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The
Amazing Cucumber
This
information was in The New York Times several
weeks ago as part of their "Spotlight on the
Home" series that highlighted creative and
fanciful ways to
solve
common problems.
 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 the 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 phytochemcials 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 it won't leave streaks and won't harm
your 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 markers
that the kids have used to decorate the
walls!!
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