A Few Uses for Cucumbers

• Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 drives garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
• Want to avoid a hangover or a 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 a headache.
• Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge?  Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explorers for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
• 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.  It's chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
• Out of WD40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?  Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
• Stressed out and don't have time for a massage, facial or visit to the spa?  Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water.  The chemicals & nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that can reduce stress.
• Cucumbers can eliminate bad breath.  Take a slice and hold to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds.  The phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth.
• 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 it won't leave streaks and won't harm your fingers or fingernails while you clean.
• Works great to remove crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!