5 Benefits of Cucumbers
The benefits of cucumber are so many that it can be even called as the miracle food. Although it is a vegetable, it is mostly eaten it is raw form. You can eat it as a snack, toss it into a salad, mash it into a pulp to add into your soups or jus slice it and have it whenever you want to. Cucumbers are also easy to grow and it is no wonder that it is the fourth most grown vegetable in the whole of the world. It is also something that you will never tire of eating. Even if you do not want to eat it, there are so many other uses to cucumber that you should always keep it by your side. It does not need much care to grow, so if you have a backyard or some little space you can grow it yourself as organic is always much better than the store bought ones. Here are some of the many benefits of cucumber.
1. Rehydrating agent
Cucumber has a lot of water content in it. So when you eat cucumber, your body is replenished with a lot of water that it craves. It is a great snack when you are hiking in a very hot place.
2. Cooling agent
Cucumbers are also useful when you want to cool off yourself. Cut a cucumber into neat slices and place them on top of your eyes to cool them and relax. Or make the cucumber into a pulp and put it all over your body to make your skin feel cool and refreshed. It is also great for making your skin soft.
3. Helps fight against diabetes and high blood pressure
Cucumber is also a wonderful option as a snack or even your lunch when you are a diabetic. It has an ingredient that helps in the production of insulin, the one thing that diabetics are in need of. Cucumbers also lower high blood pressure and help stabilize your body when you have low blood pressure. It has a lot of magnesium, fiber and potassium which help in regulating your body pressure.
