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Dark Under Eye
Circles and Vitamins
By Frank Will
No, it could not really be that simple,
or could it? To really start to treat this embarrassing
condition to both men and women it helps if you fully
understood what that actual cause is.
There are so many claims, treatments, and
home remedies that if someone actually found the real cause of
dark circles under your eyes it would place most of the
cosmetic companies in a lot of trouble. It would also shut
down about twenty percent of the internet advertising.
Everyday there is a new and improved cure
but at some point you have to ask yourself the question that
if a particular product is now newer and more improved would
that not mean that the original never really worked after all?
And than there are all of the causes; and
yes there can be some definitive medical causes that can
affect your capillaries, as well as smoking and drinking to
much. But in most all cases that involve these dark circles,
it has absolutely nothing to do with most of your habits
expect those that counter nutrients.
Dark eye circles may also be heredity,
the same way that the way that you may bruise easily may be
hereditary. Are dark circles under your eyes related to
bruising? The answer is a very definitive yes.
Causes:
To fully understand how to really begin
to treat these dark circles, it helps to understand what they
actually are. It's really very simple; they are a form of
oxidizing hemoglobin. Oxidizing hemoglobin is an actual
condition that is called methemoglobin, where excessive
hemoglobin in the blood is converted to another chemical that
can not deliver proper oxygen to the tissues.
This problem starts in the capillaries
which are very small blood vessels that surround the extremely
delicate skin around the eyes. Red blood cells must flow
freely to keep these capillaries healthy, but it is very
difficult at best in these delicate areas around the eyes.
To help the process your body produces
enzymes to assist the red bloods cells as well as breaking
down the hemoglobin in these cells. The hemoglobin is what
gives blood it distinctive red color. You bruise when a part
of your body is struck, and these same tiny vessels are
damaged and start to leak, causing the bruised skin to turn a
purplish color.
The same process occurs under your eyes;
these tiny cells are damaged or broken. It affects some people
much differently than others, but so does bruising. And the
older you get, the more easily you bruise; and as you age, the
darker you're under eyes get in most cases. Your capillaries
are damaged and they are leaking.
Rubbing your eyes or irritating them is
damaging these very tender vessels. The skin around your eyes
is the thinnest part of your body as well as the most
delicate. The capillaries in these areas are also the closest
to the surface than in any other part of your body.
But this is not the only cause. Bruising
can be accelerated in our bodies by medications that interfere
with this clotting process and causes more bleeding to occur
in the tissues. This may be causing your circles to remain,
grow, or darker no matter what miracle cure you use this week.
Arthritis medications that are
nonsterodial and anti-inflammatorily such as ibuprofen and
include brands like Advil and Nuprin as well as naproxen
medications such as Aleve will make you bruise much easier.
Warfarin, a prescribed medication to prevent clotting can lead
to excessive bruising as well as the dark circles under your
eyes.
Treatments:
The next time you buy a dark under eye
cure or a remedy look at the main ingredient; it will almost
always be Vitamin K. Vitamin K has long been used to promote
blood clotting and to prevent bleeding. As a cream form it has
also demonstrated to extremely effective at reducing bruises
very quickly.
But it has other very important function
such as strengthening the blood vessel walls as well as the
capillaries. Is it any real mystery that this is the top
ingredient in most all of these cures?
Vitamin A is also very effective at both
maintaining as well as repairing tissue that surrounds the
eye. It also helps to prevent skin thinning and remember that
the thinnest part of your skin is around your eyes. It also is
a very powerful antioxidant that protects the skin against
both infections as well as aging.
Vitamin C increases collagen which is the
fibrous protein constituent of bone, tendons, and connective
tissues, all especially important to these very tender areas
around the eyes. It also assists in removing free radicals
from the skin. A form of Vitamin C called L-ascorbic acid
combined with Vitamin K in tropical creams is very effective
at reducing the bruising affects under your eyes.
Vitamin E helps to regulate vitamin A as
well as protecting against free radicals. It also protects
your skin against ultra-violet light and pollutants; and both
of these can and do damage the capillaries under your eyes.
And finally, the mineral Iron helps with
combating these dark circles as a deficiency of iron can cause
pale skin which in turn magnifies the circles as well as the
veins in these tender vessels.
Summery:
The adage you are what you eat or what
you supplement with could not be any truer when it comes to
this area of your body that is so vulnerable and so exposed.
Every ones skin is different and we will all be affected
differently as we age.
But take the challenge for yourself.
Almost any product on the market that is the next cure for
dark under-eye circles will have these essential vitamins in
them. The reason is that they do exactly what they say they
do.
The next time you take an Advil or an
Aleve ask yourself the question; can I offset the potential
bruising ingredient with vitamin supplements. You are what you
eat or ingest, and so are your eyes.
I am an avid lover of pets and my wife
and I have had several pets throughout our years. We are
especially fond of dogs, and we have a 12 year old Dalmatian
(our 3rd) and a "mutt" that we rescued when someone threw him
away to die in a vacant field.
He found us, nearly starved to death, and
weighed about 2 pounds.
After severe bouts of mange and severe
dehydration, and over 1,000.00 in veterinarian bills, we saved
the little guys life, and he is one of the best, if not the
best, dogs we have ever had and today is a muscular, fit, and
firm 70 pound best friend.
After finishing my MBA, which at middle
age was not easy, I decided to keep the research work ethics
that I acquired, and devote about two hours each night in
understanding the health benefits of supplementation for both
humans and pets and how they might strengthen our, as well as
our pets, immune system in a pre-emptive approach to health
rather than a reactionary approach.
Both of my daughters are avid cat lovers,
and asked me to help them with health concerns and challenges
with their cats.
I am not a veterinarian nor claim to be,
just a lover of pets that loves to research and pass on some
knowledge that might be helpful, or at least stimulating to
the thought process.
Several of the articles that I have
written can be found on my website;
Liquid Vitamins & Minerals for Humans &
Pets
http://www.liquid-vitamins-minerals-humans-pets.com/
Courtesy by
www.infosecrets.mobi
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