THE MAGIC OF CUCUMBERS!!!

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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. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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 is won’t leave streaks and won’t
harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.

12. 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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