Teeth-friendly Fruits & Vegetables No. 9: Cucumber

Cucumbers are technically a fruit, but they are actually the world’s fourth most widely cultivated “vegetable”. If you are ambitious, cucumbers are easy to grow in containers, as long as they have a place to climb on, and produce an ample quantity of produce from just a small number of plants.

Teeth friendly fruits and vegetables

Cucumbers have many health benefits including

• Refreshing with 95 percent water content. A cup of cucumber slices is almost as thirst-quenching as a glass of water. For example, drinking water can help suppress acid reflux symptoms.
• Freshening your breath, ridding your mouth of odor-causing bacteria, and releasing excess heat in your stomach by putting a cucumber slice on the roof of your mouth!
• Contains minerals, fiber, vitamins and beta-carotene. Cucumbers contain vitamins C, B1, B5, and B7 (biotin) as well as potassium, copper and manganese. B vitamins help ease feelings of anxiety and fight stress.
• Contains flavonoids and tannins that have pain-relieving effects and free-radical scavenging.
• Contains the electrolyte potassium, which is associated with lower blood pressure levels and relieving headaches.
• Fights inflammation by inhibiting the activity of pro-inflammatory enzymes.
• Reduces some cancer risks with polyphenols called lignans.
• Protects your brain and nerve cells and improving your memory with flavonol, which is anti-inflammatory.
• Is a very low in calories with one cup of sliced cucumber containing a mere 16 calories.

King Orthodontics

The type of braces needed for each patient is determined after a thorough examination from an orthodontist in Centerville. For orthodontic treatment Fairborn residents trust, visit King Orthodontics where there are two orthodontists, including:

• Dr. Jack E. King
• Dr. Samuel B. King

Call today to schedule an examination for orthodontic treatment that leads to improved dental health and higher self-esteem.

King Orthodontics, 400 East Dayton, Yellow Springs Rd. Fairborn, OH 45324 Phone: (937) 878-1561 Fax: (937) 433-9530

King Orthodontics – 6460 Far Hills Ave, Centerville, Dayton, OH45459 Phone: 937 433 0830

Teeth-friendly Fruits & Vegetables No. 9: Cucumber