Dry Skin and Dandruff

OK this is a tough one; dandruff has been with me for awhile. I've tried nearly everything from soaking my head with vinegar everyday to using heads and shoulders which never did anything much really. By the way the vinegar thing doesn't really work, and I stopped after finding out that the advice came from a bold guy.

I have come to understand that I have very dry skin problems, and the problem
is when I sleep late and don't drink enough water I dehydrate which makes my lip skin dry and peal, my body gets itchy and I have bad dandruff, I now know that my dandruff is just ONE of the symptoms of dry skin due to lack of sleep, water and perhaps exercise.

1. I believe getting the right amount of sleep is very important because when you sleep your body repairs itself, and the water is distributed around the body, if you don't get enough sleep you get poor water distribution and you will feel dry.
2. Exercises makes the body perspire (sweat) which in turns moisturizes the skin naturally, not enough of this and again you will suffer from poor water distribution around the body.
3. Drinking water is very important for the skin, hair and all the other stuff that goes on inside the body.

So there you have it, if you have dry skin like me then the answer is 1.5L water/day combine with plenty of rest and excercise and you should be fine. I believe recovering the natural way is the best way, I don't rely on drugs or creams or stuff and you shouldn't too, unless you have a rash or something which is different to dry skin so yeah .

Honesty means Courage

So why does honesty mean courage? Because by being honest you face up to the consequences which means you’re taking responsibility for your actions and that means courage. Many of us are too afraid to take responsibility, it would just be easier to sweep it under the carpet and hope that no one will find out; and so we lie. Just make up something, and if you get good at it you can even get away without a speck of suspicion.

I would make up all sorts of lies when I was younger, I even convinced my friend to lie for me, of course I wasn't that good and got busted by my mum who told me if I did it again I would be kicked out of the house or something. But of course that never stopped me, until one day while trying to develop my confidence and courage in every aspect of life I asked myself:

"Why do I lie? Is it because I know better not to tell the truth or is it because I’m afraid to face the consequences".

It was clear to me that I was afraid, but the decision to be honest got me a bit confused, I sat there thinking how is this going to work? I mean if I’m going to be honest all the time, do I have to throw out white lies too? That might be impolite. So I posted this question on Steve Pavlina's forum and got some interesting ideas but it came down to the idea that I should be able to lie for other's sake if it helps, but lying for myself is something I won't do.

So do you have the courage to be honest all the time for yourself?