Rachel Ann T. Melegrito
Author
Rachel Melegrito worked as an occupational therapist, specializing in neurological cases. Melegrito also taught university courses in basic sciences and professional occupational therapy. She earned a master's degree in childhood development and education in 2019. Since 2020, Melegrito has written extensively on health topics for various publications and brands.
LATEST
What Sleepless Night Does to Your Body May Surprise You
Research shows how even brief sleep loss triggers an energy crisis in your cells–affecting metabolism, brain function, and long-term disease risk.
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Vitamin D Levels May Shape Your Brain Decades Later
A study found that lower vitamin D levels at age 39 were linked to Alzheimer’s-related brain changes 16 years later.
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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Weaker Bones, Higher Fracture Risk in Major Study
A frozen dinner here and a cookie there can make a world of difference in the strength of your bones.
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What if Aging Isn’t Decline? A New Study Finds for Many, It Isn’t.
Decline with aging may be a myth.
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Your Teenager’s Relationship to Drama May Be a Matter of Long-Term Health
A 17-year study tracking teens into adulthood found that adolescent aggression predicts faster biological aging.
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Lesser-Known ‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Faster Biological Aging
Research indicates that regulatory and monitoring efforts should reach beyond the compounds that have been most extensively studied to date.
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Why Caring for Grandchildren Could Be One of the Best Things for the Brain
Grandparents who provide part-time child care show slower cognitive decline and up to 24 percent lower dementia risk.
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This Vitamin May Affect Your Bowel Movements
A certain vitamin has the potential to alleviate constipation and conditions such as IBS with constipation.
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Daily Multivitamin Linked to Slower Biological Aging in New Clinical Trial
Multivitamins may correct subtle nutrient insufficiencies that quietly undermine cellular aging processes.
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Periodic 5-Day Diet Mimics Fasting, Eases Crohn’s Symptoms in 70 Percent of Patients, Stanford Study Finds
Fasting-mimicking diet eased symptoms of patients with Crohn’s disease and brought some into remission.
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What Sleepless Night Does to Your Body May Surprise You
Research shows how even brief sleep loss triggers an energy crisis in your cells–affecting metabolism, brain function, and long-term disease risk.
|
Vitamin D Levels May Shape Your Brain Decades Later
A study found that lower vitamin D levels at age 39 were linked to Alzheimer’s-related brain changes 16 years later.
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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Weaker Bones, Higher Fracture Risk in Major Study
A frozen dinner here and a cookie there can make a world of difference in the strength of your bones.
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What if Aging Isn’t Decline? A New Study Finds for Many, It Isn’t.
Decline with aging may be a myth.
|
Your Teenager’s Relationship to Drama May Be a Matter of Long-Term Health
A 17-year study tracking teens into adulthood found that adolescent aggression predicts faster biological aging.
|
Lesser-Known ‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Faster Biological Aging
Research indicates that regulatory and monitoring efforts should reach beyond the compounds that have been most extensively studied to date.
|
Why Caring for Grandchildren Could Be One of the Best Things for the Brain
Grandparents who provide part-time child care show slower cognitive decline and up to 24 percent lower dementia risk.
|
This Vitamin May Affect Your Bowel Movements
A certain vitamin has the potential to alleviate constipation and conditions such as IBS with constipation.
|
Daily Multivitamin Linked to Slower Biological Aging in New Clinical Trial
Multivitamins may correct subtle nutrient insufficiencies that quietly undermine cellular aging processes.
|
Periodic 5-Day Diet Mimics Fasting, Eases Crohn’s Symptoms in 70 Percent of Patients, Stanford Study Finds
Fasting-mimicking diet eased symptoms of patients with Crohn’s disease and brought some into remission.
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