11 USES FOR CUCUMBERS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

11 Uses For Cucumbers That You Should Know


By Alex Jordon
Posted Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 11:18am EDT
Keywords: benefits of Cucumber, cucumber for health, cucumber uses
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.

8-Provides many beauty benefits

Cucumber is one of the main ingredients in many skin care products because of its super benefits for skin: it helps in revitalizing skin, it gives you a glowing and youthful skin, it controls puffiness of the eyes, it helps soothe sunburn. And the most common use of cucumber for skin is it keeps the skin hydrated and well moisturized.

9-Promotes hair growth

Cucumber juice can be consumed to promote hair growth due to its content of silicon, sodium, phosphorus and calcium which are all essential nutrients for hair growth. Drink cucumber juice regularly also helps control hair fall.

10-Removes stains

Cucumber slices can be used to remove those stubborn stains from stainless steel tools.

11-Keeps pests away from your house

The chemical in cucumber releases a scent that wards of the pests, so you can place some slices of cucumber around your garden to control pests and insects.

Sources: realfarmacy.com, stylecraze.com, highbloodpressuretips.net

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