- Keeps you hydrated. If you are too busy to drink enough water,
munch on the cool cucumber, which is 96 percent water. It will
cheerfully compensate!
- Fights heat, both inside and out. Eat cucumber, and your body gets relief from
heartburn. Apply cucumber on your skin, and you get relief from sunburn.
- Flushes out toxins. All that water in cucumber acts as a virtual
broom, sweeping waste products out of your system. With regular use,
cucumber is known to dissolve kidney stones.
- Lavishes you with vitamins. A B and C, which boost immunity, give you
energy, and keep you radiant. Give it more power by juicing cucumber
with carrot and spinach.
- Supplies skin-friendly minerals: magnesium, potassium, silicon. That’s why cucumber-based treatments abound in
spas.
- Aids in weight loss. Enjoy cucumbers in your salads and soups. My
favorite snack? Crunchy cucumber sticks with creamy low-fat yogurt dip.
- Revives the eyes. Placing chilled slices of cucumber on the eyes
is a clichéd beauty visual, but it really helps reduce under-eye bags
and puffiness.
- Cuts cancer. Cut down your risk of several cancers by
including cucumber in your diet. Several studies show its
cancer-fighting potential.
- Stabilizes blood pressure. Patients of blood pressure, both high and low,
often find that eating cucumber brings relief.
- Refreshes the mouth. Cucumber juice refreshes and heals diseased
gums, leaving your mouth smelling good.
- Helps digestion. Chewing cucumber gives the jaws a good
workout, and the fiber in it is great for digestion.
- Smooths hair and nails. Silica, the wonder mineral in cucumber makes
your hair and nails stronger and shinier.
- Soothes muscle and joint pain. All those vitamins and minerals in cucumber
make it a powerful enemy of muscle and joint pain.
- Keeps kidneys in shape. Cucumber lowers uric acid levels in your
system, keeping the kidneys happy.
- Good for diabetics. Diabetes patient can enjoy cucumber while
also reaping its health benefits: cucumber contains a hormone needed by
the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin.
- Reduces cholesterol. A compound called sterols in cucumber helps
reduce bad cholesterol.
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