Health Benefits of Cucumber

• Keeps you hydrated. If you are too busy to drink enough water, munch on the cool cucumber, which is 96 percent water.

• 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.

• Aids in weight loss. Enjoy cucumbers in your salads and soups.

• 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.

•  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.

• Smooth’s 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.