Fat deposits on the eyelids just don’t look good. Fat is thick, oily, viscous and dense. Fat is found under the skin between muscles and in all the familiar places we hate it to be.
And the fat is behind the eyeballs in a place that is very helpful to us, unless it is in excess.
If you have fatty deposits on your eyelids, you may also have excessive thirst, slow metabolism, water retention, and love to sit and read or maybe even love to sleep a lot.

Can you also be skinny and have fat deposits on your eyelids? too skinny is also an imbalance of fat metabolism.

Do your feet or hands ever burn? 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 eliminating the harmful effect of eyelid fat deposits is recognizing them as part of a long-term 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 belly, chest, buttocks, and hips with a common sewing tape measure. Do this every day. Do this weekly and compare. You will begin to see the metabolism pattern of your body.

Check your weight before eating. Eat your average food. If you gain a half pound or more an hour after your meal, 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.

Avoid salt, alcohol, red meats, hard cheeses and, of course, fatty or fried foods.

The following herbs are the Ayurvedic recommendations to restore good fat metabolism. But, consult an Ayurvedic professional if he decides 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 fatty 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 yell. The other type of breathing is Bhastrika, which is a forced exhalation and inhalation.

Emotional stress is a direct link to fat. The neuroemotional science that explains stress and fat metabolism in the body has been mapped. So there is no discussion about whether or not this is true. I could spend the next five years reading all the material that already exists on the subject in today’s modern science. Just be aware of your need to exercise, eat spicy foods, light meals, and do the breathing exercises I’ve mentioned. Fat deposits on the eyelids are definitely a beauty challenge and it is a wake-up call about the health of your fat metabolism.

The body types that Ayurveda focuses on if you have fat deposits on your eyelids are KaphaVata, KaphaPitta and Kapha predominant, and Vata body types if your fat metabolism is unbalanced are also affected.

Dr. Helen Thomas © 2008