100 Years of Wisdom | Chef AJ LIVE! with Deborah Szekely, The Godmother of Wellness

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You can get Deborah's latest book 100 Lessons from a Grasshopper here:
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All profits will go to Our Green Umbrella, a tree-planting and long-term tree-growing campaign in Tecate honoring Deborah’s 100th birthday

Deborah Szekely (née Shainman, born May 3, 1922) is an American activist, philanthropist, and writer active in Southern California. She was named the "Godmother of Wellness" by the Huffington Post. Deborah founded the New Americans Museum in Liberty Station.

She was the daughter of Jewish immigrants. Her mother was a past vice-president of the New York Vegetarian Society. Deborah worked as an assistant to Edmond Bordeaux Szekely.[5] They were married in 1939. In 1940, the couple opened a camp in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, which they named Rancho la Puerta, where they could explore and test their ideas. The couple had two children, Alexander and Sarah Livia.

In 1958, she opened the Golden Door, a smaller luxury spa property in San Diego and moved to Escondido, California in the 70's. The spa attracted famous individuals such as Natalie Wood, Elizabeth Taylor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Burt Lancaster, Oprah Winfrey and Barbra Streisand. In 1970, she and Edmund divorced and Szekely took over the operation of the Rancho la Puerta.

She founded (COMBO), Combined Arts and Education Council of San Diego County in 1978, which has raised over $25 million to support 21 cultural organizations. In 1978 COMBO raised over $6 million to rebuild the Old Globe Theatre. She was a U.S. Diplomat and the head of the Inter-American Foundation from 1984-1990.

In 2014 Deborah was inducted into the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame by the Women's Museum of California, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Women's Center at UC San Diego, and the Department of Women's Studies at San Diego State University.

Deborah turned 100 on May 3, 2022.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Guests introductions and Deborah's new book and bio/vegetarian journey
06:30 Chef AJ Q & A including Deborah's secrets to her longevity
15:48 Viewer and Chef AJ Q & A including what Deborah eats and her exercise routine
35:00 Continued viewer and Chef AJ Q & A including Rancho la Puerta and it's history
41:40 Deborah reading quotes from her new book
45:00 Continued Chef AJ and viewer Q & A including what Deborah reads
53:50 Final thoughts and show wrap