kick from Cayenne pepper known to stimulate circulation and boost metabolism. That’ll put some pep in your step!

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A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift.
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Beetroot Shots – The bane of your childhood becomes the boon of your tired, overworked adulthood: The nitrates in beetroot are believed to help lower blood pressure, improve cognitive function and enhance exercise performance. Plus they make a gorgeous jewel-toned juice. This beetroot shot enlists the aid of lemon juice, green chili, coconut and garlic. Yes, garlic – thought to boost the immune system, detoxify heavy metals from the body and reduce exercise fatigue. May also ward off illness by encouraging everyone to keep their distance…

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A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift.
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Pineapple Energy Shots – Having a rough day and want to pretend like you’re taking a real shot? This tropical concoction featuring pineapple, coconut water, apple and lemon is like a Caribbean beach party in your mouth, without the sweaty hangover. Quite the opposite: It’s hydrating, anti-inflammatory and packs a serious antioxidant punch. Bottoms up!

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A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift.
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Blueberry Brain Juice Shots – Sometimes you feel like your brain is a web browser with 20 open tabs – and all of them are frozen. We’ve been there. Give your neurons something to nosh on with some simple blueberry juice, thought to improve memory, promote healthy brain function and protect against age-related cognitive decline. Jazz up your juice with a squeeze of lemon, or team it up with strawberries and raspberries for an antioxidant power pack. We can’t promise it will give you a full brain reboot, but it just might clear the cache.

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A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift.
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Cleansing Celery Shots – No, we’re not jumping on the celery juice cleanse bandwagon (it’s possible to have too much of a good thing), but celery is undoubtedly a nutritional friend: Just look at all those luscious phytonutrients that help neutralise free radicals, not to mention the oodles of fibre and hydrating water content. Rather than juicing it, this recipe blends the celery to keep that cleansing fibre in the glass, adding ginger and honey to up the anti-inflammatory effect.

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A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift.
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Homemade Energy Drink – We all know staying hydrated is the best way to keep energy levels high – and cucumbers are 96% water. This energy drink features frozen cukes, and the remaining 4% contains potassium (an electrolyte), and vitamins A and C for boosting your immunity. Add to that the lemon, ginger and a bit of honey, and you’ve got yourself a homemade energy drink that outruns the sugary supermarket varieties.

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A Shot Of Inspiration: 8 Natural Recipes For An Instant Lift.
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3 Simple Wellness Shots – What if we said you’re going to be taking shots and your mum was going to approve? Instead of downing Jägerbombs or Kamikazes, we’re doing shots that Energise, Heal and Defend. In this video, Jen Phanomrat presents a simple Mood Booster, an Immunity Booster and a Cold and Flu Fighter. Make one big batch on the weekend and store them in small bottles, so you’re ready to do shots in between Zoom meetings.

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11 Wellness Shots and Juices – To round off this list, we’re presenting you a whopping 11 more recipes for juices and shots, and – we swear – just looking at all these healthy ingredients and vibrant colours will already have you feeling invigorated. We love the addition of ingredients such as jalapeños, a pinch of Himalayan salt or a drop of olive oil, elevating a plain ol’ juice into a real treat. Speaking of which, note the little presentation tricks: A wedge of lemon, a nice glass on a saucer, a celery stalk – treat yourself!

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For best results, we suggest taking these ‘booster shots’ on top of a balanced and healthy diet. And don’t forget to abide by nutritionists’ least glamorous, but probably soundest advice: Make sure you get enough of that good old H2O, as remaining hydrated is the best way to stay sharp and energised. To keep things interesting and fun, flavour your water with a slice of lemon and pinch of cayenne pepper, or add slices of cucumber and fresh mint.

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