What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Eating Cucumbers Regularly?
Regularly eating cucumbers has the effects of smoothing hair and nails, beautifying and moisturizing skin, detoxifying, and preventing constipation. However, eating too much can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, and affect metabolism. Cucumbers contain nutrients such as protein, vitamins, carotene, and trace elements. They have the effects of clearing heat, promoting urination, and detoxifying heat. They have high edible and beauty effects. The benefits of regularly eating cucumbers:
1. Smoothing hair and nails: Those with poor hair quality can eat more cucumbers, as the silicon in cucumbers can make hair smoother and nails brighter and stronger.
2. Beautifying and moisturizing skin: The cucumber enzyme in fresh cucumbers can effectively promote metabolism, expand skin capillaries, promote blood circulation, and enhance the oxidation-reduction function of the skin. Therefore, cucumbers have beauty effects. At the same time, cucumbers are rich in vitamins, which can provide sufficient nutrients for the skin and effectively fight skin aging.
3. Refreshing breath and nourishing kidneys: Cucumber juice is beneficial for curing gum diseases and regularly eating it can make breath fresher. In addition, cucumbers can also lower uric acid levels in the body and protect the kidneys.
4. Detoxifying and preventing constipation: Cucumbers contain fine cellulose, which can promote intestinal motility, help expel waste in the body, and the nutrient-rich cucumbers are conducive to "cleaning" the body's waste. Eating regularly helps prevent kidney stones.
5. Sobering up and preventing poisoning: Cucumbers contain a large amount of B vitamins and electrolytes, which can supplement important nutrients, thereby reducing discomfort after drinking and alleviating hangovers. In addition, the alanine, arginine, and glutamine contained in cucumbers have certain auxiliary therapeutic effects on liver patients, especially patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, and can prevent alcohol poisoning.
The drawbacks of regularly eating cucumbers: Cucumbers contain relatively high amounts of cellulose. Excessive intake may lead to the accumulation of cellulose, which can easily cause abdominal distension and is not conducive to the normal progress of metabolism. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, cucumbers belong to a kind of cold-natured food. Eating cucumbers every day can easily lead to abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and other phenomena, which may cause gastrointestinal irritation.
