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5 Amazing Health Benefits of Cucumber

Written by Olga

Healthy Yum Alert: Cucumber Chicken Salad Bites.

Cucumbers have to be the most refreshing veggie out there. I mean, they even have their own refreshing-sounding phrase (“cool as a cucumber”). It’s time for sweltering weather, which means it’s also time to eat more cucumbers. If you need some incentive, here are five amazing health benefits you can get from these little guys.

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1. Cucumbers are a fabulous source of B vitamins. In other words, they give you energy!

2. They’re 95% water, so they keep you super hydrated and help rid your body of toxins.

3. They’re actually a hangover cure. Make them your drunken snack before going to bed after a bottle of wine to the face.

4. The phytochemicals in cucumber kill the bacteria in your mouth that causes bad breath.

5. Cucumbers help promote joint health by strengthening connective tissue.

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Olga

Olga is a fast talking East Coast girl who takes no bull or prisoners. When not kicking a$$ and taking names, she can be found being awesome up and down the East Village. In her down time, Olga practices power yoga and drinks hand-crafted cocktails - sometimes at once.