10 Healthy Benefits of Cucumber

Cucumber is one of the healthy vegetables, that is common amongst Nigerians mostly grown in the northern part of the country, not only in Nigeria cucumber is very popular almost every where as it one the most consumed fruits in the world. You might have probably heard about this vegetable or have seen it somewhere inside the market, but do you know the health benefit behind it.

  Cucumber is highly nutritious, and known as one of the super food for body’s overall health. It can be eaten raw, or prepared with different kind of foods, when buying cucumber in the market, always go for the locally cultivated (organic) ones. Below are the 10 health prompting benefits of eating cucumber.

Rehydrates the Body & Lose Weight: Cucumber contains high water content, so it keeps the body rehydrated and eliminates toxins from the body, Cucumbers are also low in calories and the high water content in cucumber, makes it ideal for those who are looking for vegetables to help them shed unwanted pounds.

Improve and Aid Digestion: Cucumber aid and improve digestion; it contains high water content and dietary fiber, which is useful for the body in getting rid of harmful and toxic substance from the digestive system, also daily consumption of cucumber cures chronic constipation.

Lower Cancer Risk: Cucumbers contains compound such as lariciresinol, secoisolariciresinol, pinoresinol, that helps the body fight against several cancer like prostrate, breast, chest, ovarian, and uterine cancer.

Relieves Bad Breath: cucumber contains photochemical that helps destroy bacteria that causes bad breath in the mouth, just a slice of cucumber chewed between your tooth and gums for 30 sec will do that.

Good for your Skin: if you don’t know daily consumption of cucumber can help make your skin look fresh and shinny, because of the it shares the same hydrogen level with the skin, which aids the treatment of common skin problems  such as irritation, sunburns, it also contains anti-inflammatory properties that help to reduce the puffiness of the eye.

Stimulate Hair Growth: Cucumber contains silica and sulfur which improves hair growth, makes the finger nails shinny. Also the silica found in cucumber of helps to strengthen the connective tissue protect joint health.

Replenishes Daily Vitamins: Cucumber is a very rich source of vitamin; most of the vitamins present in cucumber are highly needed by the body daily, everyday intake of these vegetables together with its peels, helps to replenish the vitamins needed by the body and it also boost the immune system.

Prevent Diabetes and Reduce Cholesterol Level: Cucumber contains compound called sterol, which has proved to be useful in to diabetes patients and also reduce the level of cholesterol in the body.

Control Blood Pressure: Daily intake of cucumber also works effectively in regulating the blood pressure due to the presence of minerals such as potassium, magnesium.

Relieves Arthritis and Gout Pain:  when ever cucumber vegetable is mixed with 100% natural carrot juice, it can helps to reduce and relieves the pain in the arthritis and gout, due to the vitamins present in cucumber such as foliate, vitamin B6, vitamin A, C, and D with minerals like magnesium, potassium.

Protect the Kidney: Daily consumptions of Cucumber, can also help to reduce urinary acid in the body, the water contained in cucumber helps to eliminate toxins and break kidney stones and keeps the kidney healthy.