INTI — Organic Ginger, Turmeric & Lemon Shot

The INTI ginger shot

Organic ginger and turmeric, black pepper for the piperine, no added sugar. Made in Belgium.

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How Sugar Causes Inflammation in Your Body

The link between sugar and inflammation is one of the strongest in modern nutrition. Here are the mechanisms, simply explained.

The 4 pathways of sugar inflammation

1. Activation of NF-κB

Sugar directly activates NF-κB, the master transcription factor that triggers the production of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-1beta).

2. Insulin resistance

Excess sugar creates insulin resistance. Elevated insulin is itself pro-inflammatory and activates NF-κB in a loop.

3. Glycation (AGE)

Sugar binds to proteins to form AGEs (Advanced Glycation End-products). AGEs activate RAGE receptors, which in turn activate NF-κB. Vicious circle.

4. Intestinal dysbiosis

Sugar feeds pathogenic bacteria (Candida, Clostridium) to the detriment of beneficial bacteria. Dysbiosis increases intestinal permeability and systemic inflammation.

Why it's important for ginger drinks

The ginger is sought after for its effect anti-inflammatory-complete-guide-ginger-turmeric-2026">anti-inflammatory (it inhibits NF-κB). But if your ginger drink contains 34g of sugar for 100ml, sugar reactivates the 4 inflammatory pathways that ginger tries to extinguish.

It's like putting out a fire with water with one hand and pouring gasoline with the other.

The coherent solution

INTI — ginger + turmeric + black pepper, zero sugar added. The anti-inflammatory that doesn't contradict itself.