Cucumbers are high in water content and keeping yourself hydrate through the summer months is crucial. Heard the adage — cool as a cucumberIJ Well. there is definitely some truth there. A great way to keep yourself cool is eat cucumer with freshly made hummus. Even a tall glass of gree juice — cucumer and lemon — is a great way to instantly cool your heated body. This is not all; use the veggie to sooth your skin since it has lots of anti-oxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties and grea tof rsun burns too. Cut half a cucumber into pieces, add aloe vera and blend it. Chill it. leave it on for 20 minutes and wash with cool water.