I have heard that mercury fillings are extremely bad for your overall health. I had quite a few fillings as a child, so I wonder if there is a connection with dark circles.

I have just found the following on the web.

Heredity is the primary cause of dark circles.

Skin tone, including transparency of the skin, is also inherited and can make dark circles appear more dramatic.

Exposure to the sun can exacerbate your dark circles. Sunlight darkens the skin by raising melanin levels and bringing melanin to the surface of the skin. These boosted melanin levels make dark circles look darker.

Lack of sleep makes your skin pale, which emphasizes your dark circles. Anything else that makes your skin pale, like fatigue or illness, makes your dark circles much more noticeable.

Pregnancy and menstruation also frequently make your skin pale.

Many people associate allergies with dark circles. This is a real and established connection. In fact, many doctors consider dark circles as an indication of allergies in children.

Age makes dark circles even worse. As we age, the skin of our faces becomes thinner. Thinner skin allows the discoloration of dark circles to be seen more easily, and dark circles become much more obvious.

In some rare cases, lack of vitamins can cause dark circles under the eyes. This is relatively uncommon. Nevertheless, if you're not eating a balanced healthy diet, you may see dark circles. And sometimes changing to a more healthy diet can help to diminish those dark circles.


So I think sticking to raw as much as possible and having a lot of patience will help me.

I have now discounted my original water theory. Only because I realised that my husband also has dark circles but he drinks at least 3L of filtered water everyday and has done so for the past 20 years.

Rhinitis Radio Report and Dark Circles : http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2008/2208221.htm