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Hi, how are you? Today I'm going to talk to you about the benefits of
cucumber. Is it better to consume cucumber
in the salad, sweet and sour cucumber? Does that cucumber have any special benefits?
for your health? It can help you in some area of your
health, which is a little impaired? What is it for? Enjoy and stay with me until the end
I'm going to give you some super interesting and different recipes, you'll love them. Well, before we start talking about the properties
cucumber, I remind you to subscribe to the channel and activate the bell, okay, because
here is a new video every day. Well, about the properties of
cucumber, cucumber is composed of 95% of Water. So you can see from this that
It is a food with very few calories, which is very interesting for several conditions,
not only for those who want to lose weight, but also for those who want to feel fuller
throughout the day, sometimes there are people who feel very hungry, so as the
cucumber has a low energy density, that is, it has a very large volume with
few calories, because it has a lot of water, it ends up helping you in this way. But of course, despite having 95% of water,
It has other nutrients too, it is a source of several vitamins, several minerals,
antioxidants, I'll talk to you a little bit more about that now. Well, in terms of caloric value, which
I think it's always interesting, you know, in 100 grams of cucumber you have 12 calories,
what's that, friends, almost nothing, right?, and of those 12 calories, 2 grams of carbohydrate, 2
and another thing, more or less 0.7, 0.8 of fiber, so you see that the net amount of
carbohydrate, discounting these fibers, is even lower, 0.1 fat and 0.7 protein. Therefore, it is a very interesting food for
who wants to lose weight, really. But still, this ability that he has
to take up space in your stomach, anyway, help with this volume issue to decrease
what you eat from other more caloric foods, it has many more benefits, for example:
Cucumber, I don't know if you know, is very interesting because it is a great antioxidant. It has several antioxidants in its composition:
it has vitamin C, it has beta-carotene, it has manganese, and it has some flavonoids. And antioxidants are related to
decrease the growth of degenerative diseases earlier and delay aging
early. So if you are looking for an antioxidant source,
cucumber is an excellent option. In addition, cucumber has a powerful
anti-inflammatory action, this is super interesting because, in its composition, it has a
substance that can slightly reduce your production of COX-2, which is a, it's a type of pro-inflammatory
that we have in our body, which releases a compound in our body that increases
inflammatory activity. There are even many anti-inflammatories
that we actually take, medicines that we buy, act by inhibiting the production of
COX-2 and cucumber naturally help. Of course it won't have the same role,
the same effect as a drug you take, but taking it day by day with consistency,
if you have any chronic inflammatory disease, it can help you. I ended up saying “taking” because
I sometimes think a lot about the cucumber associated with the juice, I'll talk to you about it from here
little by little, but obviously you can also eat the cucumber and I will give you some recipes
good good in the end, stay tuned. Another super good benefit of cucumber is
that it helps with constipation, and whoever has constipation because cucumber has a super amount
large amount of water and a very interesting amount of fiber As you know from other videos of mine that
talk about constipation, and how to improve this constipation issue, in addition to having
a good intake of fiber daily, we have to have a good water consumption
to hydrate this fiber. If it doesn't end up happening the other way around, the fiber
it stays there slowing down intestinal transit because it is dry, it is dry, so
It is always interesting to hydrate the fecal matter and the fibers you consume, and the cucumber
as it has a large amount of water, it helps in this regard as well. In addition, cucumber ends up being a
natural diuretic, precisely because of the super high concentration of water it has. It stimulates diuresis much more, with this
the release of toxins, and as it stimulates diuresis, it ends up protecting your kidney
and cleaning it. The more urine you process over the
day, you produce and excrete, but you are filtering and cleaning your own kidney,
so that you can protect your kidney in the medium to long term, cucumber helps you a lot with this
sense. In addition, cucumber also has another
component that helps with this issue of diuresis, which is potassium, and potassium not only helps
increase sodium excretion and deflate more, as it also helps to improve matter
blood pressure and therefore protects the heart. Let me explain a little better: we have
in our body what we call the sodium potassium pump. When we have a very large amount of
potassium, it enters your cell and means that it makes a change with the excess sodium that
there, and that excess sodium is excreted through urine, being expelled, leaves your
organism, and with it the amount of sodium present in your blood, in your body is
less. And why is this interesting? Because you know that excess sodium
retains more fluid and increases blood pressure. That's why it's very interesting for those who have
high blood pressure problem, consuming cucumber too. And another benefit that I think everyone
think of cucumber, think about it, it is well-being that it brings to the skin. Whenever we think of cucumber for
the skin, we think of a person with a towel on their hair, with some cucumber slices
in the eyes, right? Relaxing. But that's because cucumber actually has a lot of
water in its composition, so it helps to hydrate the skin and helps to really improve
skin tone, leaving the skin more hydrated. Some people even say it is
interesting that you put the cucumber on a burner. I, in particular, believe that whenever
you have a problem, such as a burn, burns can have different degrees:
It could just be a skin irritation. Like a 2nd, 3rd degree burn. So whenever you have a problem,
be it an acne problem, a peeling problem, a sunburn problem try
Go to your dermatologist first and see if cucumber is right for you. He or she may even recommend cucumber.
to be used in conjunction with another medicine, he may tell you: “no, your skin
is not in good condition, it can harm, it can contaminate, it can get infected.” So be careful if you are using cucumber
to deal with a problem. Now, if you are going to use it to make your skin
more hydrated, place it over your eyes, to reduce inflammation without any problem,
you can use it without contraindication. And another benefit that I have already been saying
throughout the video, it is said that cucumber helps you lose weight. It helps you lose weight for several reasons. First, because it takes up a lot of space
your stomach, and it has few calories, so it makes you consume less
of other high-calorie foods. It has a lot of water, so it stimulates
excretion of excess sodium in urine, and has a detoxification component,
right? Cucumber. It's even in fashion lately, people
They used a lot of cucumber to make a lot of detox juices I even made a 10 ingredient video
for a good detox juice, check it out later if you haven't already,
You'll love it. Cucumber is just one of those ingredients.
that I mentioned, because as I said, as it has a large amount of water, a large
water concentration, often you don't you don't need to add juice, liquid or any
another thing for your detox juice. You can simply put the cucumber,
suddenly a little water, and it becomes that liquid that goes
be the base of your juice, and this is very interesting. Then mix it with the ingredients
more powerful will also help you a lot, take a look at the video, it will
Love. So, I'm going to talk to you now a little bit
of different recipes for you to present cucumber, I already talked about the juice, there is a video
Just for that, take a look there. But, if you want to eat the cucumber
really, right?, in your day to day life. An interesting thing to say is that it is
very common today to consume that little sweet and sour Japanese pickle. It's delicious, I love it, you just have to
be careful, because this cucumber is half marinated, passed through a vinegar mixture
of rice and sugar. So this cucumber is certainly not low
in carbohydrates, this cucumber is not recommended for those who want to lose weight, not only
because of the amount of carbohydrate it has, but because it is the carbohydrate of sugar,
this will give you an insulin spike for sure, and will contribute to you increasing more
fat, especially abdominal fat. So be careful with sweet and sour cucumber,
I'm not telling you not to consume it, but it's so delicious, crunchy, sweet,
that sometimes we end up eating a lot thinking that it is very good, that it is super healthy,
but no, be careful and control the amount you consume So, other interesting ideas to add
cucumber in your everyday life. Of course you can think of that old
salad we know, of lettuce, tomato, onion and cucumber. Yes, of course, but friends, that's it, right? Very basic
in everyday life. I particularly don't like these
very basic salads because, that's it, right?, we've already eaten so much, let's look for things
different. What's my idea? You can take the cucumber, make a guy
boat, remove the pulp, chop it finely, mix it with a little tuna, mix it with
a little low-fat yogurt, with a little lemon, black pepper, salt, a little mustard,
If you like it, and stuff it, it's delicious, a delicious starter, very fresh for
the summer that is almost here will be excellent. Another good idea: you can take the cucumber,
cut into not too thick strips, and you can use it as the base of a canapé, also as
an appetizer cucumber works very well as a starter, before lunch, because as
I told you it takes up a lot of space in your stomach, you use it before the main course,
you'll eat less. So you can grab that cucumber base
and put whatever you want on top. You can take a piece of cheese, a tomato
cherry, a basil leaf and put a stick, like this, and it looks like a tower. You can put some pesto on top, it stays
super delicious. In short, you can put whatever you want,
you can take a piece of chicken now, some shredded chicken, seasoning
and place on top as well. Another good idea is to take the cucumber and
there, it would be more interesting if you had that mandolin, which is like a
very thin sheet that you cut, be careful with your fingers, as it is
the one who is doing so, but if you don't have it, and if you are lazy, you can
take a sharp knife and cut very thinly, as if they were French fries,
place in a non-stick frying pan, no need for oil, none of that, put it in the oven,
wait for the medium to dehydrate, it will turn into cucumber chips, and then you
you can eat it with cream, you can put it on top of the salad to make it crunchy,
very interesting. And besides, another idea that always
I do, you can take the cucumber, cut it into very small cubes, and mix it into your
cream that you put on your natural sandwich, for example: you can take ricotta or cottage cheese,
mix with tuna, mix with chicken or mix with whatever you want that you would normally prepare,
with an egg, put the condiments you want and some of that diced cucumber
chopped. Cucumber has a very neutral flavor, doesn't it?
it doesn't have much flavor, so it won't interfere that much, it gives a crunchy sensation,
which has a different flavor, has a lot of water, a lot of fiber, you will love it, go
to have a very good impact on your diet. And another recipe a little different, but
that I like, then you tell me, try it at home and tell me if you liked it, yeah
make a fruit salad with cucumber. You can take a mango, cut it straight,
right?, in cubes, cut the cucumber into cubes and cut the fruit you want: a
apple, a pear, a more neutral fruit. And mix everything, the cucumber as I told you,
cucumber is neutral, cucumber is not salty, cucumber does not have a very strong flavor, so
It gives a “crek-crek” to this fruit salad, increases the amount of water, decreases
The glycemic index of fruit salad is quite interesting. And you, did you like any of these recipes?
Do you have any good cucumber recipes that you want to give me? Enjoy and write them here in the comments,
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