Pickles Can Help Our Health?

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We’re living in an era of pickle love. Whether it’s potato chips, cotton candy, Twinkies, ice cream, or something else, pickle lovers around the world are taking a stance and inserting the fermented cucumbers into zany and bold new food concoctions. Pickles also have a number of health benefits. It’s why some sports drinks are made with pickles, because they contain electrolytes and potassium that can help relieve muscle cramps. Pickles are rich in probiotics — healthy, live bacteria and yeast — which aid in gut health and digestion, too, and make for an effective hangover cure.