Why should you drink cucumber water daily?
Posted on: 15/Mar/2017 9:30:50 PM
With the onset of Summer, everyone will start drinking a lot of water. It is a necessity to drink minimum of two to three glasses of water during these months. But drinking water is boring. How about adding a twist to it? The twist is simple. Add few cucumber slices and drink. Isn’t that very interesting?
That is what you call cucumber water. In addition to enhancing the flavor, cucumber water has a lot more benefits. What are they?
Hydrates your body
You can sip more water for the taste of cucumber water. You can drink more as compared to drinking plain water. So, you will obviously get more hydrated. So, naturally you tend to drink more and get more hydrated.
Lessen kg
Summer is the best time to shed kilos. Adding cucumber will keep you hungry. It is rich in antioxidants and hence the weight loss process will be continuously on. So keep drinking water and enjoy weight reduction.
Vitamins and minerals
Cucumber adds necessary vitamins and minerals to your daily intake. It is rich in both. It further helps in absorbing large amount of these vitamins and minerals in your body.
Glowing skin
Your skin will turn lifeless during summer. Drinking lots of water will keep your body hydrated and healthy. Tossing in a few cucumber slices will further enrich the water with nutrients like silica which in turn will keep the skin healthy. Once done with drinking the cucumber water, you can keep the cucumber slices on your eyes to add cooling effect.
Keeps your breath fresh
Bad breath puts you embarrassing while talking to others. Heat in your stomach is one of the primary reasons for bad breath. You can cool down your belly by drinking cucumber water and thus keep your breath fresher. At the same time, it is believed that keeping a tiny slice of cucumber held at the roof of mouth will aid in eradicating bacteria that causes these odors.
