At some point everyone has problems with their skin. Many times it’s just a natural progression of growing up and some are just genetic differences that can cause skin difficulties. There are many kinds of treatment, both traditional and alternative. Some of them involve food and drink options and here are a few of them.

• Nutritional therapy believes that skin problems can be eradicated by changing how you eat. What happens is you get an assessment of your eating habits, medical history, blood samples and other lab tests as needed. Then you either get a computerized diet profile or additional tests as to the kinds of issues you may have with the foods you are consuming. At this point you’re then given a special diet, the combination of certain types of foods that not only help your skin, but your overall health as well. The diet will contain nutrients that are supposed to help your health such as more Vitamin C, beta carotene, and Vitamin E.

• Water therapy believes that most people don’t drink enough water, and thus suffer problems with their skin such as it being too dry or oily, which can cause problems. The recommendation of 64 ounces of water is usually given to help with weight loss, but when it comes to skin care, some practitioners believe that you should be drinking as much water in milliliters as you are in the calories you eat each day. Therefore, if you eat 3,000 calories a day, you should be drinking 101 ounces of water a day.

• Eating more fiber is considered crucial for maintaining good skin, with the premise being that a healthy digestive system leads to healthy skin. The recommendation is for most men to eat between 31 to 38 grams of fiber a day, and women to eat between 21 to 25 grams of fiber a day. These numbers are based on healthy weight levels of course, with the belief that most of us tend to eat less than 12 grams of fiber each day. Of course, if that is true, it will take a major change in dietary habits to reach these numbers, and there are many ways to do it, such as increasing the amount of certain fruits and nuts we eat, or whole grains such as brown rice instead of white rice.

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