Healthy for the Holidays
By Erin O’Brien ‘Tis the season – for parties! It’s December, which means a month-long...
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The New Normal—How to Give Yourself a Fighting Chance
By Erin O’Brien So much has changed since the last time I wrote Core Health in February 2020. The world is a vastly different place than it was just months ago. Coming off the World of Concrete in Las Vegas this past February,...
Read MoreHow the Bottled Water Industry Fooled Us All
While checking out CSDA’s Facebook feed this week, I came across a post where an operator was bragging about how his company’s owner provided employees with an ice machine, coolers, water and Gatorade, and asked if anyone else’s...
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The Dangers of Energy Drinks
A person can rarely turn on the TV, listen to the radio or flip through a magazine these days...
Read MoreNutrition for Job Performance
Healthy diet, superfoods, low-fat, high-protein and counting carbs – all buzzwords we have heard on television, read in books, magazines and on the internet. There is a wealth of information concerning nutrition out there that,...
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Strains and Sprains
Prevention and Treatment By Erin O’Brien Almost everyone has experienced a sprain or strain...
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Ranking the Best Oils for Cooking
By Erin O’Brien If you are a regular reader of this column, hopefully you have been convinced to...
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Sleep, Sweat and Eat Away Stress
By Erin O’Brien All of us in the concrete renovation industry deal with stress—whether it be from...
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Fact or Fiction – Processed Meats
In late October 2015, a report was released by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer agency...
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Healthy Eating on a Budget
Healthy Eating on a Budget By Erin O’Brien Most of us are well aware of the benefits of a healthy...
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