Cucumber, this easy to grow vegetable is not only delicious and packed with tons of nutrients, it’s also helpful for many other purposes. From preventing a hangover to cleaning your kitchen sink, you can use cucumber in many ways. Following are some:
1-Provides energy
Feeling no energy? A cucumber can help! Cucumber is rich in B vitamins and carbohydrates which can provide you energy quickly. Pick u a cucumber as a snack in the afternoon will help you combat the tired feeling.
2-Controls blood pressure
Cucumber has a good amount of manganese, potassium and fibre that regulate the blood pressure and keep it at a healthy level.
3-Prevents a foggy mirror
You may face a foggy mirror after a shower, rubbing some cucumber slices or peels along the mirror before you start will solve the problem.
4-Cures a hangover and headache
Eat some cucumber slices before sleep and you will avoid a hangover as well as a headache. This is because cucumber contains enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes, all of which are responsible to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, and keep everything in equilibrium.
5-Get rid of bad breath
Cucumber has same effects with gum or mints when it comes to eliminate bad breath. Simply take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with the tongue for a minute. Cucumber releases phytochemicals that kill the bad breath causing bacteria.
6-Cleans out the toxins from the body
The high water content (95% water) in cucumber acts as a system cleanser and flushes the waste products out of the body.
7-Promotes bone health
Cucumber is a good source of vitamin K and calcium, both of which are very important in strengthening bones.
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