If you constantly look tired and you’ve done every makeup trick in the book to look more awake, the foods below may be the culprit. Read on and change your diet to get rid of those under eye bags for good!
Candies
Including candies and other foods that are high in sugar such as sweets can cause you to crash later. Sugar in candies and other sweets have no nutrients and eating lots of foods rich in sugar such as candies, sweets, chocolates etc. can increase your insulin and wreak havoc on your system. They make you feel exhausted and fade away the natural blush from your skin. Better limit the intake of such foods to lower proportions.
Alcohol
Anything more than one shot of alcohol will dehydrate your body and make your skin looks dull. You feel tired the next morning and might even wake up with a hangover. You must completely avoid or limit the intake of alcohol as it might make your skin look dry. Better drink a glass of water between every alcohol shot to prevent dehydration.
Salt
While some salt in your diet is necessary, foods with a high salt content tend to dehydrate you, drying out your skin and making you look much more tired than you actually are. Opt for a low sodium alternative, and look for foods that are flavored with other spices and herbs instead of salt.
Artificial Sweetener
Regular sugar promotes inflammation, but artificial sweetener can be just as bad, if not worse, when it comes to making you look puffy. Artificial sweeteners contain aspartame, which is an artificial sweetener associated with joint pain, and it can also make you crave more sugar. Sugar is a dangerous cycle to get into. Choose foods with natural sugars, like fruit, to avoid looking puffy.
Anything Fried
Onion rings, French fries and deep friend Oreos are your skin’s worst enemies. These foods are packed with oil and trans fats, meaning they’ll clog arteries and stiffen blood cells, making your skin look dull and tired. Plus, these foods tend to pack on the pounds and essentially destroy the inside of your body, so they really shouldn’t be in your diet at all.
Doughnuts
Fried and sugary, doughnuts are a bad idea all around when it comes to healthy eating choices, especially if you’re eating them for breakfast. Switch out a donut for a plain yogurt flavored with natural honey and almonds to give your body a healthy start that will make you look much more awake.
