These days, a strong immune system is worth its weight in toilet paper/Clorox wipes. Basically, having a strong immune system is vital and is certainly at the top of everyone’s mind. Luckily, juices like this immune boosting super juice can help give you the vitamins and minerals your body needs to say healthy. With oranges, lemons, carrots, ginger, and turmeric, it has some of the strongest immune boosting foods that combat inflammation and fight illness. 

At some point in our lives, we all have turned to orange juice when we were feeling sick because we were taught that o.j., being high in vitamin C, cured colds. While that’s not entirely wrong and this recipe does contain trusty oranges, this recipe is like a super orange juice. It’s packed with other benefits besides vitamin C that do a more effective job in giving you the immune boosting results you want.

Why the Color Orange?

This juice is naturally neon orange thanks to all the incredible orange foods it packs in, particularly carrots.

Orange is a powerful color in food because orange foods like carrots are super high in beta carotene. Beta-carotene has been shown to increase immune cells and activity, even in patients with cancer. 

Beta carotene also functions as an antioxidant, which means it combats free radicals in the body. High levels of free radicals cause cellular and tissue damage in the body, also known as oxidative stress. Oxidative stress leads to chronic diseases, so it’s imperative to load up on antioxidants to prevent this from happening.

By far, the best way to get beta carotene is through food, not through supplements. However, beta carotene is best absorbed when ingested with a little fat. Having this juice with a little avocado or nuts will do the trick.

The Power of Citrus and Vitamin C

Much of the liquid in this juice recipe comes from the oranges and lemon. You probably already know that citrus is high in vitamin C, which is the first vitamin most people turn to when they come down with a cold. And for good reason!

Vitamin C is a tried and true immune booster and cold remedy. Not only does it also function as an antioxidant – studies show that vitamin C can increase your antioxidant levels by 30% – but it also encourages the production of white blood cells, which protect your body from infection. 

Because our bodies don’t produce vitamin C by itself, we must get it through food or supplementation. I’m a much bigger fan of getting it from food not just because hi, I have a food blog, but because most supplements contain ridiculous amounts of vitamin C that will just be peed out anyway. Just look in the cold aisle at any drug store and you’ll see dozens of supplements that give you a dosage upwards of 5000% DV!

So, better to make this super orange juice instead and reap the many other benefits it offers.

Benefits of Ginger and Turmeric 

Besides their potent taste, these superfood spices have one very important thing in common: they fight inflammation like pros.

Chronic inflammation in the body weakens the immune system and increases your chances of getting ill. Both ginger and turmeric have been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects on the body. 

Furthermore, fresh ginger has been proven to have antiviral and antibacterial properties. Consuming fresh ginger can inhibit mucus production and can help clear up congestion. This is why you often might see small, but very spicy ginger shots at many health stores. 

While the whole idea of this juice is to boost your immune system, an overactive immune system can sometimes do more harm than good. When your immune system is signaled to respond to unwanted invaders, some people’s immune system may overreact, actually causing more inflammation in the body that can lead to tissue damage. 

This is where turmeric comes in. Turmeric has been shown to promote immune balance in the body. This allows your immune system to respond optimally to infection without inducing unwanted hyperactivity. Adding turmeric to this immune boosting super juice helps to strengthen your immune system while keeping it balanced. 

The Juicer I Use: Omega NC900HDC

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