Skin Nutrition

Growing up in a Nigerian and Jamaican household, skincare was rarely discussed beyond the basics. Like many, I washed my face with the same soap I used for my body, skipped sunscreen, and overlooked the habits that quietly shaped my skin’s future. It wasn’t until eczema marked my face and my husband’s steady, healthy habits showed me better that I realized how much I had never been taught. This book was born from that awakening.

Summer brings sunshine, outdoor adventures, and vibrant energy—but it also places unique stress on the skin. Heat, humidity, sweat, and strong ultraviolet rays can disrupt the skin’s natural balance, leading to dryness, irritation, dullness, or excess oil. Summer Glow is a practical guide designed to help you protect, nourish, and restore your skin throughout the hottest months of the year. This audiobook explains how simple daily habits—when practiced consistently—can help maintain radiant, healthy skin even under intense summer conditions.

Basically, an essential oil contains aroma compounds found in plants. They are extracted from plants and are often fragrant or have distinctive scents that set them apart from artificial oils and products. Distillation is often the process done in order to extract oils from plants. Steam is essential in being able to get the oils out of the plants and in being able to preserve them well. Throughout history, essential oils have been used for a variety of reasons, such as for medicinal and aesthetic purposes.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Jim McHale shares his insight into how collagen can positively impact skin and overall body health. You will learn what collagen is, collagen rich food sources, well-researched health benefits, how it can impact fitness and its role in weight loss. In the bonus section on PDO threads, Dr. McHale discusses the basis of his two novel and innovative patents pending with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. As an authority on nutrition and the owner of a cosmetic procedures office, his experience and knowledge are happily shared.