-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.
-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.