16 Health Benefits of Cucumber Pick a handful of firm, dark green cucumbers and pop them into your shopping basket. Congratulations! You have just bought yourself a fruit (yes, the cool cuke is fruit, not a vegetable) full of good health! Here is a short list of the impressive health benefits that a cucumber carries: 1. 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! 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Supplies skin-friendly minerals: magnesium,potassium, silicon: That’s why cucumber-based treatments abound in spas. 6. Aids in weight loss: Enjoy cucumbers in your salads and soups. Myfavorite snack? Crunchy cucumber sticks with creamy low-fat yogurt dip. 7. 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. 8. Cuts cancer: Cut down your risk of several cancers by including cucumber in your diet. Several studies show its cancer-fightingpotential. 9. Stabilizes blood pressure: Patients of blood pressure, both high and low, often find that eating cucumber brings relief. 10. Refreshes the mouth: Cucumber juice refreshes and heals diseased gums, leaving your mouth smelling good. 11. Helps digestion: Chewing cucumber gives the jaws a good workout, and the fiber in it is great for digestion. 12. Smooths hair and nails: Silica, the wonder mineral in cucumber makesyour hair and nails stronger and shinier. 13. Soothes muscle and joint pain: All those vitamins and minerals in cucumber make it a powerful enemy of muscle and jointpain. 14. Keeps kidneys in shape: Cucumber lowers uric acid levels in your system, keeping the kidneys happy. 15. Good for diabetics: Patients of diabetes can enjoy cucumber while also reaping its health benefits: cucumber contains a hormone needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin. 16. Reduces cholesterol: A compound called sterols in cucumber helps reduce bad cholesterol.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 06:20:47 +0000
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