Kapnick's Health Coach Corner

I think it’s great to support children’s interest in cooking for a few reasons. Here’s why, it fosters their creativity and it is a hands-on activity, cooking helps kids understand where food comes from and how it’s made, which can help healthy kids grow into healthy adults, and well, it’s one more pair of hands to help mom and pop in the kitchen!

Going down the road of fitness is not always the easiest road to travel. It takes a certain level of discipline and determination to decide daily that one will make healthy choices. Let’s be honest, when everyone on your job is going for pizza at lunch and you have your healthy baked chicken breast and steamed vegetables it can be discouraging. Also, when you’re on a journey of fitness and your family isn’t, the journey can seem long and lonely. This is why fitness should be and can be a family affair. When you find a partner for your fitness journey, the journey becomes even more fun, exciting and rewarding. Your family can be the best fitness partner when approached properly. Becoming a Drill Sergeant may not be the best way to approach it. However, incorporating small fitness ideas into your daily life could prove to be helpful for the entire family.

Think you’re doing everything right with your diet, but still not dropping any pounds? One of the dieting obstacles below might be to blame. Avoid these five weight-loss roadblocks on the path to a healthier you:

Cholesterol Video - What is Cholesterol?

Do you know what a whole grain is? According to the Whole Grains Council, for a grain or food to be considered a whole grain, the entire grain seed must be included in the product. http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/

In the month of May this year Governor Rick Snyder proclaimed the month of May 2012 as “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month” to remind motorists of the seasonal return of motorcycle enthusiasts to Michigan’s highways.

1...2...3...4 OMG is my body sore!!!

Hearty Lentil Chili