Oct 27, 2026 · 11 min · 5 segments
As you scroll your social media, you will likely see videos on health shots like ginger, turmeric, lemon, being the sworn secret to health. Are these shots actually the way to go as we find ourselves…
So really there's very little evidence to show that they help us to stop, they stop us from getting colds and flus.
They will give us things like vitamin C and polyphenols and these are going to feed our gut microbes and support our immune system.
but they're not going to stop you from getting an infection or those words of boost or supercharge
Immunity booster is, I was looking at them last night, Aileen, and that's all I've been pushed.
If you're, you know, if you're somebody that's prone to colds and flus and beat the flu this winter with your daily immunity boost.
OK, so anywhere, anytime you hear the word boost or supercharge your immune system, their marketing spins as opposed to being medical science.
And like we go on evidence based when it comes to ingredients like this.
So I've brought in a few and I've made some of the ones that you find online.
So when we think, when we drink down something like this, because it has the spiciness of the ginger and the little bit of cayenne pepper in it, and it makes our eyes water, it can make our throat a little bit stingy.
I'd say it's full of sugar, is it? Well, because they're made, usually they have quite a lot of fruit juice in them, but you're drinking a small amount of it.
So really there's very little evidence to show that they help us to stop, they stop us from getting colds and flus.
They will give us things like vitamin C and polyphenols and these are going to feed our gut microbes and support our immune system.
but they're not going to stop you from getting an infection or those words of boost or supercharge
Immunity booster is, I was looking at them last night, Aileen, and that's all I've been pushed.
If you're, you know, if you're somebody that's prone to colds and flus and beat the flu this winter with your daily immunity boost.
OK, so anywhere, anytime you hear the word boost or supercharge your immune system, their marketing spins as opposed to being medical science.
And like we go on evidence based when it comes to ingredients like this.
So I've brought in a few and I've made some of the ones that you find online.
So when we think, when we drink down something like this, because it has the spiciness of the ginger and the little bit of cayenne pepper in it, and it makes our eyes water, it can make our throat a little bit stingy.
I'd say it's full of sugar, is it? Well, because they're made, usually they have quite a lot of fruit juice in them, but you're drinking a small amount of it.
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