Get plenty of sleep. One explanation for puffy eyes is that you’re just not getting enough sleep, or the quality of the sleep you’re getting is deficient. Bags under the eyes is a common symptom of sleep deprivation.

Drink more water! Most people who are disposed to puffy eyes are commonly dehydrated. If you have puffy eyes, drink more water. Go for a gallon a day or at the very least, 3 quarts. Make it water or herbal tea. Sugary, flavored or fizzy drinks aren’t in truth hydrating. And if you’re a coffee drinker or drink alcohol regularly, you will need to drink an extra glass of water for every glass of wine or cup of coffee.

Change your sleeping position. It’s not peculiar to have puffy eyes in the morning. One reason for this might be that if you are laying down for several hours in a level position and then get up, the fluid that was lying under your eyes is suddenly being pulled down by gravity. This puffiness should lessen before long. In order to prevent waking up with puffy eyes, is to raise your head while sleeping so that the fluid is not as suddenly forced down when you get up.

Watch your salt intake. A high ingestion of sodium may be causing your body to retain fluid. Try reducing your intake of salt and see if that reduces your swollen eyes.

Try a diuretic, such as the juice of cabbage or cranberry. Both are diuretics, which will help you evacuate some surplus fluid in your tissues. Other diuretics include the herbs uva ursi and golden rod.

Be sure to get additional physical activity. Exercise naturally improves circulation, which will induce your body to move fluid through your body, rather than letting it gather.

Here’s more information about reducing puffy under eyes.

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