🍝 Extra Sauce 🍝 027: How To Navigate Anxiety Attacks, Good News & More

Happy Friday fam! Here’s what we’ve got for you today in this edition of Extra Sauce ⬇️

• Good news: A PHD at 17, a breakthrough blood test, and free meals for a north Indian city

• Our favorite wellness product picks of the week

• A note from Minaa on how to navigate through anxiety attacks

• A new Off the Cuff Podcast episode with guest Craig Shoemaker about how he releases pain through laughter

• At just 17 years old, Tessa Embry has accomplished what few achieve in a lifetime - earning a PhD. This child prodigy from Illinois breezed through high school at 11 and obtained her bachelor's degree by 14. Now Dr. Embry holds a doctorate in Aviation Psychology, showing intellectual talents beyond her years. While most teens were playing games, this ambitious girl was studying neurons and dreaming of flight.

• The north Indian city of Amritsar nourishes all who enter. Founded on Sikh principles of seva (selfless service), its grand Golden Temple provides 100,000 free meals daily. Despite a history of trauma, Amritsar remains a hub of humanity. Smiles abound in its lively bazaars, while communal tables squeeze to share space. The spirit of openness stemming from the Sikh faith makes Amritsar a place where all are welcome.

• A breakthrough blood test for ovarian cancer is on the horizon thanks to three distinctive proteins discovered by Japanese scientists. Using nanowires coated with a special polymer, the researchers isolated extracellular vesicles from blood samples of patients with high-grade serous carcinoma, the most prevalent form of ovarian cancer. These protein biomarkers provide hope for earlier diagnosis and treatment of the "silent killer" cancer, which currently has a 90% survival rate when caught early but drops to just 10% when discovered late. The new diagnostic tool could save lives by detecting ovarian cancer before symptoms emerge and it spreads.

This week’s picks: probiotics for your baby’s health, standing desk options for your work day, and hip resistance bands for home and gym activations.

Discover the power of self-care and community care with Minaa B., 1AND1's Chief Behavioral Officer and licensed therapist, as she shares actionable tips in "Minaa's Minute" each week — check it out below!

In S3 EP 5, Danny sits down with comedian Craig Shoemaker in one of our most uplifting episodes. Known for making others roar with laughter, Craig shares how humor has helped him through life's darkest moments. Now he's on a mission to spread the healing power of laughter far and wide. Craig opens up about the tumultuous road that led him to embrace laughter as his saving grace. With plenty of chuckles along the way, he inspires us to release pain, forgive, gain perspective, and choose love. Laughter offers a path to healing, even in the toughest of times. Craig is proof that we can stop hurting and start getting better if we learn to laugh at ourselves and the madness of life. Tune in for a dose of joy.

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