Health Remedy of The Month “Natural Treatment for Puffy Eyes”

Puffy eyes lack luster and can make you look tired or ill. Puffy or swollen eyes are one of the common beauty problems. It is caused by accumulation of fluids around the eyes.

There are other several causes of puffiness which are as follows:

• Heredity
• Water retention
• Toxins build up
• Weather changes
• Hormones
• Allergic reactions
• Health issues or complications from medications

Use Potatoes To Treat Puffy Eyes

Potatoes are a South American plant, originally from Peru. They were imported to Europe in the 16th century. Made up mostly of starch, potatoes also contain citric acid and phosphoric acid.

Method

• Peel a raw potato.
• Grate the potato and pound it into a plaster.
• Wrap the raw potato hash in clean cloth.
• Lie down and apply the potato poultice to your eyes.
• Leave in place for fifteen minutes.

Why It Works

Potato starch has anti-inflammatory properties which make it good for soothing redness and irritation. However, potatoes are not an astringent and will not reduce swelling.

Diet:

Avoid eating salty foods like pickles, chips, alcohol as they preserve fluids that settles in the eye region. Drink enough water to keep your body hydrated. It will minimize the puffiness around your eyes. Take adequate amount of essential fatty acids in your diet especially those from flaxseed oil and fish oil. Essential fatty acids help to reduce inflammation throughout the body.

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HOME REMEDIES FOR DARK CIRCLES UNDER EYES

Home Remedies for Dark Circles Under Your Eyes

Under eye dark circles is the most common thing that can be seen in almost every individual. Around nine out of ten people have dark circles under the eyes.

Causes of Dark Circles

The various causes of the dark circles under eyes are:

Age: With the preceding age the skin becomes thinner and the veins under the eyes become more prominent.

• Fatigue / Lack of Sleep
• Stress or depression
• Nutrient deficiency – lack of balanced diet can cause various deficiencies in the body and ultimately the under eye circles
• Hyper pigmentation
• Excess use of drugs and medicines

Home Remedies for Dark Circles

Apply a paste made from a teaspoon of tomato juice, half teaspoon lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder and a pinch of gramflour. Keep it for 10 minutes. This is very effective and one of the famous home remedies for dark circles under eyes.

Eight hours of sleep is necessary and recommended for all. Everyone needs a different amount of time for sleep, there are average times for men women and children, however you will need to gage your own time. Once you have When you sleep this amount of time you won’ have dark circles

Apply cucumber or potato juice on the eyes with cotton balls. This is a very useful dark circles remedy.

Apply a mixture of lemon and tomato juice on the dark circles twice a day.

Application of used cold tea bag will soothe the eyes and cure dark circles of the eyes.

Drink tomato juice with some mint leaves, lemon juice and salt. This is a good diet for dark circles.

Drinking good amount of water also helps in lightening the dark circles under the eyes.

To reduce the puffiness and dark circles of the eyes apply freezed cucumber juice.

Dr Akilah’s Personal Favorite – Almond oil is considered best in removing the dark circles. Massage the area with the oil at night before going to bed. Massage with almond oil under and around eyes at bed time daily for 3 weeks. This is effective in reducing dark circles around eyes and is also one of the good natural remedies for dark circles under eyes.

Application of cream with vitamin E and C also helps in reducing the dark circles.

Apply crushed mint leaves under the eyes for 20 minutes. This is a very effective dark circles cure.

If you like Yoga – Sarvangasana is the best yoga posture to reduce puffiness and dark circles of the eyes and it should be performed daily. Among yogic kriyas Jal Neti is the most beneficial and should be done 5 times a week.

Eat vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamin E for healthy eyes.

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