Cucumber occupies the top most place in my list of summer vegetables and fruits for the fact, it is very high in water and low in calories. It contains 96% water that is distilled. It is a great source of Vitamin A, C, Folic acid, Potassium, manganese, silica, sulfur, minerals and sterols. Sterols have been shown to lower cholesterol in animals.
Health Benefits of Cucumber
Anti inflammatory: Helpful in decreasing uric acid thus beneficial for rheumatic conditions and joints inflammation.
Great Digestive Aid: It has a cleansing effect on the bowel. It acts as an anti-oxidant when taken together with fried and barbequed foods.
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May has come and the heat wave is in full swing. Though there are some sprinkles to make it a bit better but all the same you have to bear the long summer days . To top it all loadshedding isn’t helping either.
One day I was watching a cartoon show in which the main character Woolly was having a hot day. He came to know that sun was particularly bright and red that day and sweating.
So he filled a truck with lots of ice creams and went to the top of the hill to meet the sun. There he gave sun ice cream after which weather became pleasant. I wish things were as easier as it seems.
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There is so much hype about autism and honestly I didn’t know what it really is? So I searched and found out that, Autism is a highly variable brain development disorder that first appears during infancy or childhood, and generally follows a steady course without remission.
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Do you take care of you teeth well? Because if you do then you’ll be able eat well. I remeber reading a story in my text book when I was in calss 3 or 4 maybe. In that story a girl gets sick all the time. After some digging it turns out she doesn’t brush her teeth. So the moral of the story is “brush your teeth daily”. Continue reading Taking Care of Your Teeth
Great Digestive Aid: It has a cleansing effect on the bowel. It acts as an anti-oxidant when taken together with fried and barbequed foods.
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