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Cucumbers
- 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 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.
- A B and C, which boost immunity, give you energy, and keep you radiant. Give it more power by juicingcucumber with carrot and spinach. Supplies skin-friendly minerals: magnesium, potassium, silicon.
- 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.
- Several studies show its cancer-fighting potential.
- Stabilizes blood pressure
- Patients of blood pressure, both high and low.
- Refreshes the mouth. Cucumber juice heals gums.
- 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 & shiny.
- 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
- 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.
- Reduces cholesterol
- A compound called sterols in cucumber helps reduce bad cholesterol.
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