Fat deposits on the eyelids just don’t look good. Fat is thick, oily, slimy, and dense. Fat is found under the skin between muscles and in all the familiar places we hate.
And the fat is behind the eyeballs in a place that helps us a lot, unless it is in excess.
If you have fatty deposits on your eyelids, you may also have excessive thirst, slow metabolism, water retention, and like to sit and read or maybe even love to sleep a lot.
Can you also be thin and have fat deposits on your eyelids? too skinny is also an imbalance of fat metabolism.
Do your feet or hands ever get burned? Or do you have multiple boils? These are real obstacles to your beauty and they are also health problems. These symptoms are related to fatty deposits on the eyelids and elsewhere.
The first step in removing the harmful effect of fat deposits on the eyelids is to recognize them as part of a widespread health imbalance. Understand that it is related to your heart, liver, and possibly your thyroid.
You can take a test in Ayurveda to measure your fat and find out if your fat metabolism is altered. Measure the width of the skin around the abdomen, breasts, buttocks, and hips with a common sewing tape measure. Do this every day. Do this weekly and shop around. You will begin to see the pattern of your body’s metabolism.
Check your weight before eating. Eat your normal food. If you gain a half pound or more an hour after meals, this is an indicator that you have a slow metabolism.
If you have fat deposits on your eyelids, Ayurveda recommends a specific diet for your daily beauty practice.
Avoid salt, alcohol, red meat, hard cheeses and, of course, fatty or fried foods.
The following herbs are Ayurvedic recommendations for restoring good fat metabolism. But, consult an Ayurvedic professional if you decide to use them; In Ayurveda every body is different and you need expert advice on how to apply them to your unique needs. Trikatu, cumin, coriander, and fennel are great for restoring healthy fat metabolism. If you cook with them regularly they are like a miracle for a person with fat deposits and obesity.
Ayurveda recommends as a daily chant: “Exercise, exercise, exercise.” This is the mantra for the person who has this beauty problem. Also recommended is the breathing exercise known as the lion, in which you open your mouth like a lion, roar and exhale, stick out your tongue and scream. The other type of breath is Bhastrika, which is the forceful exhalation and inhalation.
Emotional stress is a direct link to fat. Neuroemotional science that explains stress and fat metabolism in the body has been mapped. So there is no discussion as to whether this is true or not. You could spend the next five years reading through all the material that is already on the subject in modern science today. Just be mindful of your need to exercise, eat spicy foods, light foods, and do the breathing exercises that I have mentioned. Fat deposits on the eyelids are definitely a beauty challenge and it is a wake-up call for the health of fat metabolism.
The body types that Ayurveda focuses on if you have fat deposits on your eyelids are KaphaVata, KaphaPitta and Kapha body types predominate, and Vata body types if your fat metabolism is unbalanced are also affected.
Dr. Helen Thomas © 2008
