Dr. Nathan Cashion

It's that time of year to get outside and enjoy the trails. But to also be mindful of Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac. JAMA provides a nice overview of how to spot it, how to avoid it, and what to do if you need to treat it.
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I was recently interviewed for a student life profile in the quarterly Tower Magazine.

As a chiropractor who loves technology, I've found a hopeful career path in health informatics and began pursuing a second master's via Logan's online program on the data analytics track. The field of health informatics is broad, encompassing everything from billing, coding, and EHR implementation to telehealth and data analytics. In particular, I've really enjoyed learning a bit of Python and data visualization, but there is still a lot to learn.

I continue working part-time with and hope that I can apply what I've learned to streamline our data collection. This role has made me appreciate the importance of measuring what matters, as the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation does in their Global Burden of Diseases study.

Volume 1, 2024 Read volume 1, 2024 of Logan University's Tower magazine.

Why should we care about low back pain?
Because if we don’t do something now, it’s going to get worse.

Why should we care about low back pain? | The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation An IHME study based on the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study found that in 2020, 619 million people suffered from lower back pain globally.

Today I learned that chocolate is a fermented food. And that bacterial cultures can ferment sugar into edible oil. 🤯

Fermentation 101: How Cultured Oil is Made To understand how the magic of fermentation is used to produce bread, beer, cheese, and Cultured Oil, it's helpful to first understand what fermentation is.

"Motion is Life" - Hippocrates
Excellent video on making movement your New Year's resolution.

Movement Inspires

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Altogether solid article from Outside Magazine.
If you have low back pain, getting moving is better than rest. Get some guidance from a qualified chiropractor, physical therapist, or medical doctor.

How to Strength Train with Lower-Back Pain Five gentle weighted moves to help you progress over time

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“Correcting misrepresentations should be viewed as a professional responsibility.”

Pseudoscience and COVID-19 — we’ve had enough already The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.

I’ve been getting back into the habit of mindfulness meditation to keep my
mind calm. There are a lot of great apps, but I like the Waking Up app from Sam Harris014]014].
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Very relevant to our current environment - Gratitude improves physical responses to stress. Research from my colleague at BHSU.

How Does Gratitude Relate To Health? In The Moment ... August 15, 2019 Show 638 Hour 2 The relationships we cultivate in our lives are essential to happiness. But what about our health? In The