Cucumber, the cool super food!
View(s):Cucumbers are known to be one of the best foods for your overall health, often referred to as a super food. Pick a handful of firm, dark green cucumbers and drop them into your shopping cart. Congratulations! You have just bought yourself stuff full of good health.
Here’s why:
Cucumber rehydrates: If you are too busy to drink enough water, eat the cool cucumber, which is 90 percent water. It will cheerfully compensate your water lost.
Cucumber fights heat inside and out: Eating cucumber will get your body relief from heartburn. Apply cucumber on your skin and you will get relief from sunburn.
Cucumber eliminates toxins: All that water in cucumber acts as a virtual broom, sweeping waste products out of your body. With regular intake, cucumber is known to dissolve kidney stones.
Cucumber replenishes daily vitamins: Cucumbers have most of the vitamins the body needs in a single day. A B and C, which boost your immune system keep you radiant and give you energy. Make it more powerful by juicing cucumber with spinach and carrot. Don’t forget to leave the skin on because it contains a good amount of vitamin C, about 12 percent of the daily recommended allowance.
Cucumber supplies skin friendly minerals: Cucumber is high in potassium, magnesium and silicon. That is why many spas have cucumber based treatments.
Cucumber aids in digestion and weight loss: Due to its high water and low calorie content, cucumber is an ideal source for people who are looking for weight loss. Use cucumbers in your soups and salads. If it is not your favourite snack you can crunchy cucumber sticks with creamy low fat yogurt dip. Chewing cucumber gives your jaws a good workout and the fibre in it is great for digestion. Daily consumption of cucumbers can be regarded as an aid for chronic constipation.
Cucumber revives the eyes: Placing a chilled slice of cucumber over puffy eyes is a clichéd beauty visual but it really can help reduce under-eye bags and puffiness due to its anti inflammatory properties.
Cucumber fights cancers: Cucumber is known to contain secoisolariciresinol, lariciresinol and pinoresinol. The three lignans have a strong connection with reduced risk of several cancer types, including ovarian, breast, prostate and uterine cancer.
Cucumber helps with managing diabetes, reduces cholesterol and controls blood pressure: Cucumber juice contains a hormone which is needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin. Researchers have found that a compound called sterols in cucumbers can help decrease levels of cholesterol. Cucumbers contain a lot of fibre, potassium and magnesium. These nutrients work effectively for regulating blood pressure. That is why cucumber is good for treating both high blood pressure and low blood pressure.
Cucumber refreshes the mouth: Cucumber juice heals and refreshes diseased gums. Get a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for a half minute, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing unpleasant breath.Cucumber smoothes hair and nails: The wonder mineral Silica in cucumber makes your hair and nails shinier and stronger. The sulfur and silica in cucumbers help to stimulate your hair growth.
Cucumber promotes joint health, relieves arthritis and gout pain: As cucumber is an excellent source of silica it promotes joint health by strengthening the connective tissues. When mixed with carrot juice, cucumber can relieve gout and arthritis pain by lowering levels of uric acid.Cucumber cures hangover: To avoid a morning headache or hangover eat a few cucumber slices before going to sleep. Cucumbers contain enough B vitamins, sugar and electrolytes to replenish many essential nutrients and can reduce the severity of both hangover and headache.
Cucumber keeps kidneys in shape: Cucumber lowers uric acid levels in your body keeping the kidneys healthy.