Paleo Turmeric Ginger Wellness Shot

Total time10 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time0 min

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Fresh turmeric and ginger are the real stars here — bold, warming, and packed with the kind of natural intensity that makes a tiny shot feel like a serious ritual. The lemon juice brightens everything up while raw honey rounds out the sharpness, and a pinch of black pepper does more than just add heat — it actually helps your body absorb the turmeric's active compounds more effectively. Cayenne is optional, but if you like a little fire at the back of your throat, don't skip it. Everything in this recipe is completely whole-food and grain-free, so it fits naturally into an ancestral eating approach without any workarounds or substitutions needed. Blending and straining the roots gives you a clean, concentrated liquid that's far more potent than anything sitting on a store shelf in a tiny overpriced bottle. Make a batch, stash it in a sealed jar in the fridge, and you've got a week's worth of morning momentum ready to go.

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Ingredients

6 servings

2 oz (about ¼ cup) fresh turmeric root, peeled and roughly chopped
2 oz (about ¼ cup) fresh ginger root, peeled and roughly chopped
½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 3 lemons)
½ cup cold water
2 tbsp raw honey
¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
⅛ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the turmeric, ginger, lemon juice, water, honey, black pepper, and cayenne (if using) in a blender. Blend on high for 45–60 seconds until the mixture is as smooth as possible.
2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a small pitcher or jar and pour the blended mixture through it, pressing the pulp firmly with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the remaining pulp.

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