One of the causes for dark circles under the eyes is congestion in the liver. Toxins circulating in the blood stream all pass through this organ for filtering. Removing toxins from the body clears up dark under eye circles for many. You can prepare yourself for total cleansing by changing your diet about 2 weeks before becoming extremely strict in your regimen.

The beauty of using diet to rid yourself of skin problems is that many of the changes are proved to be effective as home remedies. Some of the easier steps are:

• Drink water regularly throughout the day. Dehydration makes circles worse. Water helps flush toxins from the liver.

• Foods that encourage detoxification are cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, onions, artichokes, beets, and garlic.
  

  

• Rice and other grains like amaranth, millet, and buckwheat will help keep your energy up.

• Lentils, yellow split beans, and chickpeas.

• Nuts that are unsalted, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds.

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

• If you must have salt, use sea salt. It is best to use fresh herbs for all your seasoning, though.

• Herbal Tea without caffeine.

• Large amounts of water, lemon water, fruit and vegetable juices.

• Try to include as many raw fruits and vegetable in your diet as possible. Feel free to look at the article “Raw Food Diets to Cure Dark Circles?” for more ideas.

Cathy Wong at About.com has a wonderful article, “The Detox Diet” , addresses effective approaches to cleansing the body. Be sure to follow her suggestions. Her approach isn’t linked to a product but is based on safe, sane, and non-fanatical practices.

Remember, anything worthwhile will take time. The permanent changes that can occur with a good detoxification can ease the appearance of dark circles under the eyes and improve your sense of well being.