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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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Nov 13, 2023 • 1h 4min
The Fascia Flo Method-Unlock True Flexibility and Say Goodbye to Pain & Stiffness with Dreena Burton
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Dreena Burton has authored 6 plant-based cookbooks and co-authored 2 additional titles with Dr. Neal Barnard. She has been plant-based for over 25 years, and has raised three daughters on this diet. Dreena is also a certified fascia stretch instructor. Find more about her Fascia FLO classes at fasciflo.com and recipes at dreenaburton.com
Over 25 years ago I changed my body with a plant-based diet. It was the single best decision I made for my health.
And I felt great until my mid-40s - when nagging pains in my shoulders, neck, and SI joint just wouldn't go away.
I was doing everything to mitigate the pain: creams, lotions, turmeric, turmeric supplements, inflammation supplements, chiropractic, physiotherapy, massage therapy, and prolotherapy. Some things worked a little, some things well. But nothing kept the pain away. After prolotherapy I felt great - until the pain crept back a couple of weeks after treatment.
Because I wasn't addressing the root cause of my pain and stiffness: unhealthy fascia
Fascia is its own unique tissue, and requires its own unique movement!
Choosing a plant-based diet was the first best thing I did for my health and wellness - and this is the second.
At 53, my joints feel as free and loose as they did years ago, because I’ve changed my body once again – with Fascia FLO.
Fascia is the only tissue in our body that connects all the other tissues and even permeates tissues. But when fascia isn’t healthy? It stifles all those other tissues – causing joint pain, stiffness, low energy, and other health disturbances.
Fascia FLO is the unique movement you need to address your fascia, so it works for you once again (not against you). You too can feel loose in your joints and enjoy a flexible, youthful body. You deserve to feel good in your body, no matter your age. Pain does not have to be part of aging!
Learn more at fasciaflo.com and the Chef AJ audience will receive a special discount if they join by November 30th: 50% off your first month - just $19 to try out fascia FLO for an entire month! Use code: AJ at checkout, link here: https://bit.ly/join-fascia-flo
Any questions feel free to reach out to Dreena directly: dreenaburton@gmail.com
#fascia #fasciaflo

Nov 13, 2023 • 1h 58min
Is Your Cell Phone Making You Stupid? Nutrition Insights + Q & A with Peter Rogers, M.D.
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Beginning in April 2023, Nutrition Insights with Peter Rogers, M.D. will air the second Sunday of every month at 9:00 am PACIFIC time.
To see Dr Roger's talk on the causes of Obesity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MdmQFEGHX0
To see Dr. Roger's talk on Cancer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtBqi3kmZbY&t=6s
To see Dr. Roger's talk on Dementia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqDdcVbMucc
To see Dr. Rogers talk on Diabetes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qrdl_Nka-Y
To see Dr. Roger's talk on Disease Prevention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qrdl_Nka-Y
An imaging guided surgeon (interventional radiologist) & neuroradiologist, author of nutrition, medical & study skills books, Peter Rogers MD is the "Spartan Vegan."
In college he was student athlete of the year at Stanford. Graduated 1st in medical school class.
Dr. Rogers works as neuroradiologist, but also did fellowship imaging guided surgery (interventional radiology) at Harvard. He got fat in 30's and learned his way out. He was one of best medical students in USA in biochemistry and tries to understand pathophysiology. Has written a books about nutrition & study skills including "How to improve blood flow," "Hot topics in nutrition," "Straight A at Stanford & on to Harvard," "How to raise IQ, & become a genius."
Stanford university student athlete of the year, 1985. University of Illinois medical school award for best male medical student in class; best student in pathology; highest board scores in class of 333 students; biochemistry score 780/800, possibly the highest in the USA (biochem is the most difficult subject in medical school). Biochem is “considered” to include nutrition. Residency at Northwestern with 99% board scores. Fellowship in interventional radiology (imaging guided surgery) at Harvard. Fellowship in neuroradiology at Rush.
Author of multiple books about nutrition, reducing risk of disease, and study skills. Discovered almost all the major medical textbooks are 50-100 years out of date, and often, completely wrong. Secret desire #1 = to become a nutrition doctor, but can’t, because there’s no money in it. Secret desire #2 = to rewrite the major medical textbooks, but can’t, because there’s no money in it. The shocking truth is that most medical textbooks are essentially worthless, because they do no include nutrition, and most disease is caused by poor nutrition.
You tube "Peter Rogers MD"
https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterRogersMD/videos
Does Marijuana Make You Stupid?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWp29y6oD1E
Does Marijuana Make You Stupid?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWp29y6oD1E
Amazon author page
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00K5CY1XU?_encoding=UTF8&node=2656022011&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader
Does Marijuana Make You Stupid?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWp29y6oD1E

Nov 13, 2023 • 54min
A Surgeon's Story of Resilience and Whole Food Plant-Based Weight Loss with Catherine Chatal, M.D.
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Nov 10, 2023 • 60min
Get Moving, Get Healthy: The Science Behind Exercise Benefits + Q & A with Dr. Scott Harrington D.O.
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Nov 9, 2023 • 1h 9min
How To Pack for 10 Days with Just a Carry On with Annslie Bigbee of Briggs & Riley
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Annslie Bigbee
The daughter of a diplomat, Annslie Bigbee grew up in Nigeria, Morocco, and Pakistan traveling extensively throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, and the United States throughout her childhood.
She later returned to Africa where she served 2 ½ years in the United States Peace Corps in Benin, West Africa and then again, many years later, to teach nutrition on a global grant in Uganda, East Africa.
She remembers vividly her first set of luggage at the age of four – a canary yellow set of four pieces without wheels. Luggage has come a long way since then. Briggs & Riley’s Baseline 21” global spinner is her go to bag and she can go anywhere for 10 days in a carry on.
Annslie currently serves as the West Coast Sales Manager for Briggs & Riley, whose belief is “A life well-lived is a life well-traveled”. Teaching people how to pick and pack luggage is her passion.

Nov 9, 2023 • 1h 17min
Is Weighing & Measuring Your Food OCD, Embarrassed by Overeating and More - Q & A with Dr Doug Lisle
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If you would like Dr. Lisle to answer your question please subscribe at www.ChefAJ.com.
Today Dr. Doug Lisle answers viewers questions on:
Why do people give up on their dreams?
WHy are people so desperate to lose weight?
Is it ever too late to lose weight?
How to deal with body dysmorphia even when at goal weight?
I eat 9 pounds of food a day, how do I deal with the embarrassment from eating so much?
Do people need different amounts of food?
I hate the sound of others eating what can I do?
Is food combining valuable?
What is the history of fluoride?
Are less attractive women in competition with more attractive women
and more...
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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:
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To join the Living Wisdom Library:
https://esteemdynamics.com/living-wisdom-library/

Nov 6, 2023 • 1h 5min
Raising Kids on Plants with Margo Freitag
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Following her own health recovery and through her career, Margot has helped thousands of people restore their health. Margot’s teaching is rooted in personal leadership and behavioural change, with plant-based nutrition as the guiding force.
Margot is certified in Plant-Based nutrition and is a certified Personal Trainer specializing in functional fitness and remedial exercise in medical treatment. She is also a high school teacher and has taught mostly drama and English literature. These days, Margot enjoys addressing students and educators in schools, sharing the value of whole foods, plant-based nutrition.
Margot recently published her first children’s cookbook, “Plant-Powered Punks”, inspired by her own children who thrived growing up on plants. Margot’s vision is to show children that healthier food choices can be delicious and really can impact kid’s energy levels and how they feel. Her hope is that Plant-Powered Punks and the Plant-Powered Punks Membership Site will serve as an opportunity for teachers, parents and kids to have fun cooking and creating delicious, healthy whole plant foods, together.
Margot is a published author and has written for the PCRM’s Good Medicine Magazine. She has been featured on several summits and podcasts. Margot has been the creator and host of five online Plant-Based Summits.
She lives in Ontario, Canada on an acreage with her husband, son and daughter, two Mustang horses, and two Great Dane-cross dogs.
To get a copy of the slide presentation and sign up for exclusive content, listeners can subscribe here:
https://www.plantpoweredpunks.com/opt-in-chef-aj-talk
The Plant-Powered Punk Website can be found at:
https://plantpoweredpunks.com
The book can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0228846900?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzchefajsh-20&creativeASIN=0228846900&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin

Nov 5, 2023 • 1h 16min
Festive Fall Baked Stuffed Apples - The Culinary Medicine Show with Dr. Colin Zhu, TheChefDoc
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Recipe coming soon but only to www.YouTube,com/c/ChefAJ
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The Culinary Medicine Show with Dr. Colin Zhu, TheChefDoc.
Culinary Medicine is the blending and marriage of the culinary arts and the science of nutrition as an application to optimize one’s health & wellness. Tune into this month’s show, we have Dr. Colin Zhu, aka TheChefDoc to learn more about how what we serve at our table makes a big difference in our overall health.
Who is TheChefDoc?
TheChefDoc is an online wellness and education platform, where Dr. Colin Zhu was able to share his unique blend of medical knowledge and skills as a trained chef and health coach. Dr. Colin Zhu is a primary care physician who is Board-Certified in family practice and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, he trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City following the completion of his medical degree. Dr. Colin Zhu is the author of “Thrive Medicine: How To Cultivate Your Desires and Elevate Your Life,” an international speaker and host of the Thrive Bites podcast which features interviews with the latest health and wellness experts about incorporating a plant-powered lifestyle, enhancing emotional wellness and creating a thriving mindset. As an Osteopathic doctor, heavily influenced by his mother (a traditional Chinese medical doctor), he is passionate about combining the qualities of compassion and wholism with the healing benefits of a whole food plant-based lifestyle to assist people in reaching a higher state of well-being.
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Colin Zhu, DO
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Nov 5, 2023 • 1h 2min
Three Sisters Chili in the Instant Pot with Dr Niki Davis - Vegan and Oil Free!
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Nov 3, 2023 • 58min
Bernick Lemon Bars!
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