There are so many benefits to eating cucumber!
Cucumbers are very versatile: they’re great as a snack, add a crunchy bite to your salad and can bring your sandwich up to the next level. But this vegetable isn’t just tasty and versatile. Cucumbers have a lot more to offer! Read about all of their great benefits below.
These are six reasons why you should be eating cucumber every single day.
Hydration
No matter how hard you try, some days you just don’t manage to drink more than four glasses of water. Luckily, there are other ways to stay hydrated as well, and eating cucumber is one of those ways. The vegetable consists mainly out of water. In fact, 90 percent of it is water! Definitely a tasty and easy way to stay hydrated.
Good bowel movements
Apart from water, cucumbers also contain fibers. This is an amazing combination that will help people with their visits to the toilet for a number two. Cucumbers also contain enzymes that can split protein, which helps us with digesting products that contain a lot of protein and are therefore difficult to digest, like meat and fish.
Snack
A cucumber is a great snack! It’s not as addictive a crisps or chocolate because it doesn’t contain any fats or sugars. Plus, if you do end up binging on some cucumber, there’s no issue at all. The vegetable is so low in calories that it’s impossible to gain weight by eating it.
Fresh breath
If you have bad breath, eating some cucumber can help reduce it. This is because the vegetable can have a cooling effect on the stomach. This, in turn, will reduce the amount of bacteria that are causing the bad breath.
Hangover
Drank a few too many beers last night? Don’t despair: the green vegetable will make you feel alright again. Cucumbers contain both water and vitamin B, which is a great combination when you want to make up for the deficits the alcohol has caused in your body.
Happy skin
Cucumbers are often used in skin treatments because they contain potassium, magnesium and silica. Apart from that, they also contain anti-inflammatory properties. Because of this the cold slices of cucumber can help swollen eyelids to settle down again. If you’ve got sunburn, slices of cucumber can also help to alleviate the pain.
