Senior Producer

Jason Knapfel spent more than 6 years as Senior Editor at eDiets.com, a leading online diet and fitness plan provider. In 2007 he founded Chapter Two Media, which offers content, graphic and web design solutions. Jason earned his B.A. in English from Florida Atlantic University in 1994.

Fun Facts About Jason

I Never Leave Home Without Music

Where I'd Rather Be 1967

My Bragging Rights I think I play a mean bass. Or is that menial?

Personal Fun Fact I can juggle

Refrigerator Staple Crystal Hot Sauce

My Favorite Healthy Food Sushi

My Guiltiest Pleasure Does it have to be related to food?

Song That Gets Me Going in the Gym My workout music is a strange dichotomy Sometimes, oddly, it's mellow. If it inspires me in some way, that's enough. The other extremes are angry music (gets the 'ol blood flowing) and poppy indie rock (puts a smile to my face). Oh, you wanted a song didn't you?

Favorite Gym Activity The treadmill... lost in some good music

Movie Seen Too Many Times to Count Raising Arizona

The Book I'd Read Again A Severed Head, by Iris Murdoch

First Paid Gig Hocking community newspaper subscriptions

Accomplishment Most Proud of Becoming a father

Recent Posts

Romney vs Gingrich on Healthcare

While the Republican race seems to shift from candidate to candidate with each primary, it seems to be a two horse race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Here’s a brief look at how they compare on the complex issue of health care. Mitt Romney on Healthcare Mitt Romney has had to do a peculiar [...]

Hidden Health Threat in State of the Union

Last night’s State of the Union address from President Obama covered a lot of ground in a relatively short period of time. Nearly none of that covered health-related issues, mainly because it wasn’t politically expedient in an election year with job fears and emotions over tax fairness. There were a few passing comments on health [...]

Health Care and the State of the Union

There’s always a bit of political grandstanding that goes on during a president’s state of the union address, but it is especially ratcheted up during an election year. This is one of the key moments for President Obama to make the case for his re-election. That means he is most likely to talk about the [...]

Wichita Man Drops 155 Pounds with Small Changes

Many weight loss success stories begin with a personal revelation. That moment when it suddenly strikes the person like a lightning bolt that something has to change. For John Thompson of Wichita, Kansas, that moment came when he weighed in for a job physical only to see the number on the scale read 400 pounds. [...]

Jillian Michaels Teams with President Clinton in Health Conference

On January 17, America’s favorite tough-love trainer Jillian Michaels is joining President Clinton for his foundation’s health conference entitled Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation, held in Indian Wells, California. It is the Clinton Foundation’s first conference devoted exclusively to health and well-being issues. The conference will also be the first major event during [...]

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