Cucumber: Green Energy from Nature
It relieves fatigue, contains most of the vitamins humans need, emits a relaxing aroma when boiled, refreshes the mouth, serves as a tasty snack, and even repels snails. Cucumber – much more than you thought.
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need daily. Just one cucumber provides Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, folic acid, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
2. Feeling afternoon fatigue? Ditch the caffeinated drinks and replace them with... cucumber. Cucumbers are an excellent source of Vitamin B and carbohydrates, which can cause quick recovery lasting for hours.
3. Tired of bathroom mirrors fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a slice of cucumber on the mirror. This will prevent fogging and create a spa-like relaxing aroma.
4. Do slugs and snails roam your garden beds? Place a few cucumber slices in a disposable aluminum baking tray, and your garden will be pest-free. The chemicals in cucumber create a reaction with the aluminum, releasing a scent undetectable to humans but drives pests away from the area.
5. Looking for a quick and easy way to get rid of cellulite? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumber on the problematic area for a few minutes. The phytochemicals in cucumber tighten the collagen in the skin, firming up the outer layer and reducing cellulite appearance. It works well on wrinkles too.
6. As Purim approaches: Want to avoid a hangover or a terrible headache the next day? Eat a few cucumber slices before bed and wake up fresh without a headache. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, Vitamin B, and electrolytes essential for replenishing nutrients the body lost, keeping these elements balanced and preventing hangovers and headaches.
7. Want to combat afternoon and evening snack cravings? Throughout history, cucumbers have often been used by hunters, traders, and European explorers as quick meals to stave off hunger.
8. Stressed, tense, and no time to relax with a massage or spa? Slice a cucumber and soak it in a pot of boiling water. The chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will be released into the steam and spread a calming aroma.
9. Finished a business meal and find yourself without gum or mint? Take a cucumber slice and press it against the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath. The phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth that cause bad breath.
