That's good advice ,Bex.
Gloria,
You mentioned at the end of your post your friend has white
under her eyes.I have seen this before on two people both of them were vegans,people who eat no animals products or derivatives.I am not a doctor of any kind,but I remember looking this up, and found that it was sign of a vitamin B deficiency ,particularly Vitamin B12.
I hope this is helpful in some way.