TheChefDoc Shares His Unique Blend of Medical Knowledge & Recipes | Chef AJ LIVE! with Dr. Colin Zhu

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Dr. Colin Zhu is Board-Certified in family practice/OMT and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, Dr. Zhu trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition following completion of his medical degree. To share his unique blend of medical knowledge with a wider audience, Dr. Zhu launched TheChefDoc in 2017,https://www.chefdoczhu.com/ an online wellness and lifestyle education platform which has been featured in several publications. Dr. Zhu is an international speaker, the author of "Thrive Medicine: How To Cultivate Your Desires and Elevate Your Life,“https://www.chefdoczhu.com/my-book and is the podcast host of Thrive Bites    / thechefdoc   in which he interviews the latest health and wellness experts about incorporating a plant-powered lifestyle, enhancing emotional wellness, and creating a thriving mindset! His latest venture is his signature event for 2021 is a self-educational masterclass series experience called The THR5 Formula https://www.thethr5formula.co/ where he combines inspiration, education, and practical tools on how to THRIVE! Here you will learn the 5 To THR5 Pillars: Food As Medicine, Functional Fitness, Relationships, Community, & Emotional Resilience!

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If you would like to see Dr. Zhu for assistance with your plant-based journey, please see him here: https://plantbasedtelehealth.com/dr-zhu/

Mixed Fruit Chia Seed Pudding
Serving size: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup of chia seeds
1/4 cup of strawberries, sliced
1/4 cup of mangoes, small diced
1/4 cup of bananas, small diced
3 cups of non-dairy milk
1 dash of cinnamon powder
Manuka honey (optional)
Mint for garnish
Equipment:
Medium sized container
Serving bowls
Instructions:
1. Place chia seeds into container, add in rest of fruit, and pour non-dairy milk together. 2. Stir around for equal distribution.
3. Place in refrigerator overnight.
4. Scoop into small serving bowls and a sprinkle of cinnamon and 1/4 tsp of manuka honey into each individual bowl.
5. Garnish with mint.
6. Serve and enjoy!

Golden Turmeric Salad
Serving size: 4 - 6
Ingredients:
2 pints of cherry tomatoes, halved
6 Persian cucumbers, chopped
2 Hass Avocados, medium diced
3 tbsp ground turmeric
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
4 tbsp of apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
1/4 ground black pepper
(Optional: garnish with green onions and/or Japanese furikake) Equipment:
Mixing bowl
Instructions:
1. Take out mixing bowl and prepare vegetables, combine and mix thoroughly. 2. Prepare turmeric, nutritional yeast, vinegar and black pepper and add into mixture. 3. Add garnishes if desired, mix thoroughly.
4. Serve immediately and enjoy!

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TIME CODE:
00:00 Show and guest introduction - light Chef AJ Q & A
02:38 Plant-based Telehealth and Food for Medicine discussion
06:34 Rice - good or bad? Discussion
13:00 Cooking demo #1 - Golden Turmeric Salad w/Q & A
30:32 Cooking demo #2 - Mixed Fruit Chia Seed Pudding w/Q & A
45:50 Chef AJ and Dr. Zhu Q & A
55:14 Final thoughts and important message from Dr. Zhu