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9 Health Benefits Of Cucumbers Not Chidimma Level by uniquechukwuma: 8:20am On Mar 04, 2017 |
By Dr. Mercola Cucumbers belong to the same plant family as squash, pumpkin, and watermelon(the Cucurbitaceae family). Like watermelon, cucumbers are made up of mostly (95 percent) water, which means eating them on a hot summer day can help you stay hydrated. However, there’s reason to eat cucumbers all year long. With vitamin K, B vitamins, copper, potassium, vitamin C, and manganese, cucumbers can help you to avoid nutrient deficiencies that are widespread among those eating a typical American diet. Plus, cucumbers contain unique polyphenols and other compounds that may help reduce your risk of chronic diseases and much, much more. 9 Reasons to Eat Cucumbers 1.Protect Your Brain Cucumbers contain an anti-inflammatory flavonol called fisetin that appears to play an important role in brain health. In addition to improving your memory and protecting your nerve cells from age-related decline, 1 fisetin has been found to prevent progressive memory and learning impairments in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. 2 2.Reduce Your Risk of Cancer Cucumbers contain polyphenols called lignans (pinoresinol, lariciresinol, and secoisolariciresinol), which may help to lower your risk of breast, uterine, ovarian, and prostate cancers.3 They also contain phytonutrients called cucurbitacins, which also have anti-cancer properties. According to the George Mateljan Foundation:4 “Scientists have already determined that several different signaling pathways (for example, the JAK-STAT and MAPK pathways) required for cancer cell development and survival can be blocked by activity of cucurbitacins.”......more http://hapimum.com/9-health-benefits-cucumbers/
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Re: 9 Health Benefits Of Cucumbers Not Chidimma Level by Adele200(m): 8:51am On Mar 04, 2017 |
I never knew cucumber is such a great fruit. |
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