Teddy Amenabar

Washington, D.C.

General assignment reporter

Education: University of Maryland, BA in journalism

Teddy Amenabar is a general assignment reporter for the Well+Being team covering health news, including environmental health risks, social media trends and fitness. Before that, he was a contributing writer to Launcher, The Post's gaming and esports vertical, and worked on the newsroom's audience team. He joined The Post in 2015.
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Want to run a fall marathon? It’s time to pick a training plan for your goals.

We spoke to top marathon experts about how to pick a training plan to help you achieve your race day goals.

April 10, 2024
Runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon in New York in November 2022. (Seth Wenig/AP)

In a first, EPA sets limit for ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

New limits on forever chemicals in water should reduce PFAS exposure for about 100 million Americans, according to the Environmental Protection Agency

April 10, 2024

How to start tai chi

Tai chi is meditation in motion — a Chinese martial art that benefits the body and mind.

April 5, 2024

High-fat keto diet may help people with serious mental illness

A clinical trial conducted by researchers at Stanford found a ketogenic diet may help people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

April 2, 2024

Study finds 3 big risk factors for dementia

Diabetes, air pollution and alcohol consumption can be harmful to regions of the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease.

March 27, 2024
Diabetes is among three major risk factors for dementia, a study has found.

Should I be worried about lead in my cinnamon?

Lead could be in the soil, or intentionally added to enhance the color or increase the weight of the product.

March 15, 2024
Lead has been found in containers of ground cinnamon often used in home cooking, federal officials said.

Turf fields may have ‘forever chemicals.’ Should kids be playing on them?

Researchers are conducting studies to determine whether PFAS and other chemicals detected in turf can end up on athletes and pose a risk to their health.

March 12, 2024

Elevated lead found in six ground cinnamon spice brands, FDA warns

The FDA is advising people to throw away six brands of ground cinnamon spice due to lead contamination.

March 6, 2024

How a health-care cyberattack may affect your prescription drug access

A cyberattack on Change Healthcare has created problems for many patients trying to fill drug prescriptions, and may delay some care and treatments.

March 5, 2024
Woman with prescription medicine.

What are 7 signs of ‘high-functioning’ depression? A viral video explains.

Although high-functioning depression isn’t a technical diagnosis, the term is widely used on social media to show that many depression symptoms aren’t visible to others.

March 5, 2024