As we age, our superficial fat pads separate, resulting in more noticeable dark circles or bags under the eyes.
But they don't just arise because of age!
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the formation of eye bags is directly related to the function of the spleen, which directly affects muscle function and the metabolism of body fat.
The function of the spleen and stomach is weakened, the water and dampness are not transported smoothly, the muscles lack nutrition, relaxation and inelasticity, and over time, the eyelids droop and form eye bags. Therefore, improving the function of the spleen and stomach can help to eliminate eye bags.
So why do some people sometimes have two big dark circles in addition to big bags under their eyes?
The main water of the kidney, its color is black, kidney deficiency leads to water and dampness metabolism disorders, and for a long time, the flow of qi and blood is not smooth, and the eyes are not nourished, and dark circles appear, which are mostly manifested in the lower eyelids.
Therefore, most of the eye bags are spleen deficiency, and dark eye circles are mostly kidney deficiency.
If you want to improve the problem of big eye bags and dark circles, you must work hard in many aspects.
Turn on early bedtime mode
Prolonged eye use and lack of adequate rest can easily cause poor blood circulation in the eye area, resulting in water retention and unsightly eye bags. Lack of sleep can deprive the eye skin of oxygen, trigger pigmentation, and form dark circles that are difficult to eliminate.
It's time to turn on the early bedtime mode, which will not only allow your skin to be fully repaired and regenerated, but also allow your body to rest and recover.
Perform an eye massage
Gently massage around the eye area in a certain direction. Several times a day, gently press the acupuncture points around the eyes with your fingertips and slide back and forth along the contour of the eye area, which can promote local blood circulation and metabolism, and relieve eye fatigue.
Pay attention to your diet
Supplement with high-quality protein, such as chicken, pork liver, etc. and vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables such as apples, oranges, celery, spinach, kelp, etc.
Proper TCM conditioning can also speed up the recovery of eye bags. For example, jujube, angelica, ejiao, coix seed, atractylodes, poria cocos, codonopsis, etc., which are mainly used to nourish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and stomach; To remove dark circles, it is mainly to invigorate blood and dispel stasis, nourish the kidney and invigorate qi, and choose walnuts, chestnuts, wolfberries, salvia, danpi, yam, codonopsis, astragalus and other ingredients to make medicinal food.
ยท Dietary Therapy Recommendation
1. Yam + staple food: strengthen the spleen and replenish deficiency
Steaming yam is the most primitive and best way to eat, which is suitable for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea and loss of appetite.
Recommendation: Yam rice
Cut the yam into sections, peel and steam them, and then put them in a pot with japonica rice to cook rice. When cooking porridge, add yam cubes, plus a few torn red dates, which is most suitable for children and the elderly.
2. Chestnut + japonica rice: strengthen the waist and kidneys
Chestnut porridge is fragrant and fresh, which can not only strengthen the spleen and stomach, increase appetite, but also nourish the kidneys and strengthen the muscles and bones. It is especially suitable for people with poor spleen and kidney function, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, and faltering steps, which is beneficial to kidney deficiency.
However, chestnuts are not easy to digest when eaten raw, and cooked food is easy to stagnate, although you can eat often, but don't eat too much at a time, three or four pieces at a time. When eating chestnuts, chew them carefully until the taste is free of residue and become slurry, and then swallow them, so that the health effect is better.
Recommendation: chestnut porridge
Grind an appropriate amount of chestnut meat and cook it into porridge with japonica rice. Japonica rice is a kind of rice, which is generally round or oval, with strong viscosity, and the common ones are pearl rice, Jiangsu round rice, etc.
Infinitus' Wellness Concept recommends that you:
To remove eye bags and dark circles, you need to adjust the inside and outside. In terms of internal regulation, maintain adequate sleep, a balanced diet and adequate water intake. External cultivation can be done through eye massage, the use of eye creams and related skin care products suitable for your own type**. At the same time, do a good job of sun protection in all seasons to reduce the damage caused by ultraviolet rays to the eyes and the surrounding areas.