Cucumbers are the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world and known to be one of the best foods for your body's overall health, often referred to as a super food.
Made up of 95 percent water, cucumbers are naturally low in calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium.
Cucumbers belong to the same plant family as squash, pumpkin, and watermelon (the Cucurbitaceae family).
Their high water content helps prevent dehydration and combat the heat while their refreshing and mild taste appeals to even the pickiest eaters.Not only they provide hydration but cucumbers are also rich in vitamin K, B vitamins, copper, potassium, vitamin C, and manganese, and can help you to avoid nutrient deficiencies.
Here are given some of the heath benefits of eating cucumbers:
1. Keeps you hydrated. If you are too busy to drink enough water, munch on the cool cucumber, which is 96 percent water. It will cheerfully compensate!
2. Good For Your Skin, Hair And Nails: When used topically, cucumber has a cooling and soothing effect that decreases swelling, irritation, and inflammation. Cucumber slices can be placed on the eyes to decrease morning puffiness or placed on the skin to alleviate and treat sunburn.
Silica, the wonder mineral in cucumber makes your hair and nails stronger and shinier. Cucumber has a good supply of skin-friendly minerals: magnesium, potassium, silicon. That’s why cucumber-based treatments are popular in spas.
3. Reduce Your Risk of Cancer: Cucumbers contain polyphenols called lignans (pinoresinol,