What can cure under-eye circles?
Bags under your eyes can be due to water retention, linked with poor kidney function. But I believe you are referring to the colour of the skin, not puffiness? If this is the case, I’m afraid dark circles are largely something that people inherit, due to their facial structure, and colouring. Asian skins are more prone, but whatever your skin colour, dark circles can be more noticeable in winter when the rest of the facial skin is somewhat paler. Occasionally dark circles can be linked to thyroid disease or the use of birth control pills, so these possibilities are worth investigating. You can also make them worse by rubbing your eyes, or getting too many late nights – so try to avoid doing both of these things. One alternative theory is that dark circles may be worsened by a diet that’s too acid-forming. As a rough guide, you should try to eat just 20 per cent acid-forming foods (meat, fish, cheese, wheat) and 80 per cent alkaline-forming foods (fruits, vegetable, beans, lentils, nuts
