Do you know how to find credible health research in the media and on Google? Looking to find reliable information for your health or for your family? If so, this is the YMyHealth Podcast episode for you! Co-Host Melissa Schenkman discusses the importance of health literacy for millennials, drawing on her two decades in public health research to give you easy-to-use rules of the road for conducting personal health research online.

The conversation covers how to evaluate health studies, the significance of sample size, peer review, and the impact factor of journals. Melissa also analyzes recent studies on yoga, dementia, and PFAS in drinking water and cancer cases, highlighting the importance of understanding research credibility. The episode concludes with a recap of the tools and public resources for finding trustworthy health information and encourages listeners to engage with their health journey.

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

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Sources for journal articles- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ and Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&as_sdt=0,11
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Melissa's go-to list of credible health online public resources (scroll down to the article's second section): https://www.ymyhealth.com/blog/finding-reliable-resources-for-health-information?rq=research

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