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Oh, how I feel.

Bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, itchy, itchy, itchy, itchy, itchy, itchy, bitchy, itchy.

Itchy and bitchy.

Hello, this is Karen Nicol family nurse practitioner and you are listening to Itchy bitchy. Itchy and bitchy! Hello, this is Karen Nicol family nurse practitioner, and you are listening to Itchy and Bitchie a podcast that provides answers to your many unanswered health questions.

Under-eye concerns are definitely trending on social media these days, and people who experience under-eye bags will tell

you that it can take a toll on their confidence and self-esteem. Often in an effort to correct the

problem, they will undergo lymphatic massages, facials, and topical treatments, and depending on the severity of the under-eye bags,

for some people, surgery may be the only way to permanently remove the look of puffiness.

However, there are skin care products and tools that can help.

During this episode, I will be getting into the causes, treatments,

and products that can help with under-eye bags. So stay tuned. So the main cause of developing

bags under the eyes is, yep, you guessed it. Aging, which causes a loss of

collagen, fat pad, and elasticity. The most common cause of your puffy eyes may simply be a product

of your body's aging. Aging causes tissues and muscles to weaken around the

eyes and the fat pads descend and bulge causing puffiness around the eyes. We also lose collagen

and elasticity that causes a weakening of the skin around the eyes.

Fatigue, lack of sleep, or oversleeping. I know you know this already, but I've got to say it again,

a bad night's sleep could make your eyes appear swollen in the morning, especially if you're stressed. When you're under

stress, you release cortisol from your adrenal glands. How many times have I talked about that? And that

changes the salt balance in the body. And when your salt balance is off, you might retain water and have

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