Okay, real talk—I started making immunity-boosting juices because last winter I got sick, like, four separate times and my boss side-eyed me so hard I thought I’d get fired for breathing. I’m sitting here in my tiny Seattle apartment, rain smashing the window, wearing the same hoodie I’ve had since 2019, and honestly these juices are the only reason I’m not a human petri dish right now.
Why I’m Obsessed With Immunity-Boosting Juices (Even the Gross Ones)
Look, I’m not some crunchy granola girl. I ate gas-station taquitos for dinner last week. But when you’re 34, working remote, and your immune system decides to unionize against you, you try anything. These immunity-boosting juices became my weird little ritual—like brushing my teeth but with more celery and regret. National Institutes of Health (NIH) on curcumin bioavailability
My Actual Top 10 Immunity-Boosting Juices (Tested While Hungover, Stressed, and Crying)
1. The “I Swear This Works” Orange-Turmeric-Ginger Bomb 10 Immunity-Boosting Juices
Literally just oranges, turmeric root, ginger, and black pepper. Tastes like spicy dirt water but I haven’t had a sinus infection since October. I call it my depression citrus. Cleveland Clinic on celery’s anti-inflammatory properties
2. Beet-Apple-Carrot (Yes I Look Like I Murdered Someone After)
My hands are pink for three days. Worth it. This one gives me actual human energy instead of the usual “I’ve been possessed by a sloth” vibe.
3. Celery Juice (I Hate That It Works) 10 Immunity-Boosting Juices
I resisted this trend so hard because celery tastes like disappointment. But drinking it on an empty stomach? My bloating went bye-bye. I’m mad about it.
4. Pineapple-Ginger-Lemon (Tastes Like Vacation, Works Like Drugs)
This is the one I make when I need to not fall asleep at my desk by 2 p.m. Also cures hangovers but don’t tell anyone.
5. Kale-Spinach-Cucumber-Apple (The Green Monster) 10 Immunity-Boosting Juices
Straight up looks like swamp water. My roommate gagged when she saw me drink it. I felt weirdly amazing after?? Science is fake but also real. Johns Hopkins Medicine on ginger benefits
6. Pomegranate-Blueberry-Açaí (Antioxidants or Whatever) 10 Immunity-Boosting Juices
Expensive as hell but makes me feel bougie while I sit in leggings with holes in the crotch.
7. Carrot-Orange-Ginger (My Childhood Trauma in a Glass)
Tastes exactly like the juice my mom forced me to drink when I was sick. Except now I’m voluntarily doing it to myself. Growth??
8. Watermelon-Lime-Mint (Summer in a Cup, Fight Me) 10 Immunity-Boosting Juices
Hydrating AF and somehow makes my skin stop looking like I live in a basement (which I kinda do).
9. Grapefruit-Ginger-Cayenne (The Spicy Regret)
Burns going down, wakes you up better than coffee, and I definitely cried the first time.
10. My Desperation Combo: Everything Left in the Fridge 10 Immunity-Boosting Juices
Last week it was cabbage, lemon, and sadness. Surprisingly not terrible. 10/10 would survive again.
The Ones That Made Me Want to Die 10 Immunity-Boosting Juices
- Straight wheatgrass shots—no.
- Anything with too much garlic—vampires aren’t the only ones repelled.
My Dumb Tips After Six Months of This Nonsense
- Buy the cheapest juicer you can find on Facebook Marketplace. Mine cost $20 and has one speed: chaotic.
- Drink them ice-cold or you’ll hate yourself.
- If it tastes bad, add apple. If it still tastes bad, add more apple and question your life choices.
I’m not saying immunity-boosting juices will make you immortal, but I used to get every cold that looked at me funny and now I’m… functional? Most days? Anyway, try a couple, hate me later, thank me when you’re not coughing up a lung in January.
What’s your go-to juice when you’re falling apart? Drop it below—I need new ways to torture myself.
