According to MayoClinic.com, bags under your eyes are not typically an indicator of any serious medical condition, but they are certainly a cosmetic concern. With age the connective tissue, fat and muscle around your eyes may weaken. This allows fluids to accumulate within those tissues, especially over night as you sleep. Lying horizontally also encourages these fluids to collect around the eyes simply because while you are standing gravity typically pushes excess fluids towards the lower areas of your body.
Avoid Food Allergies
Puffy, swollen bags under your eyes can be a symptom of exposure to foods to which you have a food sensitivity. According to naturopathic doctor Amy Neuzil, testing your diet for food sensitivities and then eliminating those foods can help you avoid bags under your eyes. The most common food sensitivities are wheat, dairy, corn and soy and eliminating foods that your body is sensitive to can help you relieve many symptoms, not just puffy eyes.
Reduce Salt Intake and Drink More Water
According to MayoClinic.com, puffy bags under your eyes may be a symptom of fluid retention. This fluid retention can be caused by a diet that is too high in sodium, which attracts water and holds it in your tissue spaces. If you wake up with puffy eyes due to excess salt, then drink extra water immediately and throughout the day to flush the extra salt out of your system.
Anti-inflammatory foods
Dr. Perricone suggests eating an anti-inflammatory diet for three days to give yourself a "natural face lift" and reduce eye puffiness. He suggests wild-caught Alaskan salmon twice daily, sea vegetables, plenty of fruits and vegetables and plenty of water. This supplies your body with fatty acids, antioxidants and nutrients to help tighten and firm your facial skin.
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