What Are The Health Benefits Of Ginger Shots?

What are the health benefits of ginger shots? Most of the research studies have been done on ginger supplements and ginger root as opposed to ginger shots. So, it is unclear if ginger shots have the same health benefit effects of ginger root and ginger supplements.  Some of the health benefits of ginger are that it has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. And this can help protect the body against free radical damage.

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What Are Ginger Shots?

Ginger shots are beverages that contain fresh ginger. These shots contain fresh ginger juice, and it is made by juicing fresh ginger root with a juicer. You would add the ginger root to the juicer and then the juicer would crush the ginger root and make ginger juice.

Research Studies on Ginger Powder and Ginger Extract

There are plenty of animal and test tube studies that show that ginger extract can reduce inflammation in arthritis, asthma, gut disease, inflammatory gut disease, cancers, etc. There was a 2-month study that showed that 64 people who had Type 2 diabetes found that taking 2 grams of ginger powder reduced inflammatory proteins compared to the placebo group.

Another research study in male athletes who received 1.5 grams of ginger powder daily for 6 weeks had a significant reduction in inflammatory marks. And this was compared to athletes who were in the placebo group who didn’t receive any ginger powder.

Health Benefits For Ginger

Ginger is a common treatment for nausea especially with women who are pregnant. It is a natural treatment for nausea, bloating or digestion. There was a study done on 120 people that showed that those who took 750 mg of ginger for 4 days had a significant reduction in nausea and vomiting compared to the control group.

Ginger has strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects which can help boost immune health.  Some of the other health benefits of ginger is reducing blood sugar levels and possibly helping with weight management.

It is important to understand that people who have diabetes that are taking blood sugar medications should be mindful of consuming large doses of ginger. Why? Because it can potentially lower your blood sugar levels. People that are allergic to ginger should try to avoid consuming ginger shots at all costs.

The Bottom Line is most of the research that is out there is on effects of consuming ginger not ginger shots. So, the research studies on ginger shots if it has the same health benefit effects as ginger is still uncertain. But ginger root and ginger supplements has some good health benefits such as reduction of inflammation, improving digestive issues and improving immunity function.

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