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Answering Listener's Question: A YMyHealth Fall Q&A

Answering Listener's Question: A YMyHealth Fall Q&A

Update: 2025-10-30
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Have questions about YMyHealth podcast episodes? We have answers! In this episode of the YMyHealth Podcast, Co-Hosts Julie Woon and Melissa Schenkman answer listeners' questions for episode guests from the past few months. They share YMyHealth Contributors' answers and insights -- from healthcare experts and from a fellow millennial caregiver -- to questions about fall vaccination timing,  the importance of support from fellow caregivers and if caregiver age matters, global health data on early-onset colorectal cancer, the integration of functional and traditional medicine, motivation in health journeys to better nutrition and mental health, and navigating urgent care versus ER visits. The conversation emphasizes the unique health challenges faced by millennials and the importance of informed healthcare choices.

Highlights:

  • (00:00 ) Introduction to Millennial Health Challenges
  • (00:34 ) Vaccination Insights and Recommendations
  • (02:46 ) Understanding Chronic Illness Triggers
  • (05:48 ) The Importance of Caregiver Support
  • (08:41 ) Global Perspectives on Colorectal Cancer
  • (11:47 ) Functional Medicine vs. Traditional Medicine
  • (14:34 ) Motivation in Health Journeys
  • (18:10 ) Navigating Urgent Care vs. ER Visits


Links:
Are you a millennial interested in learning more about healthcare issues specifically related to your generation? Start here: https://www.ymyhealth.com/ and follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ymyhealth_/

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Learn more about YMyHealth's Podcast Co-Host and Content Marketing Strategist, Julie Woon, here:
https://www.ymyhealth.com/team/julie-woon

Learn about YMyHealth's Founder, Melissa Schenkman here: https://www.ymyhealth.com/team/melissa-schenkman

Thanks again to our sponsor, Dr. Sarah Diekman, Director of Diekman Dysautonomia! If you’d like to learn more about our sponsor and her practice that provides care to patients with POTS and Long COVID, go to https://dysautonomiaexpert.com

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Answering Listener's Question: A YMyHealth Fall Q&A

Answering Listener's Question: A YMyHealth Fall Q&A

Melissa Schenkman and Julie Woon