Cucumbers

Cucumbers 🥒

1. Cucumbers contain Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired, pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins which level out energy and mood over the course of the day.

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. The chemical reaction with the aluminum gives off a scent undetectable to humans and repels bugs.

5. Body builders! 🎉Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out on stage? Try rubbing cucumber 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 cucumber slices before going to bed. Cucumbers contain sufficient sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, preventing both hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries to ward off starvation symptoms.

8. Shoe shine? 👞Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and long lasting shine that also repels water.

9. Squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, 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 will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam. This creates a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress.

11. No 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 phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for bad breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your taps, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface areas, it remove years of tarnish, bring back the shine, won't leave streaks and won't harm your skin or fingernails.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Use the cucumber peel to erase the pen writing. This also works great on crayons and markers on walls!! ✋