C U C U M B E R

H Y D R A T E S T H E B O D Y

CUCUMBERS ARE 95 PERCENT WATER,AND ARE THEREFORE GREAT THIRST-QUENCHERS DURING THE SUMMER,

ACCORDING TO EATING WELL MAGAZINE.

C U C U M B E R

S T I M U L A T E S D E T O X I F I C A T I O N

CUCUMBERS POSSESS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES THAT AIDIN WASTE REMOVAL FROM THE BODY. ITALSO HELPS WITH SKIN IRRITATION ANDACTIVATES ANTI-WRINKLING AND ANTI-

AGING ELEMENTS IN THE SKIN.

C U C U M B E R

P R E V E N T S C A N C E R G R O W T H

SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND THATCUCUMBER HINDER THE GROWTH OFCANCER CELLS IN THE PANCREAS AS

WELL AS INCREASE APOPTOSIS ACTIVITY(DEATH BY SUICIDE) IN PANCREATIC

CANCER CELLS.

C U C U M B E R

B E N E F I T S T H E S K I N

PLACING CUCUMBER SLICES OVER THEEYES ISN’T JUST A MEANINGLESS BEAUTY

RITUAL. THERE IS A SCIENCE BEHINDTHIS TREND. CUCUMBERS, BEING A COOLVEGETABLE, HAS A SOOTHING EFFECT ON

THE EYES AND SKIN THAT REDUCESSWELLING AND INFLAMMATION.

C U C U M B E R

P R O M O T E S B O N E H E A L T H

CUCUMBERS ARE RICH IN VITAMIN K (1CUCUMBER HAS 19% OF YOUR

RECOMMENDED DAILY VITK INTAKE),WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD BONE

HEALTH. THE BODY UTILIZES ITSVITAMIN K PRESERVES TO REPAIR

DAMAGED BONES AND BUILD NEW ONES.

C U C U M B E R

C O N T A I N S A N T I - O X I D A N T P R O P E R T I E S

CUCUMBERS POSSESS ANTI-OXIDANTSTHAT STRENGTHEN THE IMMUNE

SYSTEM BY REDUCING FREE RADICALSTHAT CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF

DISEASES. SOME OF THESEANTIOXIDANTS ARE VITAMIN C, BETA-

CAROTENE AND MANGANESE, AS WELL ASFLAVONOIDS AND LIGNANS.

C U C U M B E R

P R O M O T E S C A R D I O V A S C U L A R H E A L T H

THE POTASSIUM CONTENT INCUCUMBERS HELPS CURB HEART

DISEASES, DIABETES, STROKES, OBESITY,AND LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE,

CONTRIBUTING TO OVERALL HEARTHEALTH.

C U C U M B E R

P R O V I D E S E N E R G Y B O O S T

CHOOSE A CUCUMBER OVER HIGH-CALORIE, CAFFEINATED DRINKS FOR AQUICK PICK-ME-UP IN THE MIDDLE OF

THE DAY WHEN YOU’RE FEELING LOW ONENERGY. THE VITAMINS AND

CARBOHYDRATES IN CUCUMBERS GIVEYOUR MIND A BOOST AND KEEPS YOU

FEELING REFRESHED FOR HOURS.

C U C U M B E R

E N C O U R A G E S W E I G H T L O S S

CUCUMBERS MAKE FOR GOOD LOW-CALORIE SNACKS, AND IS AN EXCELLENT

REFRESHING FOOD TO INCORPORATEINTO YOUR DAILY DIET. SNACKING ONSUCH A NUTRITIOUS FOOD KEEPS YOU

FROM BINGING ON OTHER HIGH-CALORIE JUNK FOODS TO HELP YOU STAY

IN SHAPE!

C U C U M B E R

A I D S D I G E S T I O N

CUCUMBERS’ FIBER AND WATERCONTENT HELPS DIGESTION BY HELPING

FOOD MOVE EASIER THROUGH THEINTESTINAL TRACT.

C U C U M B E R

P R O M O T E S H A I R A N D N A I L H E A L T H

A SUBSTANCE IN CUCUMBER CALLEDSILICA STRENGTHENS AND GIVES A

SHINE TO YOUR HAIR AND NAILS, ANDMAINTAINS THEIR HEALTH FOR LONGER.

C U C U M B E R

R E D U C E S S T R E S S

THE B VITAMINS IN CUCUMBERS HELPEASE STRESS AND ANXIETY. THERE ARESEVERAL VITAMIN BS IN CUCUMBERS:

VITAMINS B1, B3, B5, B6 AND B7.

C U C U M B E R

P R O T E C T S T H E B R A I N

CUCUMBERS HELP PROTECT THE BRAINFROM A CHEMICAL IT CONTAINS CALLED

“FISETIN”, WHICH HELPS FIGHTNEUROLOGICAL DISEASES WHICH ARE

AGE-RELATED AND OTHERWISE, SUCH ASALZHEIMER’S DISEASE.

C U C U M B E R

R E L I E V E S P A I N

GOT A HEADACHE? HAVE A CUCUMBERINSTEAD OF A PAINKILLER TO WARD IT

OFF. RESEARCH SHOWS THATCUCUMBERS HAVE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

CHEMICALS CALLED FLAVONOIDS ANDTANNINS WHICH HELP REDUCE BODY

PAINS AND ACHES.

C U C U M B E R

I M P R O V E S O R A L H E A L T H

EATING CUCUMBER KEEPS YOUR MOUTHSMELLING AND FEELING FRESH, THANKSTO ITS FIBER CONTENT WHICH WASHESAWAY BAD BREATH-CAUSING BACTERIA

IN THE MOUTH WITH INCREASED SALIVAPRODUCTION.