8 HEALTH BENEFITS OF CUCUMBER FRUITS

Hello fellow Steemians and welcome to my today write-up, today I will be talking about the health benefits of one of the underrated fruits. Why did I term it underrated? You may ask, it is because we do not rank it in the same category as Apples, Mango, Orange etc

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• Cucumber is a good source of Vitamin B. So it's advice-able for you to Put down your sodas and coffee and eat a cucumber slice atleast once a day.

• Cucumber is made up of 95% water, which helps in keeping the body hydrated while helping the body eliminate toxic wastes. Cucumbers are known to have most of the vitamins (not only vitamin B) the body needs in a single day.

• If you don't like to eat the skin then you have to start eating it because; it can be used for skin irritations and sunburns as aloe vera would be used. It is also important to note that the skin of cucumber contains a good amount of vitamin C, about 10 percent of the daily-recommended allowance.The silicon and sulfur in cucumbers help to stimulate hair growth.

• Cucumbers contain lariciresinol, pinoresinol, and secoisolariciresinol. These lignans are known to have a strong history of research in connection with reduced risk of various cancer types, not excluding breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and prostate cancer etc.

• Eliminates a foggy mirror, rub a cucumber slice along a mirror and it will completely distroy the mirror fogging up. Instead of you using WD40, you can take a cucumber slice and rub it along a squeaky hinge and your door will stop squeaking this can be used in replacement for condemn oil.

• Cucumber can also Relieve bad breath - you can take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds, the phytochemcials will eliminate the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

• Due to its low calorie and high water content, cucumber is an ideal diet for people who are looking for weight loss. Cucumbers are very effective in ridding the body of toxins from the digestive system, aiding digestion because of its high water content and dietary fiber in . The daily consumption of cucumbers maybe regarded as a remedy for chronic constipation.

• It can also Cure diabetes, reduces cholesterol and it also controls blood pressure - Cucumber juice contains a hormone that is needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin which has been known to be beneficial to diabetic patients. Researchers have found a compound called sterols in cucumbers which may help reduce cholesterol levels. It has been known to contain a lot of potassium, magnesium and fiber. And this aid in regulating blood pressure and this makes cucumbers good for treating both low blood pressure and high blood pressure.

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I hope from reading this write up you have learnt a thing or two if the importance of Cucumber, and I beseech you to try eating this nutritious fruit once in a while.
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