The Three Tomatoes Happy Hour

Dr. Jan Patterson is a cancer survivor, bereaved parent, and integrative medicine and infectious disease doctor who has practiced and taught medicine for thirty years. She and Phyllis Clark Nichols, an award-winning inspiration writer, who is also no stranger to grief and has been the caregiver to her husband for ten years through three battles with cancer, teamed up to write a book, Breath for the Soul: Self-Care Steps to Wellness they explore ways you can use your breath, movement, nutrition, and spirit to care and heal yourself. I’m so excited to have Dr. Jan Patterson here to talk about their book and to share some of the self-care steps to wellness. The book is available at Amazon and booksellers everywhere. Learn more at https://www.drjanpatterson.com/

What an education we got today from Dr. Fayne Frey, a board-certified dermatologist who has just written a book debunking everything we thought we knew about skincare products, called, “The Skin Care Hoax, How You’re Being Tricked into Buying Lotions, Potions & Wrinkle Cream.”

Dr. Fayne Frey also has a fabulous website, FryFace.com, where she helps education consumers on how to choose the safest and most affordable skin care products.

We had a great conversation with producer Emily Wachtel who created and produced “The Last Movie Stars,” a beautiful and moving 6-part docuseries that takes us behind the curtain of these two iconic stars, Paul Newman, and Joanne Woodward. We learn so much about who they were as people, and it pays tribute to their legacies as actors, activists, philanthropists, parents, and friends. Emily shares how the series came about, landing Ethan Hawke as the director and wonderful insider stories on the making of this 6-part series. Emily is also a lifelong friend of the Newman/Woodward family and shares many wonderful personal anecdotes. Enjoy the podcast and watch the series, now streaming on HBO Max. 

A feel-good movie just in time for the holidays, or anytime. Valerie Smaldone has taken her talents as one of the top voiceover people in the country (she’s a 5x Billboard Magazine winner), a fabulous interviewer, actress, producer, and now she has produced and directed her first feature film The Thursday Night Club that features Gloria Gaynor. It's now streaming on Pure Flix.

How would you like to improve your bone density, muscular strength, balance, and overall health In just 15 minutes, 1x a week? Shaw Hauver, owner of Osteostrong Park Avenue tells us all about this unique system to develop skeletal strength. And if you are in the NYC area, listen in to the end for a special offer for a free session and a special membership offer.  Learn more here.

We Tomatoes all know that don't we?  Our podcast guest today is Dr. Frieda Birnbaum who is redefining age to fit new social norms. Dr. Frieda as she is known, is a research psychologist, psychoanalytic therapist and author. She is living proof that age is no longer a limitation after having twins at age 60! We talk about that of course, and Dr. Frieda shares how important it is to stop limiting beliefs because you are never too old. Learn more at: www.drfrieda.com

Are you ready to make your dreams a reality? Sonia Satra tells us how she did that and how you can too. Sonia is a soap opera star, award-winning mind-body coach, and a motivational speaker. Her mission in life is to help people find their core purpose, overcome fear, and make their dreams a reality. She is an expert on the mind-body connection and her award-willing wellness company Moticise™, gives people the tools to set their lives in motion. Learn more at SoniaSatra.com

We had a lively conversation with Mariann Aalda,  a “pro-aging evangelist,” on this week’s Happy Hour Podcast. Mariann is on a mission to change the perception that young is good and old is bad. She is an actress and a comic, and these days she uses her comedic skills to shine a light on ageism.  Her popular TEDxTalk is called “Ageism is a bully”, her solo show, “Getting Old is a Bitch,” with performances around the country sells out, and her latest initiative is on Instagram called “Say Your Age, Loud and Proud.” Follow her on https://www.instagram.com/sayyourage_loudandproud/

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We’re talking about money and finances which has a lot of us nervous in these uncertain times - COVID is still around, there’s a major war, inflation has hit record highs, and a recession could be around the corner. To help calm us down is Ella Newman, a top financial advisor at Norton Advisory Group where she helps people with retirement, estate, and business planning, life insurance, annuities, disability insurance and long-term care. You can reach Ella at [email protected]

After the slap heard 'round the world made headlines, the autoimmune disease Alopecia has been in the news. Jada Pinkett Smith has brought awareness to this condition and Amy Gibson has been dealing with this for most of her life. A former actress, she discovered she had alopecia at age 13 while on a soap opera. Years wearing wigs, and being ashamed, led her to eventually create her business createdhair.com. and her discreet wig business in Beverly Hills.

Amy provides safe and comfortable solutions for women dealing with the effects of medical hair loss as well as those who want to feel more confident and increase their self-esteem. She is also the author of Sex, Wigs and Whispers - love and life with hair loss. Learn more here:  https://createdhair.com/

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