20 Health Benefits of Cucumber

 Cucumbers are one of the most grown vegetables in the world. This vegetable is actually type of melon and comes from the same family as zucchini and watermelon. Cucumbers are packed with minerals and vitamins and therefore one of the best foods you can offer to your body.

Health benefits of cucumber:

1. Cucumber juice helps the skin tighten 
2. Applied on the skin helps with sunburns 
3. Cucumber contains vitamins A, B1, B6, C, D 
4. Keeping the body hydrated because cucumber contains 96% of water 
5. Regulates body temperature 
6. Removes toxins from the body 
7. Contains minerals like magnesium, potassium and silica 
8. Anticancerogenic and reduces risk of breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer and uterine cancer 
9. Helps with low and high pressure 
10. Cures ulcer and gastritis 
11. Remedy for constipation 
12. Keeps joints healthy and strong 
13. Seeds help with tapeworms 
14. Preventing nails splitting 
15. Mixed with carrot juice helps with gout and lower uric acid level 
16. Cucumber juice cures diabetes 
17. Reduces cholesterol 
18. Cucumber juice mixed with carrot juice, spinach juice and lettuce stimulate hair growth
19. Dissolve kidney and bladder stone and acts as diuretic 
20. Helps to lose weight