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Chef AJ
Hi! I’m Chef AJ, the author of "Unprocessed", "The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss", and "Own Your Health". This is where I interview interesting people and post my weekly Weight Loss Wednesdays. I have been following a plant exclusive diet for over 40 years and I like to show people how to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into their diets in ways that are easy, delicious, and fun. If you’d like to get in touch with me, my website is https://www.chefaj.com/. Thanks for stopping by my channel. I’m Chef AJ and I make healthy taste delicious.
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Sep 11, 2025 • 27min
Jumpstart Your Family’s Health with Dr. Karrie Heneman Easy & Healthy Meals for Busy Families!
Transforming your health is more fun with friends!
Join Chef AJ’s Exclusive Plant-Based Community.
Become part of the inner circle and start simplifying plant-based living - with easy recipes and expert health guidance.
Find out more by visiting: https://community.chefaj.com/
ORDER MY NEW BOOK SWEET INDULGENCE!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248
or
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144514092?ean=9781570674242
GET MY FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK:
https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download
MY BEST SELLING WEIGHT LOSS BOOK:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S
Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes.

Sep 9, 2025 • 26min
High Protein Pizza Bites, Two Ways with Stacey Heiny + How I Escaped The Pleasure Trap
Transforming your health is more fun with friends!
Join Chef AJ’s Exclusive Plant-Based Community.
Become part of the inner circle and start simplifying plant-based living - with easy recipes and expert health guidance.
Find out more by visiting: https://community.chefaj.com/
ORDER MY NEW BOOK SWEET INDULGENCE!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248
or
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144514092?ean=9781570674242
GET MY FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK:
https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download
MY BEST SELLING WEIGHT LOSS BOOK:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S
Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes.
High protein pizza crust and raw flax cracker recipe in 'The High Raw Revival' in the Vegan Health Bundle - Available now! https://bit.ly/2025healthbundle
Get hundreds of recipes and wellness resources in the 2025 Vegan Health Bundle before it's gone March 10th!
https://bit.ly/2025healthbundle
Look for Stacey’s bundle submission called 'The High Raw Revival' and you'll also discover many other amazing courses, recipes, ebooks and more!
Stacey is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Plant Based Coach and Waterless Beauty Mentor and she transformed her life with the power of plant based eating with a healthy lifestyle and empowers women to do the same. From processed food, excessive animal products and sugar addiction to food freedom and comfort in her own body, Stacey coaches women on how to break free from the pleasure trap and gain the energy they need again to thrive and not just survive. Stacey also mentors women in the network marketing space in order to gain financial health in a holistic way.
Stacey promotes holistic beauty from Europe and loves to empower women to step into their ideal life by making money and a healthy impact at the same time.
Shop waterless beauty or join Stacey’s team: https://us.olivetreepeople.com/?referral=StaceyHeiny
Follow Stacey: www.instagram.com/theherbanfarmacy / theherbanfaramcy www.theherbanfarmacy.com www.facebook.com/staceyheiny

Sep 4, 2025 • 58min
Q&A with Ron Weiss, MD - How Bad is Salt If You Have Hight Blood Pressure, Multiple Myeloma and More
Transforming your health is more fun with friends!
Join Chef AJ’s Exclusive Plant-Based Community.
Become part of the inner circle and start simplifying plant-based living - with easy recipes and expert health guidance.
Find out more by visiting: https://community.chefaj.com/
🌱 The countdown is on! The Plant-Powered Party is happening August 29-31, 2025, in Las Vegas, and prices are going up soon!
If you’ve been thinking about joining Chef AJ in Las Vegas at the Tuscany Suites & Casino for this incredible event, now’s the time to lock in the lowest ticket price before it goes up!
🎟️ Grab your ticket now: ThePlantPoweredParty.com
ORDER MY NEW BOOK SWEET INDULGENCE!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248
or
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144514092?ean=9781570674242
GET MY FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK:
https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download
MY BEST SELLING WEIGHT LOSS BOOK:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S
Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes.
To learn more about MBSR(Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program)
https://ethosprimarycare.com/programs/
To register for the course https://ethos-health.myshopify.com/products/minfulness-based-stress-reduction-mbsr-course
Dr. Weiss is speaking at the NHA Virtual Conference (June 27-30,2024). Use this link to get your tickets now: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/nha-conference-2024/registration?utm_campaign=Chef+AJ&utm_source=Affiliate
Dr. Weiss, founder of Ethos Primary Care, embodies what it means to be a true primary care doctor. He listens deeply and compassionately, fully aware that your health is a direct result of how you eat, sleep, move, stress, and your connection to nature. He is the kind of doctor who will help you trade your prescriptions for plants. Deeply committed to helping people obtain their optimal health through living a mindful, whole plant food-based lifestyle for more than 30 years, Dr. Weiss has been helping people reverse and prevent disease and illness to live a more energized, fulfilled life.
Dr. Weiss is also the founder of Ethos Farm Project, a nonprofit organization and semifinalist in the Rockefeller Foundation 2050 Food System Vision Prize competition. He has been featured in top media, including The New York Times, The New York Post, The Today Show, New Jersey Monthly, and the feature-length documentary, "Eating You Alive."
The mission of Ethos Farm Project is to address the interconnected nature of how agriculture affects human health, planetary health, and our relationship with animals. To achieve this, his 388-acre historic farm in Long Valley NJ where he operates Ethos Primary Care from, produces truly nourishing food to feed the community, restoring the land, all while cultivating and empowering a new generation of farmers, doctors, and nurses through hands-on educational programming.
To learn more about Dr. Weiss and all he is involved with, visit the following:
https://www.ethosprimarycare.com/
https://www.ethosfarmproject.org/

Sep 2, 2025 • 43min
Why Are So Many Young People Getting Cancer A Discussion with Dr. Brooke Goldner
Transforming your health is more fun with friends!
Join Chef AJ’s Exclusive Plant-Based Community.
Become part of the inner circle and start simplifying plant-based living - with easy recipes and expert health guidance.
Find out more by visiting: https://community.chefaj.com/
🌱 The countdown is on! The Plant-Powered Party is happening August 29-31, 2025, in Las Vegas, and prices are going up soon!
If you’ve been thinking about joining Chef AJ in Las Vegas at the Tuscany Suites & Casino for this incredible event, now’s the time to lock in the lowest ticket price before it goes up!
🎟️ Grab your ticket now: ThePlantPoweredParty.com
ORDER MY NEW BOOK SWEET INDULGENCE!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248
or
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144514092?ean=9781570674242
GET MY FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK:
https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download
MY BEST SELLING WEIGHT LOSS BOOK:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S
Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes.
BROOKE GOLDNER, M.D.
MEDICAL DOCTOR | PLANT-BASED HEALER | AUTHOR
Dr. Goldner is a board certified medical doctor and the author of 3 best-selling books, Goodbye Lupus, Goodbye Autoimmune Disease, and Green Smoothie Recipes to Kick-Start Your Health & Healing. She has been featured on the front cover of Vegan Health & Fitness Magazine 3 times, including the recent cover of Fit Over Forty. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with honors for genetic research in leukemia and neurobiology, was a graduate of the Temple University School of Medicine, was Chief Resident at UCLA Harbor Residency, and holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. She is the founder of Website: https://www.goodbyelupus.com/?s2-ssl=yes
I and creator of the Hyper-nourishing Protocol for Autoimmune Reversal.
Dr. Goldner's People Magazine Article:
https://people.com/woman-living-with-lupus-gets-unexpected-health-news-days-before-wedding-exclusive-real-life-love-8731791
Video on The Neuroscience of Creating A New Habit, Meeting Your Goals & Motivation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDbn4L0rPPc
She has been featured in multiple documentaries such as Eating You Alive, Whitewashed, and The Conspiracy Against Your Health, has been featured on tv news and the Home & Family Show, as well as many radio shows and podcasts, and is a highly sought after keynote speaker, who shares the stage regularly with Drs. Ornish, Esselstyn, Bernard Greger and T. Colin Campbell, to name a few.
She has been featured on the front cover of Vegan Health & Fitness Magazine 3 times, including the recent cover of Fit Over Forty. She is a regular contributor to T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and she is featured in the Journal of Disease Reversal reversing lupus in herself, as well as multiple cases studies in reversing end stage lupus nephritis (kidney failure) with her hyper-nourishing nutrition protocol.
She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with honors for genetic research in leukemia and neurobiology, was a graduate of the Temple University School of Medicine, was Chief Resident at UCLA-Harbor Residency, and is the sole autoimmune professor for the Plant-Based Nutrition Certification from Cornell University. She is a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board,
the founder of GoodbyeLupus.com and creator of the Hyper-nourishing Protocol for Autoimmune Reversal.

Aug 28, 2025 • 1h 4min
Dr. Doug Lisle on Autism, Married to Your Opposite, Widowed & Introverted, Grief Counseling and More
Transforming your health is more fun with friends!
Join Chef AJ’s Exclusive Plant-Based Community.
Become part of the inner circle and start simplifying plant-based living - with easy recipes and expert health guidance.
Find out more by visiting: https://community.chefaj.com/
🌱 The countdown is on! The Plant-Powered Party is happening August 29-31, 2025, in Las Vegas, and prices are going up soon!
If you’ve been thinking about joining Chef AJ in Las Vegas at the Tuscany Suites & Casino for this incredible event, now’s the time to lock in the lowest ticket price before it goes up!
🎟️ Grab your ticket now: ThePlantPoweredParty.com
ORDER MY NEW BOOK SWEET INDULGENCE!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248
or
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144514092?ean=9781570674242
GET MY FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK:
https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download
MY BEST SELLING WEIGHT LOSS BOOK:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S
Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes.
Dr. Douglas J. Lisle, Ph.D.is the co-author of The Pleasure Trap available here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570671974?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570671974&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S
Dr. Doug Lisle is an evolutionary psychologist and co-author of The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health and Happiness. He and his colleagues (Jennifer Howk and Richard Seidel) have developed a revolutionary method for approaching life challenges and improving self-confidence and self-esteem. They describe their approach as Esteem Dynamics — an approach with clinical insights derived from evolutionary psychology.
Central figures having major influence on the development of Esteem Dynamics include Richard Dawkins, John Tooby and Leda Cosmides, David Buss, Robert Trivers, Steven Pinker, and Geoffrey Miller. All of these individuals are considered world-leading theorists in evolutionary theory and human psychology. Somewhat surprisingly, insights from these trailblazers has yet to reach mainstream clinical psychology, and thus major advances stemming from some of the world’s greatest thinkers have yet to be systematically applied to problems of helping people improve their lives. Esteem Dynamics is the first such effort, and weds Dr. Lisle’s 30-years of clinical experience to the deep insights into human nature only recently available via evolutionary psychology.
Dr. Lisle received his undergraduate education from the University of California, San Diego. He completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Virginia, and was then appointed Lecturer in Psychology at Stanford University. His research and clinical interests include health and wellness, self-esteem, relationship satisfaction, the treatment of anxiety and depression, the genetics of individual differences, and optimizing achievement motivation. In addition to his work with Esteem Dynamics, Dr. Lisle lectures widely on health and wellness.
Dr Lisle is available at selected days and times for a one-to-one, personal phone consultation:
https://drdouglisle.as.me/schedule.php

Aug 26, 2025 • 1h 4min
Is Water Only Fasting Right For You Q & A with Dr Alan Goldhamer @TrueNorthHealth123
Transforming your health is more fun with friends!
Join Chef AJ’s Exclusive Plant-Based Community.
Become part of the inner circle and start simplifying plant-based living - with easy recipes and expert health guidance.
Find out more by visiting: https://community.chefaj.com/
🌱 The countdown is on! The Plant-Powered Party is happening August 29-31, 2025, in Las Vegas, and prices are going up soon!
If you’ve been thinking about joining Chef AJ in Las Vegas at the Tuscany Suites & Casino for this incredible event, now’s the time to lock in the lowest ticket price before it goes up!
🎟️ Grab your ticket now: ThePlantPoweredParty.com
FOR A FREE CONSULTATION: https://www.healthpromoting.com/registration
TELL HIM YOU SAW HIM ON CHEF AJ!
ORDER MY NEW BOOK SWEET INDULGENCE!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248
or
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144514092?ean=9781570674242
GET MY FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK:
https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download
MY BEST SELLING WEIGHT LOSS BOOK:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S
Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes.
Please get the book here now!
To get a copy signed by Dr. Goldhamer:
https://www.healthpromoting.com/can-fasting-save-your-life
To buy on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674191?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzchefajsh-20&creativeASIN=1570674191&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin
Dr. LIsle and Dr. Goldhamer's book The Pleasure Trap:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570671974?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570671974&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S
Dr. Alan Goldhamer is the co-founder of TrueNorth Health Center, a state-of-the-art facility that provides medical and chiropractic services, psychotherapy and counseling, as well as massage and bodywork. He is also director of the Center's groundbreaking residential health education program.
Dr. Goldhamer has supervised the fasts of thousands of patients. Under his guidance, the Center has become one of the premier training facilities for doctors wishing to gain certification in the supervision of therapeutic fasting.
Dr. Goldhamer was the principal investigator in two landmark studies. The first: "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Hypertension" appeared in the June 2001 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Its publication marked a turning point in the evolution of evidence supporting the benefits of water-only fasting. The second study: "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Borderline Hypertension," appeared in the October 2002 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Currently, Dr. Goldhamer is directing a team that is developing a prospective study, incorporating random assignment and long-term follow-up on the cost and clinical outcomes in the treatment of diabetes and high blood pressure with fasting and a health-promoting diet.

Aug 21, 2025 • 1h 27min
Lose Weight & Transform Your Health with the McDougall Program - Dr. Anthony Lim & Heather McDougall
Lose Weight & Transform Your Health with the McDougall Program - Dr. Anthony Lim & Heather McDougall by Chef AJ

Aug 19, 2025 • 60min
Thriving 10 Years After Lung Cancer Dr. Madeleine Long Shares Her Story with Dr. Michael Klaper
Thriving 10 Years After Lung Cancer Dr. Madeleine Long Shares Her Story with Dr. Michael Klaper by Chef AJ

Aug 14, 2025 • 1h 23min
Lung Cancer Update The Treatment Path I’ve Chosen with Dr. Matthew Lederman
Lung Cancer Update The Treatment Path I’ve Chosen with Dr. Matthew Lederman by Chef AJ

Aug 12, 2025 • 1h 3min
Breaking Food Addiction and Overeating Why Abstinence Beats Moderation with Joel Fuhrman, MD
Breaking Food Addiction and Overeating Why Abstinence Beats Moderation with Joel Fuhrman, MD by Chef AJ