Skin Health

Wellness Education & Olive Nutrition Insights

Explore practical wellness education, olive-derived nutrition research, supplement guidance, and healthy-living insights from McCord Health. Our articles are designed to help you make more informed decisions about your everyday wellness routine.

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Defending Against Microbial Infections and Biofilms

Andy Brazil

Skin provides a fairly inhospitable environment for most microbes due to its amazing ability to remain cool, dry and slightly acidic.  In addition to producing sweat, the skin frequently sheds...

Defending Against Microbial Infections and Biofilms

Andy Brazil

Skin provides a fairly inhospitable environment for most microbes due to its amazing ability to remain cool, dry and slightly acidic.  In addition to producing sweat, the skin frequently sheds...

Vitamin C and Skin Health

Vitamin C and Skin Health

Andy Brazil

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for skin as well as the rest of the body.  It’s absolutely necessary for normal skin and bodily functions, cannot be naturally synthesized in...

Vitamin C and Skin Health

Andy Brazil

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for skin as well as the rest of the body.  It’s absolutely necessary for normal skin and bodily functions, cannot be naturally synthesized in...

Avoiding Skin Irritation that Can Lead to Wounding

Andy Brazil

Taking optimal care of skin is vital for overall health and wellbeing. In fact, keeping skin intact and healthy is critical for maintaining homeostasis including proper body temperature and hydration....

Avoiding Skin Irritation that Can Lead to Wounding

Andy Brazil

Taking optimal care of skin is vital for overall health and wellbeing. In fact, keeping skin intact and healthy is critical for maintaining homeostasis including proper body temperature and hydration....

Reducing Air Pollution Damage to Skin

Andy Brazil

Air pollution is becoming an increasing health problem worldwide. It’s an environmental threat to which millions of people are exposed, and is currently the world’s largest single environmental health risk. ...

Reducing Air Pollution Damage to Skin

Andy Brazil

Air pollution is becoming an increasing health problem worldwide. It’s an environmental threat to which millions of people are exposed, and is currently the world’s largest single environmental health risk. ...

Strengthening Fragile Skin to Reduce Skin Tears

Andy Brazil

Fragile, thinning skin and skin tears are common issues among older individuals.  A skin tear is a wound caused by shear, friction, and/or blunt force resulting in the separation of...

Strengthening Fragile Skin to Reduce Skin Tears

Andy Brazil

Fragile, thinning skin and skin tears are common issues among older individuals.  A skin tear is a wound caused by shear, friction, and/or blunt force resulting in the separation of...

Taking Care of Heat Rash

Andy Brazil

It’s easy to forget how important it is to sweat in order to cool your body off when it’s really hot outside.  During intense physical exercise, you may not even...

Taking Care of Heat Rash

Andy Brazil

It’s easy to forget how important it is to sweat in order to cool your body off when it’s really hot outside.  During intense physical exercise, you may not even...