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While most of us will be affected by this problem, the causes are not all the same. Additional Article Information: =============================== 838 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2006-06-28 10:36:00 Written By: Kamau Austin Copyright: 2006, All Rights Reserved Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Kamau Austin's Picture URL: http://www.searchengineplan.com/blogs/kamausmlx.jpg For more free-reprint articles by Kamau Austin, please visit: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Kamau_Austin ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= TEXT Copy-and-Paste and HTML Copy-and-Paste Versions Of Article Are Available at: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/db/a/tired-and-run-down.shtml#get_code If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. Use the following URL to let us know where you have used this article, and we will include a link to your website on thePhantomWriters.com: http://thephantomwriters.com/notify.php?id=3076&p=load --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired and Run Down - Or Only Looking that Way? Copyright © 2006 DBA AdPro Media Sales, All Rights Reserved Written by: Kamau Austin Health and Fitness Vitality http://www.healthandfitnessvitality.com Looking your best is important to you, but it's hard to look your best when you have dark circles and puffiness under your eyes. Dark circles can make us look older and more tired than we really are. It is reported that 9 out of 10 people will experience dark circles and puffiness in the eye area during some point in their lives. While most of us will be affected by this problem, the causes are not all the same. Why do we suffer from dark circles? There are six major reasons that we may have dark circles and puffiness under the eye. 1. Medications: It is important to know how the medications you may be taking effect your body. If you are taking any prescription or over the counter medications that make your blood vessels open wider, or dilate, it can adversely affect the look of the skin in the eye area. The skin in the eye area is thinner than skin on other parts of the body and any increase in blood flow will undoubtedly show through the thinner skin. 2. Heredity: If one of your parents or grandparents suffered from dark circles under the eyes there is a chance that you will also. Dark circles, like many traits run in families. The bluish tint that accompanies dark circles show through to the surface of the skin, if people whose skin is thin in the eye area. Thinner skin in the eye area is an inherited trait. If your circles are causes by your genes chances are that they will not respond as well to treatments to alleviate them as they would if they came about from another source. 3. Tiredness or Lack of sleep: When we are tired our eyes can look puffier and darkness under the eye can occur. The reason for this is that when we are tired out skin can look pale and this will tend to highlight any darkness in the eye area. 4. Age: As we grow older our skin becomes less elastic and thinner in some spots. One of the areas in which the skin can thin is the eye area. As with heredity, when the skin is thin in the eye area, blood flow, which has a bluish tint, can show through the skin. 5. Allergies or environmental irritants: When we have seasonal allergies or are exposed to chemicals or cleaning agents that make us sneeze or itch we tend to rub and scratch our itchy eyes. This can stretch and irritate the skin in the area of the eyes causes what are sometimes referred to as "allergic shiners" in the eye area. 6. Pregnancy and PMS: During pregnancy and PMS we have hormonal surges that can contribute to darkening of the area around the skin. How can we treat dark circles? Dark circles respond well to treatment in some cases and concealment in others. If your dark circles are inherited chances are you will not be able to effectively eliminate them, although you may be able to conceal them. Some treatments that may be helpful are: 1. Drink more water: If thinning of the eye area is the cause for your dark circles then drinking more water may help. Water tends to make the skin plump up which will make increase the area between the blood vessels and the skin, making it less likely that the blood vessels will show through to the outside of the eye area. 2. Get plenty of rest: Proper sleep will reduce puffiness in the eye area. Make sure that you get between seven and nine hours of sleep per night. This will benefit your total appearance, and will be especially noticeable in your face and neck areas. 3. Eat right: Make sure that you have plenty of fruits and vegetables in your diet. It is recommended that we have 5-7 servings of fruits and veggies per day. This will help to ensure that you are getting all of the vitamins and minerals that our bodies requite. 4. Use quality topical treatments: There are many preparations on the market that claim to help dark circles. Some of them are effective while many of them are totally without merit. It is important, when choosing a cream to use in the eye area, that you be sure that the preparation will not harm the delicate skin in the eye region. Make sure that the product contains peptides which have been shown to be very effective in combating dark circles. One product that we have heard of that contains a peptide complex and is effective in treating dark circles is Eyederma(tm) Eyederma(tm) contains Ocupeptide-3 and also Vitamin K which has been shown to be very effective in treating the skin. Eyederma is available from The Bodestore, http://www.bodestore.com as well as Amazon. While there are several causes of dark circles under the eye they often respond well to treatment. Start addressing your dark circles and puffiness today - your entire face will thank you for it! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kamau Austin is a health and fitness enthusiast and advocate. He writes on a regular basis on timeless health and fitness tips at the Fit After Forty Blog. See more useful news and tips about reducing dark cycle around the eyes with Eyederma at http://www.healthandfitnessvitality.com/blogs/fitnessblog.htm This article is for general information purposes only. 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