You go to bed feeling fine and wake up with a puffy face, swollen eyelids or rings that feel tight. Morning puffiness is common, and most of the time it comes from everyday habits, not from anything serious.
Common everyday reasons
- Lying flat for hours. While you sleep, fluid is not pulled down by gravity the way it is during the day, so it can collect in your face and around your eyes.
- A salty dinner. Salt makes your body hold on to water. Takeout, chips and processed food are the usual sources.
- Alcohol and too little water. When you are a little dehydrated, your body tends to hold on to the water it has.
- Short or poor sleep. Many people notice they look puffier after a short night.
- Long days of sitting. Your lymph has no pump of its own. It moves when your muscles move, so a day at a desk followed by a night in bed means very little movement.
- Hormonal changes. Many women notice more puffiness at certain times of their cycle or during menopause.
Simple habits that help
- Drink a glass of water first thing in the morning and keep drinking through the day.
- Go easy on salt and alcohol in the evening.
- Sleep with your head slightly raised.
- Move every hour during the day, even a short walk or a few stretches.
- A cool washcloth on your face in the morning.
Where Lymphoria fits
Lymphoria Lymphatic Drainage Drops are a daily herbal habit made to support your body's natural lymphatic wellness: four traditional herbs (cleavers, red clover blossom, stillingia root and prickly ash bark), 300 mg in every 1 mL serving, in a honey-flavored liquid. Many customers add one dropper to their first glass of water in the morning. It is not a quick fix; most customers who are happy with it take it every day for two to three months.
If swelling is sudden, painful or only on one side, or if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition, talk to your healthcare provider.
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