8. Refreshes the mouth. Cucumber juice refreshes and heals diseased gums, leaving your mouth smelling good.
9. Helps digestion. Chewing cucumber gives the jaws a good workout, and the fiber in it is great for digestion.
10. Smooths hair and nails. Silica, the wonder mineral in cucumber makes your hair and nails stronger and shinier.
11. Soothes muscle and joint pain. All those vitamins and minerals in cucumber make it a powerful enemy of muscle and joint pain.
12. Keeps kidneys in shape. Cucumber lowers uric acid levels in your system, keeping the kidneys happy.
13. Good for diabetics. Patients of diabetes can enjoy cucumber while also reaping its health benefits: cucumber contains a hormone needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin.
Jessie Szalay (LiveScience) and Shubhra Krishan (Care2)
NEXT PAGE >>>