Tuesday 14 June 2022

Tips to save as inflation soars and stocks slide. Plus, why you should avoid 'detox' diets. Here's the latest.

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The Federal Reserve tries to rein in inflation after a steep market plunge, and Amber Heard fiercely defends her testimony about ex-husband Johnny Depp. Plus, avoiding "detox" diets, and Carson Daly shares his journey through a life-changing procedure to ease the back pain that has plagued him for 25 years.

THE LATEST

📉 Dow Jones drops 876 points as the Fed tries to get inflation under control. Here's how to save amid rising prices.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 876 points yesterday and is now down 16% for the year, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ is down 30% and the S&P 500 is down 21% as a two-day meeting by the Federal Reserve begins today. The Fed is trying to rein in inflation, which is at its highest point in 40 years, with gas, food, housing and more areas taking a larger bite out of Americans' budgets. Here are some ways to save at the gas pump and the grocery store amid rising prices.

Exclusive: Amber Heard says she'll stand by 'every word' of her testimony until her 'dying day'

In the first of an exclusive two-part interview with Savannah Guthrie on TODAY this morning, actor Amber Heard said she will not back down from her assertions in court that ex-husband Johnny Depp physically and psychologically abused her. "To my dying day (I) will stand by every word of my testimony," she said. Depp, who was awarded $10.4 million by a jury in their defamation trial, has denied any allegations of abuse. Heard also said she spoke the truth "to power" and that she "paid the price." The second part of the interview will air tomorrow, followed by an hour-long Dateline special on Friday.

Carson Daly shares his step-by-step journey toward a new life after 25 years of back pain.

For the first time in decades, Carson says he's able to move without sharp back pains, and he took us through the journey to get there and what other people can learn from his experience. Carson, 48, underwent a one-hour, noninvasive procedure called Intracept that required a small incision in his back to fix an injury that's nagged him since 1997. He also shared how he found a new type of MRI after avoiding the test for years due to his generalized anxiety disorder, which he worried would cause him to have a panic attack inside the MRI tube.

🤢 You don't need a detox diet, according to a dietitian. Try this instead.

If your idea of a cleanse or a detox involves liquid cleanses like lemon water and cayenne, eating raw food or juicing, dietitian Keri Glassman has a better alternative. She shared that the best way to consistently stay cleansed is to incorporate 4 things into your diet, including lots of water and healthy fats, and also illustrated the dangers to your body from a liquid or low-calorie cleanse.

LIVE BETTER

Achieve your life goals with this easy tip.

It's a puzzle that plenty of us are trying to solve as grocery prices continue to spike amid inflation: How do you eat healthy on a budget? A group of registered dieticians shared with us 10 inexpensive foods that carry the most nutritional bang for your buck. From oats to potatoes to canned tomatoes, these fresh foods and pantry staples provide plenty of health benefits at generally low prices.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

The chefs and cookbook authors known as The Grill Dads have two words to get you excited about your next cookout: pizza bombs. Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey will help liven up your summer grilling skills with their recipe for these handheld pizza poppers that will get your mouth watering — and that's before you get to their delicious steak and chimichurri, aka their "little red bavette."

DAILY DELIGHT

A little pick-me-up before you go.

For more than 50 years, an empty chair sat in the center of teacher Dan Gill's classroom at a middle school in New Jersey. It's a symbolic reminder of a racial discrimination incident that has stuck with him for 66 years. When Gill was 9, he and a friend named Archie, who was Black, went to a kid's birthday party in their New York City apartment building. But Archie was told by the child's mother that he couldn't come in because there were no more chairs. Gill, 75, now uses the empty chair as a teaching tool during his lessons about the civil rights movement. "I hope it imparts to kids how they can be better and how they can treat people better," he told us. "I hope they will be decision-makers in their own class."