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Wrinkles and
Dark Circles around the Eyes
The below mentioned eye care tips helps you have an healthy and beautiful
eyes free of eye wrinkles and dark circles around the eyes:
- Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables like carrots, drumstick, spinach.,
papaya and mangoes. All these are rich in beta carotene which helps to have
healthy eyes.
- Take adequate rest. Rest will refresh the eyes and help them work more
efficiently.
- Exercise regularly to improve blood circulation. Only then your eyes are
sure to receive enough oxygen for good performance.
- Drink at least 12 glasses of water to avoid any kind of puffiness in the
eyes. Drinking lots of water helps to flush out waste from the body.
- Do not rub your eyes for any reason but instead just blink your eyelids.
Blinking is a good massage and exercise to the eyes.
- Use a clean cotton ball dipped in milk to clean your eyes. Milk is a good
and safe natural cleanser.
- To induce a glow into your eyes insert 2 drops of pure rose water using a
dropper.
This also gives you an special eye lift.
- Regularly apply oil mixed in glycerin to your eye lashes and eye brows to
keep them dense and dark.
- Always use sunglasses during the peak day time to protect your eyes from
sunrays. Direct sunrays cause heavy damage to eyes.
- Place a slice of potato or cucumber on both the eyes, after 10 minutes
remove and wash the eyes. This helps to avoid under eye wrinkles and dark
circles around the eyes.
And have a good night sleep: Head for
the kitchen and enjoy one or two of these 10 foods. They relax tense
muscles, quiet buzzing minds, and/or get calming, sleep-inducing
hormones - serotonin and melatonin
- Bananas. They're practically a sleeping pill in a
peel. In addition to a bit of soothing melatonin and serotonin, bananas
contain magnesium, a muscle relaxant.
- Chamomile tea. The reason chamomile is such a staple
of bedtime tea blends is its mild sedating effect - it's the perfect
natural antidote for restless minds/bodies.
- Warm milk. It's not a myth. Milk has some tryptophan
- an amino acid that has a sedative - like effect - and calcium, which
helps the brain use tryptophan. Plus there's the psychological
throw-back to infancy, when a warm bottle meant "relax,
everything's fine."
- Honey. Drizzle a little in your warm milk or herb
tea. Lots of sugar is stimulating, but a little glucose tells your brain
to turn off orexin, a recently discovered neurotransmitter that's linked
to alertness.
- Potatoes. A small baked spud won't overwhelm your GI
tract, and it clears away acids that can interfere with yawn-inducing
tryptophan. To up the soothing effects, mash it with warm milk.
- Oatmeal. Oats are a rich source of sleep - inviting
melatonin, and a small bowl of warm cereal with a splash of maple syrup
is cozy - plus if you've got the munchies, it's filling too.
- Almonds. A handful of these heart-healthy nuts can
be snooze-inducing, as they contain both tryptophan and a nice dose of
muscle-relaxing magnesium.
- Flaxseeds. When life goes awry and feeling down is
keeping you up, try sprinkling 2 tablespoons of these healthy little
seeds on your bedtime oatmeal. They're rich in omega-3 fatty acids, a
natural mood lifter.
- Whole-wheat bread. A slice of toast with your tea
and honey will release insulin, which helps tryptophan get to your
brain, where it's converted to serotonin and quietly murmurs "time
to sleep."
- Turkey. It's the most famous source of tryptophan,
credited with all those Thanksgiving naps. But that's actually modern
folklore. Tryptophan works when your stomach's basically empty, not
overstuffed, and when there are some carbs around, not tons of protein.
But put a lean slice or two on some whole-wheat bread mid-evening, and
you've got one of the best sleep inducers in your kitchen.
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