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DIY Wellness Shots that Support the Gut, Detoxification & More

By Holly Darnell, RD

September 30, 2022

Have you seen this wellness trend? Wellness shots are typically small bottles that feature certain nutrients and are designed to boost one's health, such as promoting a healthy immune system or working as a detoxifying drink. They can also be fairly pricey for such a small drink.

Instead, make your own! These DIY wellness shots are loaded with select extracts, herbs and spices to give you a boost, such as for your gut and more. Recipes for healthy detoxification-supporting shots were also created.

These five wellness shots all feature a new kind of apple cider vinegar: Herbal Cider Vinegar. It joins the power of apple cider vinegar with the benefits of nutrient-filled herbs, berries and roots.  

This formula features a powerful blend of fermented apple cider vinegar and 10+ organic superfoods grown right on our own regenerative farm. These include such superfoods as turmeric, moringa leaf, sumac berry, guava, passionfruit, holy basil leaf, elderberry, key lime, feijoa and goji.

We use only organic, unfiltered apple cider vinegar, ensuring that the bacteria and yeasts used to ferment the apples into vinegar are still present.

Herbal Cider Vinegar supports overall:

• Healthy microbial balance

• Healthy antioxidant levels

• Healthy weight management and metabolism boosting (combined with a healthy diet and lifestyle, including regular exercise)

• Healthy body composition

• Healthy detoxification

• Healthy gut

Other valuable, health-supporting ingredients include turmeric powder, cayenne pepper, ginger, beetroot powder, and kale and spinach.

Ideally, you have a juicer along with small glass bottles with caps in order to store them, such as for the week. (They stay good for around five days.) Each of these recipes make several wellness shots, which usually are one to three ounces.

Without further ado, here are DIY wellness shots, five ways …

1. The GLT Shot

Serves: 1

Total time: 10 minutes Ingredients:

• 2-inch piece fresh ginger, juiced

• 1 lemon, juiced

• ¼ cup coconut water

• 1 teaspoon Herbal Cider Vinegar

• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Juice ginger and lemon. In a small container or bowl, add in coconut water, Herbal Cider Vinegar, turmeric and cayenne to juiced ginger and lemon.

2. Mix until combined.

2. Grateful Gut Shot

Serves: 1

Total time: 10 minutes Ingredients:

• 1 cup pineapple, juiced

• 2-inch piece fresh ginger, juiced

• 1 lemon, juiced

• ¼ cup coconut water

• 1 teaspoon Herbal Cider Vinegar

• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Juice pineapple, ginger and lemon. In a small container or bowl, add in coconut water, Herbal Cider Vinegar, turmeric and cayenne to juiced vegetables.

2. Mix until combined.

3. The Beet Booster Shot

Serves: 1

Total time: 10 minutes Ingredients:

• 1 carrot, cut into small coins, juiced

• 2-inch piece fresh ginger, juiced

• 1 lemon, juiced

• 1 teaspoon beetroot powder

• 1 carrot, cut into small coins

• ¼ cup coconut water

• 1 teaspoon Herbal Cider Vinegar

Directions:

1. Juice carrot, ginger and lemon. In a small container or bowl, add in coconut water and Herbal Cider Vinegar to juiced vegetables.

2. Mix until combined.

4. Whole Body Shot

Serves: 1

Total time: 10 minutes Ingredients:

• 2 stalks celery (about ½ cup) cut into chunks and juiced

• ½ green apple, sliced and juiced

• 2-inch piece fresh ginger, juiced

• 1 lemon, juiced

• ¼ cup coconut water

• 1 teaspoon Herbal Cider Vinegar

Directions:

1. Juice celery, green apple, ginger and lemon. In a small container or bowl, add coconut water and Herbal Cider Vinegar to juiced fruits and vegetables.

2. Mix until combined.

5. The Sweet Greens Shot

Serves: 1

Total time: 10 minutes Ingredients:

• 1 cup kale, juiced

• ½ cup spinach, juiced

• ½ medium red apple, cored, sliced and juiced

• 2-inch piece fresh ginger, juiced

• 1 lemon, juiced

• ¼ cup coconut water

• 1 teaspoon Herbal Cider Vinegar

Directions:

1. Juice kale, spinach, apple, ginger and lemon. In a small container or bowl, add coconut water and Herbal Cider Vinegar to juiced fruits and vegetables.

2. Mix until combined.

Notes: When stored in the refrigerator in a closed container, wellness shots can last for up to 4–5 days.

Recipe developed by Holly Darnell, RD. Holly is a registered dietitian nutritionist who unlocked self-love at the intersection of exceptional food and practical solutions for healthy living. She’s passionate about helping others make simple, positive lifestyle changes on their individual path to healing.