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Awesome Health Benefits Of Cucumbers!

Healthy Living With Type 1 Diabetes Health Benefits Of Cucumbers! Vegetables should help form the foundation of your diet — women need 2.5 cups daily and men need 3 cups, recommends the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cucumbers are an excellent choice, lets take a closer look why!

Each cup of cucumber juice counts as 1 cup of veggies to help you reach these intake goals. In addition to the general benefits of a diet rich in vegetables — including a lower risk of obesity and some types of cancer, according to the USDA — drinking cucumber juice offers specific health benefits due to its nutrient content.

Cucumbers And Vitamin K:

Cucumbers offer health benefits by significantly boosting your vitamin K intake. Your body uses vitamin K to activate coagulation factors, a family of proteins that proves essential for blood clot formation. The ability to help you form blood clots benefits your health because it prevents excessive bleeding after you suffer tissue damage, and getting enough vitamin K prevents spontaneous bleeding, including nosebleeds or bleeding gums. Getting enough vitamin K in your diet also activates proteins essential for bone health, which keeps your skeleton strong. A 1-cup serving of sliced cucumber, with the peel on, offers approximately 17 micro-grams of vitamin K. This makes up 14 percent and 19 percent of the recommended daily intakes for men and women, respectively.

Assisting In Weight Loss:

Due to its low calorie and high water content, the cucumber is an ideal diet for people who are looking for weight loss. The high water content and dietary fiber in one cucumber is a very effective way of ridding the body of toxins from the digestive system, aiding in digestion. Daily consumption of cucumbers can be regarded as a remedy for chronic constipation.

Beneficial For Joint Pain:

The cucumber is an excellent source of silica, which is known to help promotes joint health by strengthening the connective tissues. They are also rich in vitamin A, B1, B6, C & D, Folate, Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium. When mixed with carrot juice, they can relieve gout and arthritis pain by lowering the uric acid levels.

Cucumbers For Puffy Eyes And Skincare:

Healthy Living With Type 1 Diabetes Health Benefits Of Cucumbers!

If you don’t like to eat the skin, it can be used for skin irritations and sunburns as aloe would be used. Place a slice over puffy eyes and its anti-inflammatory properties help reduce puffiness. The silicon and sulfur in this amazing little vegetable can also help to stimulate hair growth.

When buying cucumber, choose the ones that are firm to touch and dark green in color. Do not buy overly matured or yellow colored as they are prone to contain more insoluble fiber and mature seeds. Go for organically grown cucumber to get a rich taste and more nutrients content.

Help Freshen Breath:

Here’s a little tid bid for you…did you know that placing a cucumber slice on the roof of your mouth may help to rid your mouth of odor-causing bacteria.  According to the principles of Ayurveda, eating cucumbers may also help to release excess heat in your stomach, which is said to be a primary cause of bad breath.

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Chris

Chris - The Organic Diabetic

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