🍝 Extra Sauce 🍝 022: Bravery, Greenery, and Discovery: Uncommon Stories and Wellness Tips

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Here’s what’s in today’s edition 🍝 

• The story of a man heroically saving a dying climber on Mt. Everest, the single-handed reforestation of a drought-prone region in Indonesia, and an initiative that’s empowering visually impaired women to fight breast cancer

• Our product picks of the week

• A note from Minaa about dating in the digital age

• An Off the Cuff episode with special guest Dr. Ho where she talks about her experience working in the criminal justice system

• Gelje Sherpa was taking a private client up Mt. Everest when he noticed someone dying just 500 meters from the summit. He ran over, wrapped him in a sleeping mattress, gave him oxygen, put him on his back, and hiked him 6 hours down the mountain to safety. Talk about a legend and a true hero! 🏔

• 24 years ago, after the fires in central Java, an Indonesian man decided to do something to save the drought-prone mountainous region. Sadiman, who goes by one name, started to plant banyan and ficus trees to make the green forest denser. ⁠ He has planted over 250 hectares (617 acres) of trees that help to retain groundwater and prevent land erosion and forest fires. It’s amazing to see his efforts pay off and help others! 🌲 🌳 

• In 2010, German gynecologist Frank Hoffmann started the social enterprise called ‘Discovering Hands.’ It trains blind and visually impaired women as Medical Tactile Examiners (MTEs) to detect breast cancer in its early stages. It’s expanded to India, and since 2017, 18 MTEs have received this training. They are currently working in hospitals in Delhi and Bengaluru. We hope for more future expansion! 🤝 

For this week’s picks, check out these shoes for mid-distance running, a squat assist machine for form improvement and stronger glutes, and some vegan protein powder to help with those gains!

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In S2 EP 58, Danny sits down with Dr. Judy Ho, a triple-board certified clinical and forensic neuropsychologist. Dr. Ho has evaluated maximum security prison inmates, served as an expert witness in criminal trials, works as a tenured associate professor at Pepperdine University – and goes to therapy herself.

In this episode, Dr. Ho shares about emigrating from Taiwan as a child, the differences between men’s and women’s love styles, why people settle in relationships and the challenges of working in the criminal justice system as a woman.

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