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Cucumbers are packed with most of the daily vitamins you need

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just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

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-Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins and carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

-Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

-Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish many essential nutrients, reducing the intensity of both hangover and headache.

-Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?
Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

-Stressed out and don’t have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

-Just finish a business lunch and realize you don’t have gum or mints?
Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

Source: RawForBeauty.com

Health benefits of cucumbers

Don't you dare exclude these crunchy healing wonders from your salad!

-Stress: Cutting up cucumber and boiling in water is believed to release biochemicals that, when breathed, can help to reduce stress. Pregnant mothers have used this technique as a way to naturally reduce stress.

-Digestion: Cucumbers are packed with fiber and contain a great deal of water, both of which is known to aid in regular digestive function and remove toxins from the body. Constipation and heartburn can be relieved through the regular consumption of this vegetable.

-Oral health: Cucumber juice is believed to help maintain healthy teeth and gums.

-Energy: Loaded with fiber, vitamin B, and carbohydrates, cucumber will provide a sustained boost of natural energy without the "crash" and other negative health effects that go with consuming caffeine and sugar.

-Blood pressure: Whether you have low or high blood pressure, the potassium and magnesium found in cucumbers can be beneficial to your health by helping to normalize blood pressure. Cucumbers also contain a good amount of fiber which is also known to help with balancing blood pressure.

-Hangovers: If you had a little too much fun on Saturday night, chow down on some cucumber slices before passing out and you won't wake up quite as miserable. Electrolytes, water, natural sugars, and vitamin B will bring you back to game form and the fiber within cucumbers helps to detoxify the body be shuffling out toxins that built up during the process of festivities.

-Bags and circles under eyes: Most people have seen someone with cucumber slices on their eyes when they are at their local spa. The juices help to remove signs of stress and sleep deprivation from the skin around your eyes but don't let the juice in your eye as it can cause irritation.

-Lower cholesterol: Cucumbers contain sterols, compounds that are believed to help naturally lower cholesterol. The fiber found in cucumbers can also help with this.

-Fresh breath: Chewing up some cucumbers for about a minute will help to destroy the bacteria in the mouth that causes halitosis, or bad breath.