We often hear about the benefit of placing cucumber slices on the face and their importance in moisturizing the skin and maintaining the freshness of the skin, but perhaps no one has tried putting cucumber slices in a cup of drinking water, although it has great health benefits for the body!
Putting a slice of lemon in a glass of water is familiar and useful, and gives the glass of water an aesthetic look and makes it refreshing, while adding cucumber slices to the water remains uncommon, but health experts have 3 convincing reasons that may prompt some to put cucumber slices in a glass of water instead of lemon.
A natural way to lose weight:
In fact, losing weight requires reducing the calories that we eat through foods and drinks to be less than the calories that are burned, but the application of this in practice is not that easy, according to what was reported by the German “Apoteiken Omchau” website, as the calories in food can be estimated, while they are hidden Drinks of all kinds contain a high amount of calories that are difficult to calculate, which makes drinking a glass of cucumber-flavored water a healthy alternative, especially since cucumber is a vegetable that contains low calories, in addition to being a natural way to burn fat.
• Cucumber…a reservoir of minerals and a natural cleanser for the skin:
Cucumber is also a vegetable rich in mineral elements such as iron, potassium, and some vitamins such as vitamin B, C, and K. When cucumbers are placed in water, these nutrients in cucumbers are distributed in the water, and according to health experts, the effect of these substances increases with increasing cucumber slices in water.
In addition, cucumber is a natural product that gives the skin softness and contributes to cleaning it. Therefore, adding cucumber slices in water makes it healthy for the internal and external skin. Cucumber contains silicon, which helps in obtaining smooth and healthy skin.
