I Drank Wellness Shots for a Week and It Was a WILD RIDE

I’m sitting on one of the wooden benches in front of my gym on a steamy summer night. My lungs burn and my legs are ready to call it quits. While wondering if I’m really cut out for this fitness thing, I see it: A plastic bottle filled with a deep, ruby-hued fluid sitting in a tub full of ice with a sign advertising a free wellness shot. Spurred on by free things, as I often am, I hobble over to the tin ice bucket, plunge a hand into the icy depths, and fish one out.

The liquid shimmers just right in the light creating a kaleidoscope effect on the sidewalk. I chug it and…. It tastes like gritty, cold mud. It did get me thinking, “Do these weird little things actually make people feel better? Who would I be if I actually took wellness shots consistently?” So, I decided to investigate.

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Because I am a Responsible Adult™, I turned to registered dietitian Mia Syn, MS, RDN, and Tracye McQuirter, MPH, author of Ageless Vegan, for their takes on the seemingly everlasting trend and what it actually means for those trying to ~live well~.

“With wellness shots, you may be getting a higher amount of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants than you otherwise would,” says Syn. “They’re often marketed as cures for ailments because of their concentrated nutrition. Right now there is not enough evidence to support their therapeutic use.”

McQuirter agreed, encouraging everyone to think more about how the shots would complement a well-rounded and balanced diet, rather than make up for a severely skewed diet. “Wellness shots have a really broad definition, but they’re about making up for or supplementing the RDAs or recommended dietary allowances for the nutritious foods people may not get,” she says. “I’ve been traveling, so I made myself a shot because I haven’t been able to eat enough dark leafy greens. That is an example of a good application for a juice shot.”

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Armed with these professional opinions, I called up Project Juice, a company known for an array of juice cleanses and shots, and got a batch to try for myself. How would they make me feel, even if the science wasn’t there? The answer was… alarming.

On the first day of Shot-mas, I started with the Turmeric Tonic, a vibrant, glowy orange blend of turmeric, pineapple, chamomile, aloe, ginger, and chamomile extract. The promises of relieving joint pain, reducing skin irritations, and boosting beauty didn’t hurt either. A generally sweet and inoffensive, albeit acidic, swig later, I had yet to become a slightly shorter Kofi Siriboe. But I did fight through the post-work haze to get a run in, so I guess that’s one point for the shots.

The next day, I was riding on a high and ready to consider a career as a juice shop mogul. I tried the Energy Elixir, a greenish-brown potion advertising to up your mental clarity and alertness for day two of Shotsgiving. Seeing as stressed and tired can sometimes be my defaults, it felt like a fitting remedy. It was an herbal little mix, pleasantly grassy in a way that felt like rolling down a hill in the middle of spring. It didn’t have that mouthful-of-lawn aftertaste like some shots I’d tried. And I actually did feel more alert afterwards. In all fairness, that energy boost could have been the gaggle of people swarming the mini fridge near my desk to try a juice. Either way, another point for juice.

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