Health benefits of cucumbers

 Cucumbers are the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world and known to be one of the best foods for your body's overall health, often referred to as a superfood. Cucumbers are often sprayed with pesticides so it is important to buy organic or even better, grow them yourself.

Here are 10 Benefits of cucumbers:

1.Quick pick me-up - Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins. Put down your sodas and coffee and eat a cucumber slice.

2. Rehydrates body and replenishes daily vitamins - Cucumbers are 95 percent water, keeping the body hydrated while helping the body eliminate toxins. Cucumbers have most of the vitamins the body needs in a single day. Don't forget to leave the skin on because the skin contains a good amount of vitamin C, about 10 percent of the daily-recommended allowance.

3. Skin and hair care - If you don't like to eat the skin, it can be used for skin irritations and sunburns as aloe would be used. Place a slice over puffy eyes and its anti-inflammatory properties help reduce puffiness. The silicon and sulfur in cucumbers help to stimulate hair growth.

4. Fight cancers - Cucumber are known to contain lariciresinol, pinoresinol, and secoisolariciresinol. These three lignans have a strong history of research in connection with reduced risk of several cancer types, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and prostate cancer.

5. Home care - Eliminates a foggy mirror. Before taking a shower, rub a cucumber slice along a mirror and it will eliminate the mirror fogging up. Instead of WD40, take a cucumber slice and rub it along a squeaky hinge and your door will stop squeaking.

6. Relieves bad breath - Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

7. Hangover cure - To avoid a morning hangover or headache; eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish many essential nutrients, reducing the intensity of both hangover and headache.

8. Aids in weight loss and digestion - Due to its low calorie and high water content, cucumber is an ideal diet for people who are looking for weight loss. The high water content and dietary fiber in cucumbers are very effective in ridding the body of toxins from the digestive system, aiding digestion. Daily consumption of cucumbers can be regarded as a remedy for chronic constipation.

9. Cures diabetes, reduces cholesterol and controls blood pressure - Cucumber juice contains a hormone which is needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin which has been found to be beneficial to diabetic patients. Researchers found that a compound called sterols in cucumbers may help reduce cholesterol levels. Cucumbers contain a lot of potassium, magnesium and fiber. These work effectively for regulating blood pressure. This makes cucumbers good for treating both low blood pressure and high blood pressure.

10. Promotes joint health, relieves gout and arthritis pain -Cucumber is an excellent source of silica, which is known to help promotes joint health by strengthening the connective tissues. They are also rich in vitamin A, B1, B6, C & D, Folate, Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium. When mixed with carrot juice, they can relieve gout and arthritis pain by lowering the uric acid levels



Sources:

http://www.gardeningchannel.com

http://www.healthonlinezine.inf

http://www.eatingwell.com

http://www.naturalnews.com

http://truthwiki.org/Cucumbers

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Benefits Of Garlic Oil For Skin, Hair And Health

Garlic oil has antibacterial, anti fungal and anti viral medicinal properties. Garlic oil can be used both orally and topically. Prepare garlic oil by crushing and soaking them in the vegetable oil or steam distillation. It is 100% natural and organic which is completely safe to use. However, people allergic to garlic should avoid this. Email me for pricing!
Let us see the top benefits of this wonderful gift of nature:

Garlic oil Uses:

1. Dandruff:

Garlic oil can help to cure dandruff. Take garlic oil or its capsules and apply them to your hair for treating dandruff and flakes. Garlic oil can help you get rid of itchy scalp and hydrate dry scalp. Apply this every alternate week till you get the desired benefits.

2Treat infections:

Garlic oil is beneficial to treat infections due to bacteria and fungus. It contains antifungal and antibacterial medicinal properties. This can also treat staph infections and yeast infections.

3. Tooth ache:

Take few drops of garlic oil on the cotton ball. Keep this on the affected tooth for at least 10 minutes to half an hour. Repeat the procedure for 2-3 times per day for alleviating tooth pain.

4. Heart health:

Garlic oil can be useful to maintain blood pressure and lower high blood pressure. It acts as a blood thinner that unclogs the blood vessels and thus, prevents from atherosclerosis. This is also useful to avoid strokes and thrombosis. Garlic oil can also lower the blood sugar levels.

5. Cholesterol:

This oil reduces bad cholesterol levels that help to lower LDL, total cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

6. Cardiovascular disease:

Garlic oil decreases bad cholesterol level which triggers many types of heart disease. Hence, they can promote an healthy heart.

7. Healthy hair:

Garlic oil contains a lot of nutrients that helps to boost hair growth and texture and fight against many diseases of the scalp. Garlic oil is a rich source of sulfur, vitamin E, Vitamin C, vitamin B1 and vitamin B6 which is an important nutrient for proper hair growth and scalp protection. It also prevents breakage and makes the hair root stronger. Garlic oil for hair may sounding smelly but the effects are amazing.
Apply garlic oil topically for healthy hair growth. It can also boost blood circulation to make hair roots stronger and removes toxic substances from the scalp. Massage garlic oil on hair and scalp before going to bed. Wash it in the morning with a mild shampoo.

8. Skin health:

Garlic oil can be applied on the skin to treat fungal infections, warts, and corns. It is also useful to cure fungal infections like jock itch, ringworm, and athlete’s foot.

9. Cancer:

Garlic oil contains a chemical known as allyl sulfur. This is useful to stop or cure cancer cell development. It can cure pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and stomach cancer. It can also prevent colon cancer.

10.  Ear infections:

Ear infections are caused by viruses that cause pain, irritability, and distress. This ear infection can be easily cured by using warm homemade garlic oil. This is widely used orthodox remedy for ear infection. Garlic oil has antiseptic, antiviral, and antibacterial properties.
Garlic Oil Recipe
  • Few drops of garlic oil
  • 2 tablespoons of olive, mustard or coconut oil
  • Warm both the oils over low heat
  • Store in a small, glass bottle. You can refrigerate it for 4-5 days
  • Put 2-3 drops of oil in the affected ear for pain relief.
Garlic oil is also used to cure common cold and sinus infections.

11. Immunity:

Garlic oil is used to strengthen the immune system and stop cancer cells from spreading. This also removes toxic substances like lead and mercury from the body. They act as blood thinners for patients who have hemophilia.

12. Acne:

You can prepare acne-fighting face mask with garlic oil. Mix garlic oil with mud pack to cure pimples and acne scars on the face.



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We took the girls in front since it was nice. Dafi has been trying to learn how to ride a bike since we was living in New York 2010 when she was 5 with the training wheels on. Once she outgrew that one It was replaced with a bigger bike yet again with training wheels, in FL 2012. 4 years later yet again another bike, but without training wheels. Thank you Mister Billy for her wonderful Christmas gift. We took it out Christmas Day, she still couldn't ride. Today for the first time my Dafi rode a bike all by herself without training wheels. Wednesday I told her don't be scared, go down the slope, take your feet off the ground, try to balance. Today she caught her balance and started peddling. YAY I'm so proud of her.

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