=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.
=Assist 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:
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.
Cucumber is good.
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