15 wonderful health benefits of eating cucumber - appreciate goods
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C U C U M B E R
H Y D R A T E S T H E B O D Y
CUCUMBERS ARE 95 PERCENT WATER,AND ARE THEREFORE GREAT THIRST-QUENCHERS DURING THE SUMMER,
ACCORDING TO EATING WELL MAGAZINE.
C U C U M B E R
S T I M U L A T E S D E T O X I F I C A T I O N
CUCUMBERS POSSESS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES THAT AIDIN WASTE REMOVAL FROM THE BODY. ITALSO HELPS WITH SKIN IRRITATION ANDACTIVATES ANTI-WRINKLING AND ANTI-
AGING ELEMENTS IN THE SKIN.
C U C U M B E R
P R E V E N T S C A N C E R G R O W T H
SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND THATCUCUMBER HINDER THE GROWTH OFCANCER CELLS IN THE PANCREAS AS
WELL AS INCREASE APOPTOSIS ACTIVITY(DEATH BY SUICIDE) IN PANCREATIC
CANCER CELLS.
C U C U M B E R
B E N E F I T S T H E S K I N
PLACING CUCUMBER SLICES OVER THEEYES ISN’T JUST A MEANINGLESS BEAUTY
RITUAL. THERE IS A SCIENCE BEHINDTHIS TREND. CUCUMBERS, BEING A COOLVEGETABLE, HAS A SOOTHING EFFECT ON
THE EYES AND SKIN THAT REDUCESSWELLING AND INFLAMMATION.
C U C U M B E R
P R O M O T E S B O N E H E A L T H
CUCUMBERS ARE RICH IN VITAMIN K (1CUCUMBER HAS 19% OF YOUR
RECOMMENDED DAILY VITK INTAKE),WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD BONE
HEALTH. THE BODY UTILIZES ITSVITAMIN K PRESERVES TO REPAIR
DAMAGED BONES AND BUILD NEW ONES.
C U C U M B E R
C O N T A I N S A N T I - O X I D A N T P R O P E R T I E S
CUCUMBERS POSSESS ANTI-OXIDANTSTHAT STRENGTHEN THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM BY REDUCING FREE RADICALSTHAT CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF
DISEASES. SOME OF THESEANTIOXIDANTS ARE VITAMIN C, BETA-
CAROTENE AND MANGANESE, AS WELL ASFLAVONOIDS AND LIGNANS.
C U C U M B E R
P R O M O T E S C A R D I O V A S C U L A R H E A L T H
THE POTASSIUM CONTENT INCUCUMBERS HELPS CURB HEART
DISEASES, DIABETES, STROKES, OBESITY,AND LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE,
CONTRIBUTING TO OVERALL HEARTHEALTH.
C U C U M B E R
P R O V I D E S E N E R G Y B O O S T
CHOOSE A CUCUMBER OVER HIGH-CALORIE, CAFFEINATED DRINKS FOR AQUICK PICK-ME-UP IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE DAY WHEN YOU’RE FEELING LOW ONENERGY. THE VITAMINS AND
CARBOHYDRATES IN CUCUMBERS GIVEYOUR MIND A BOOST AND KEEPS YOU
FEELING REFRESHED FOR HOURS.
C U C U M B E R
E N C O U R A G E S W E I G H T L O S S
CUCUMBERS MAKE FOR GOOD LOW-CALORIE SNACKS, AND IS AN EXCELLENT
REFRESHING FOOD TO INCORPORATEINTO YOUR DAILY DIET. SNACKING ONSUCH A NUTRITIOUS FOOD KEEPS YOU
FROM BINGING ON OTHER HIGH-CALORIE JUNK FOODS TO HELP YOU STAY
IN SHAPE!
C U C U M B E R
A I D S D I G E S T I O N
CUCUMBERS’ FIBER AND WATERCONTENT HELPS DIGESTION BY HELPING
FOOD MOVE EASIER THROUGH THEINTESTINAL TRACT.
C U C U M B E R
P R O M O T E S H A I R A N D N A I L H E A L T H
A SUBSTANCE IN CUCUMBER CALLEDSILICA STRENGTHENS AND GIVES A
SHINE TO YOUR HAIR AND NAILS, ANDMAINTAINS THEIR HEALTH FOR LONGER.
C U C U M B E R
R E D U C E S S T R E S S
THE B VITAMINS IN CUCUMBERS HELPEASE STRESS AND ANXIETY. THERE ARESEVERAL VITAMIN BS IN CUCUMBERS:
VITAMINS B1, B3, B5, B6 AND B7.
C U C U M B E R
P R O T E C T S T H E B R A I N
CUCUMBERS HELP PROTECT THE BRAINFROM A CHEMICAL IT CONTAINS CALLED
“FISETIN”, WHICH HELPS FIGHTNEUROLOGICAL DISEASES WHICH ARE
AGE-RELATED AND OTHERWISE, SUCH ASALZHEIMER’S DISEASE.
C U C U M B E R
R E L I E V E S P A I N
GOT A HEADACHE? HAVE A CUCUMBERINSTEAD OF A PAINKILLER TO WARD IT
OFF. RESEARCH SHOWS THATCUCUMBERS HAVE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
CHEMICALS CALLED FLAVONOIDS ANDTANNINS WHICH HELP REDUCE BODY
PAINS AND ACHES.
C U C U M B E R
I M P R O V E S O R A L H E A L T H
EATING CUCUMBER KEEPS YOUR MOUTHSMELLING AND FEELING FRESH, THANKSTO ITS FIBER CONTENT WHICH WASHESAWAY BAD BREATH-CAUSING BACTERIA
IN THE MOUTH WITH INCREASED SALIVAPRODUCTION.
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