Here are many ways we may use cucumber. You will
look at the cucumber differently now after you've read this page.
What a little gem the cucumber is.
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need
every day, 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds?
Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free
of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with
the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive
garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove
cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or
two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the
phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to
tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of
cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6. 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 essential nutrients the body lost, keeping
everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening
snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often
used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to
thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you
realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a
freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a
quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels
water.
9. 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!
10. 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 with 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.
11. 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 null will kill the bacteria in your mouth
responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets,
sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the
surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish
and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm
you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
13. Using a pen and made
a mistake?. Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to
erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and makrers that
the kids have used to decorate the walls.
Let's share this along
to everybody we know who is looking for better and safer ways to
solve life's everyday problems.