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tv Squawk Alley CNBC January 26, 2016 11:00am-12:01pm EST
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♪ >> welcome to squawk alley on this tuesday morning. cnbc senior markets commentator. carl is out today but let's jump right in with what's happening in the markets. rally mode right now. dow is up 241 points. for more on what investors should expect today and this week. art, we thought we would say wednesday was the bottom. yesterday gave us a scare. are we out of the woods now? >> there's a good chance you might be. today is one of the most favorable days for the bulls ever in that the day before an
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fomc meeting has a bias that's phenomenal. there's a regional fed study that indicates that something like 50 to 70% of all the gains in the stock market could be had if you just added up these days. >> there's some discussion of what investors would like to see in the fed statement this week. whether they need the fed to show support to the markets. whether they need to back away from the mention of increases in september. does any of that need to happen for the market to stay positive? >> the feds will be a little obstinate about things. at least they're carefully monitoring what's going on elsewhere and that they remain data dependent and they're going to wait for the thing to build up so that will give us a little bit of space. >> how much of this has to do with the fact that crude seems to be behaving. is that allowing people to kind of look beyond that at other things? does that mean that we should pay even closer attention to
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earnings this week? of course we have apple on tap after the close. that those sorts of things will matter? >> i think apple will be very very important and people will look to see if it appears they're either losing momentum -- apple is in a position as the biggest company in the world they're still a product by product company and they have to make it work. whatever they bring out. >> apple is almost like an asset class in and of itself, mike. >> it is. it's also not in my opinion, at least by some of the evidence, it kind of operates on its own kind of mini economy and i don't think it's going to tell us tremendously about anything much more than how apple has navigated this period and how investors are willing to receive it now that the stock has been underperforming for awhile. to your point about earnings when crude oil behaves and it's stable it frees everybody up to look at more company specific
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stuff. credit firms and today you're seeing the old industrial companies actually get a little bit of a good reception. 3-m. some of the other industries. johnson & johnson driving the dow. that's one of those things, it gives a green light for us to look at the other things including apple later on. >> we did get data this morning art and i want to ask you specifically about the service sector. it was positive and above 50 and better than we saw before but they did suggest that spending capex and energy were going to start eating away. was that something we need to start worrying about? >> it can be a problem. the number we got from the fed yesterday was a disaster but that is indicative of problems in the fracking area and the petrol system so i think we're here. there's an outside chance that you may be seeing a real reversal in oil. we'll give it a couple of more days and if that's the case then we may get a rally from our oversold conditions.
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that could take us into february and see where we go from there. >> this is a political season that we're entering into. looking at iowa, looking at new hampshire. anything investors should be thinking about and how that tends to effect the markets or not in a year like this? >> what you're seeing here is in the early stages, things like drug pricing and major areas that could come under on a full sense of how any of the candidates would handle the entire economy i don't think they have given us enough quite yet. so i would watch item by item industry by industry. >> and i was just going to say, it's really hard to quantify but just the idea that the race is so seemingly wide open and basically both parties have these big challenges right down to the end and historically these years when you have no incumbent running, at least there's an extra wildcard but to art's point it's early i think for the market to start to really handicap this.
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>> it's going to make the next few months very interesting as some of the rhetoric starts getting firmed up but for investors so far this year, art, pretty much no asset class has paid off for investors. we heard from jeffrey, i want to play you this sound bite. here's what he told cnbc. >> what are these people doing is the question you have to ask yourself and at least to an investment environment which is non-productive, how many people in this room made 10% on their combined investment portfolio last year? probably not very many. most people made zero or negative last year and the fed seems intent on continuing this low return environment. >> of course he said what are these people doing? he's talking about the fed. you have him. saying when you see the declines that would tell you maybe a recession is on the horizon. why are bears so loud right now? >> because i'm kind of in the camp of the fed may have made a policy mistake and you have heard me say before i think
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we'll be back at zero before we get to 1%. but they will have to be dragged yelling and screaming into any changes and that's why i think they will be some what like that tomorrow. they'll fight what they think is their credibility but i don't think we'll see any rate hikes. >> even if history doesn't show it was an outright mistake. it was a very unusual set up for the first fed increase in the cycle. you had profits late in the cycle and turning down. you had just in general the cycles run for so long and asset prices got far along that you knew there was probably going to be a little bit of an unsettled reaction no matter what. >> and the manufacturing sector was in a recession already. >> and now could services follow it? >> i hope not but there's always that risk. for now the market is very self-absorbed. it has that prefomc bias and
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it's going to keep it. today will be a good day and we should be okay right up until the statement tomorrow. >> so we know the bias for today is good but you've said 1889 is a trap door for the s&p. what level should we be watching? >> well, there is resistance up around 1907. 1911. they might have a difficult time getting through there. if you reverse, i would again watch 1889, give it a second try even though we broke it yesterday. >> art and his crystal ball. great to see you. >> coming up, a massive day for tech earnings. well, mostly because of apple which is set to report after the bell. we'll tell you what to expect and what to look for. plus the future of twitter and the next stop for kick costolo. he's going to join us live later on this hour. and the markets in rally mode. right now the dow up more than 250 points. the nasdaq up just shy of a
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josh. we've been getting indications of iphone weakness for weeks and you have seen a number of big apple supply chain partners talking about current quarter weakness and that's why financial analysts that cover apple you see them cutting estimates for iphone demand. he's looking for march quarter iphone units of 55 million. that would be a drop of about 10%. now if that's the case, he tells me that bad news is priced in at these levels and then some. you have a stock that's been under real pressure now down some 20% in the past six months. bulls argue though that the iphone franchise is solid. that there are new products in the pipeline including the iphone 7 and that valuation is very attractive at these levels with apple now trading at historically low pe ratios. of course cheap can get cheaper. the near term risk for apple is that weakness in iphone demand is worse than what wall street
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anticipates. we're going to soon find out. guys back to you. >> thanks so much josh lipton. shares of apples are still hovering around that $100 per share. down for the year. we've seen the corelary. are the signs going to be baked into this quarter? >> most of it is baked in. the question is what people see several months ahead. so i do think right now it would have to be a really bad fumbled quarter to react too much negatively but the market told you net income wise take away the buy backs it's been a very slow growth company since 2012. the buy backs have covered that up and it's been a smart use of cash but it's not necessarily -- and it's the first physical quarter. >> they do. right now their second fiscal quarter.
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>> but this is what they're reporting? >> yeah. they're about to report their first fiscal quarter. what boggles my mind is how little faith people have in apple. like no other company they're consistent in bringing out well crafted products and software backing them and maintaining high margins. but you look at the chart and it's all over the place. people are like oh my goodness. i'd love to have apple at 100 when it's at 130. but then at 100 it's going to go to 80. can't touch it. this is one of the companies you don't have to worry about it going away or completely stumbling. they have cash in the bank. they have room to fumble. the question is whether or not they do. we'll see. >> let's bring in another voice to this conversation. it's funny to hear people say it's the largest company in the world. of course the franchise is intact but now we're asking the question by how much will iphone sales have slumped in this quarter? what are you saying? >> yeah, you know what, i think
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the mistake we end up making is we end uptaking one or two quarters data points and extrapolating them to eternity. that's what people did last year when there were positive data points and had a very bullish view on the company. and right now we're seeing year over year declines in iphone units in the march quarter, probably flattish shipments for the quarter but if you take a step back and look at the bigger picture the franchises are still intact. people are still buying a new iphone every 2.5 years or 3 years and buying other am products. >> so you're saying the march quarter is the trough for iphone sales? and if that's the case is that going to be the trough for the stock? >> it could very well be. and otherwise as we get into second half of this calendar
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year we think the stock should start resuming it's upward journey from here. >> a couple of things that i'm looking at i want your thoughts. in a short-term inventory seems to be particularly important. over the past couple of years they have been supply constrained during the holiday quarter. i want to see if they're exiting the holiday quarter within their target range of 5 to 7 weeks of inventory and it will color their guidance and longer term they seem to be evening out the spikes and product spikes in sales the way they're doing this iphone upgrade program. how quickly do they expect to move that to the web and not just store only? are those things that you're going to be looking at as well? >> absolutely. i think the program there's a lot of things. we don't know if people are actually taking it or not. we'll get the data points over the next few quarters and that's one positive and the other factor over there is clearly as apple is trying to garner as you
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mention, smooth out it's product cycle and do a mid cycle that helps on the unit shipment side. so i think there's a lot they can do. they have a really solid franchise which is what we are banking on for the stock to turn. >> and is there anything else outside of iphone that you think is going to capture investors attention at least in the coming quarters here? the other products they added? pretty good reception but nothing that overtook all the attention on iphone? >> iphone is the biggest category we need to pay attention to. it's the largest revenue driver and profit driver for the company and that's where they drive the stickiness with the customer as well. yes watch and some of the other products makes sense but they're not driving the numbers yet. >> what is interesting to me too is that apple is more like a domestic company in china. they're opening up their 33rd
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retail store there. they actually have a big chinese work force not just contracting but actually working for them at retail. could that make a difference in their growth trajectory in that company -- i'm sorry in that country which is having some trouble business purchasing wise but where the consumer still seems to be spending? >> that is a concern and that's been -- china gives, what, 25% of the revenues which includes taiwan and hong kong as well but mainland china is still a big part of it and if the economy continues to slow over there that can have an impact on their growth rate. that's probably why they're looking at other markets outside of china where they can invest more and get more returns on those markets. >> if the street doesn't get the numbers that it wants consensus right now. 323 per share revenues of $76.5 billion. how quickly does the conversation then turn to apple's massive capital return program that they usually update
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in april? >> yeah as we move into the april, the march quarter end, the conversation is going to move toward the capital return and we'll get some update this april as well. >> and at this point a little bit of a miss is baked in. december numbers and down for the march numbers seems to be baked into the stock. >> it's worth noting you have $120 price target on the stock so you expect at least a little bit of upside from here. we appreciate your time this morning. >> up next, make sure you stay tuned to squawk alley. former twitter ceo dick costolo will join us live talking twitter and his next big move coming up later on. one eye on the markets. dow up 252 points. it's best day since early december but we'll be watching the next thing that could be leading the markets and that's the european close. it's happening in just a few minutes. stay tuned.
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>> amazon studios coughing up $10 million to outbid traditional hollywood studios for the distribution rights of manchester by the sea. amazon acquired four films at sun dance so far. netflix also a big buyer at the festival purchasing three films. a lot of traditional distributors haven't picked up anything yet. meantime a new report shows just how broad amazon's reach is becoming. according to consumer intelligence research partners there were 54 million amazon prime members at the end of 2015. that's about one in every five adults and the triangulation of amazon here, giving away when you're a prime member certain digital assets but realizing based on their great data how much more likely that makes you to take advantage of that two
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day free shipping and keep buying, it is amazing to see the growth and to see the money coming out of my wallet as i buy more stuff. >> without a doubt. >> and also the presence at sun dance is fascinating because their economics are perfect for that. they can take advantage of content that appeals because it's that extra bit of stickiness for small groups that they can target better than anybody else. >> small groups is the keyword though because i mean when you think about the traditional networks they have to have such broad mass appeal that a lot of the sun dance films wouldn't work on those platforms. >> that's exactly the disagreement we're having. and it's exactly. >> the one point about that consumer intelligence research partners report, it's 1 in 5 adults but that's about half of u.s. households because the households are of course more than one person which is insane. >> yeah. doesn't count with people piggy
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backing either. always great to have you. you can talk intelligently about anything. >> i try. >> this may sound like a movie but it, in fact, is real life. nasa is building it's most powerful rocket ever and it's hired boeing for some help. jane wells is live in l.a. with more. >> hey, kayla. we want to get to mars for real. not in a motion picture but it's so big and so expensive nasa doesn't think it's going to be able to ride on someone else's market. there's no other commercial market for a private company to make such an investment. it designs it's own rocket. the space lunch system sls which is going to cost taxpayers billions of dollars. the rocket's first test flight is planned for 2018 and by 2021 it will take astronauts to the dark side of the moon. further than we have ever gone before. the plan is to get to mars and while it's nasa's rocket the core is being built by boeing. >> what you're looking at is the largest welding system in the world. >> we got a sneak peek inside
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this facility outside where nasa is welding a rocket together vertically with a special season. it cig any can'tly cuts down on weight which is important. boeing is getting much of the $2 billion congress approved just this year for the program. it's also helping build new towers in huntsville to test the core fuel tanks to failure to find their limits. boeing is also using old technology to the shuttle program like engines and solid fuel rocket boosters but isn't that looking backward? >> there's a place for new things. there's also a place for proven reliable things and things that we haven't had. why reinvent the wheel if the wheel works. >> now nasa is benefitting from renewed interest in space. congress gave the space agency this year more than it asked for but it is up to boeing to make sure that the sls performs and it's delivered on time and on budget and that support for the program will last the next 20 year which is is how long it's probably going to take to get
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someone to mars. we have a whole lot more on this amazing powerful piece of equipment being built coming up on cnbc.com. back to you. >> great. >> coming up the next act for former twitter ceo dick costelo. he's going to join us live in a moment. still watching the market with stocks in rally mode. maybe a little bit off the highs. we're under 250 point gain on the dow but still strong. the next catalyst for today's market is the close in europe. we'll bring that to you live when we come right back. here at the td ameritrade trader group, they work all the time. sup jj, working hard? working 24/7 on mobile trader, rated #1 trading app on the app store. it lets you trade stocks, options, futures... even advanced orders. and it offers more charts than a lot of other competitors do on desktop. you work so late. i guess you don't see your family very much? i see them all the time. did you finish your derivatives pricing model, honey? td ameritrade.
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meeting with pope francis and the vatican as part of his historic tour. he asked the pope to pray for him after presenting him with a rug. >> ford is recalling 400,000 ranger pick ups because the driver side air bag inflaters can explode with too much force and cause injuries. the recall kovcovers trucks fro 2004 to 2006 and it comes days after a south carolina man was killed when an air bag in his
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truck exploded after an accident. >> jp morgan chase rolling out two atm's that don't require a debit or credit card. it allows the use of a smartphone app for deposits and withdrawals. the new machines will be rolled out later this year. that's the news update this hour. let's get back downtown to squawk alley. >> thanks. the future is here with those atms. markets are are about to close in the u.k. and across continental europe. stocks have been erasing earlier losses. they finished higher helped by a rise intraday and brent crude currently above 3150 per barrel. the energy sector rebounding from monday's decline. also the mining sector is doing pretty well despite having weakness in asia overmite. there's also some earnings winners, take a look at siemens up close to 9% closing there. raising full year guidance and beating expectations with it's quarterly results. the german industrial giant citing strong performance in health care, and energy
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management. phillips also posting better than expected quarterly earnings despite what the dutch electronics company calls challenging market conditions. that stock is up 6.5% as earnings season continues rolling on. >> yes, indeed. >> all right it's been just a few months since former twitter ceo dick costolo stepped down from his post. what's he up to now? the former ceo of twitter joined index venture as a venture partner and also launching a software platform for personal fitness and it's great to see you again, dick. i ran into you at the consumer electronics show. i want to get to start ups in general. but first this start up, why fitness in particular? are you just looking to get back in shape after all of those sleepless nights or what's going on? >> no, i think, you know, the
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fitness industry mythologizes the path to fitness as one of self-actualization and you see their ads reinforcing this individual iron will but the reality is that most of us are are really successful at getting from point a to point b through social queues, social accountability, and social support and that's what we're going to do. we're going to bring all of that together in a software platform and really address that challenge in the space. >> so what is missing with what's out there already? because under armour, we just saw is trying to attack the same thing. they have a scale that does your weight and your percent body fat. the band that's supposed to track your activity levels and more, you know, trying to tie all of that together. the chest strap for heart rate. what are the current -- >> you're sort of -- you're sort of getting to one of the issues. there's an absolute
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fragmentation and no sbi grags at all across these different kind of trackers apps for specific kinds of workouts. there's specific apps for running. there's specific apps for cycling. there's different apps for mountain biking to say nothing of the increased specialization in areas like crossfit and these boot camp classes that lots of folks are going to now so we're going to bring all of that together. readd the community aspect that we think is really missing from the fitness space and causing this problem and it's no fun at all and we have six or seven proof of concept groups going now and they're all working tremendously well. we're excited tho get this out to a mass audience. >> so broaden this out with me now. you have been the ceo of a publicly traded company. you've been an executive at google before that. lots of other stuff you did.
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now you're in a unique position as a start up founder. what is this period that we're in now as far as start ups in silicon valley. talk a bit about valuations. talk about the type of innovation that's needed versus what other entrepreneurs are trying to bring to market. >> there's more access to capital than ever been. doing this again and having done it before it's going to obviously be a lot easier for me than it would be for a first time person but there's just a lot more capital out there. looking to be put to work. i would say that's not changing at all. even as some of the late stage private growth valuations come down. the pure start up access to capital has never been better. on the innovation space, particularly around areas of personal wellness and fitness and so forth as you mentioned we
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saw each other at the consumer electronics show. i think there's increasing fragmentation in the space and that fragmentation is ripe for innovation. it ties all of these things together for people so they're not having to go to nine different trackers and nine different apps particularly when trying to understand how they're doing in relation to their friends. >> so dick there might be a surplus of capital floating around there but i wonder how much caution is coming with the capital being deployed into these companies and how tightly monitored some of this capital is by the people who are investing it. >> i'm smiling because last night i was reading a note from a friend in the industry where you can tell that boards are paying a lot more attention to burn rates now. margins. unit economics. everything on down t you know, the balance sheet and the pnl
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statement and that can only be a good thing. and i think you'll see that in earlier stages now and you'll see boards wanting these companies to get to fiscal health. whether that means growth with losses but they can tell that the margin expansion is happening and so on, you'll see more of that earlier. >> i know you respectfully want to be careful talking about twitter seeing as you were recently running the place but earlier this week, just yesterday and the day before we saw news that a number of those executives that used to work for you are heading for the door. to what extent for you surprised by that? what did those sorts of executive movements at well-known companies say about this time for talent in the valley? that there's so much mobility. >> well, i think that first of all these people are all wonderful people.
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>> i've known leslie for awhile coming from american express and i think she is fantastic. jack is a great leader. jack is an inspirational leader so i refer to him on the future of the company. the company is in capable hands with him. i do think that just as regards your question about mobility in the valley when everybody's private valuations are growing quarter of quarter of quarter you see a lot more of that mobility than i think you'll see as companies start to hunker down and focus on fiscal health and their financial futures that don't just enjoy a check at a much higher mark up. i think you'll see a little bit of that mobility tighten up. >> it's probably not surprising to people that you chose twitter as the platform to announce your new venture but interestingly you tweeted a picture of a note that you had written on your phone that was a lengthy
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description of what your company will do. now that you're approaching twitter as an outsideer do you think they can make it richer and easier to do? >> what i was doing there is getting behind jack's announcement that they're going to expand the length of the tweet. that was my way of moral support. >> could you have done the twitter ceo job and been the ceo of something else at the same time? are you scratching your head at how jack is going to pull that off? >> a lot of people view that particular question from a perspective of what i'll call tactical pragmatism. i view it from a perspective of leadership and as i mentioned before and said numerous times jack is an extraordinary leader and that's the way i think about it. >> so as now an investor it's not something that concerns you because you feel like from jack's position having been with
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the product so long he'll be able to figure it out. >> jack is an extraordinary leader. i have been about as public as i can be about it he speaks with a purity of thought and clarity about the product that i think is unrivalled. so i am very financially invested in twitter's future and i think jack is the right leader for the company. >> we know you have a great sense of humor. the one job we haven't asked you about is your outside advising to the writers of silicon valley on hbo. what sort of comic relief did you find and could we see any of that channelled into the new season that's about to come out? >> it's one of the most extraordinarilial lenned groups of people i ever had the pleasure to be associated with. it was fun and interesting to go
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from being ceo of one company to sitting around a room of 12 people and being the last person to get their cup of coffee. that was an interesting switch. i think there will be some things in the upcoming season that people attribute to me that probably shouldn't be attributed to me. i can guarentee you right from the outset that will happen in the first episode. i probably have the lowest hit rate possible of writing suggestions in that room that made it into actual episodes but there maybe one or two. >> you had time away from the ceo seat now. what's your biggest takeaway? how has that experience in the hot seat changed you as you embark on the new ventures? >> particularly for a public company ceo, you really migrate from this world of being internally focused and trying to rally the team around internal priorities and what's most
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important and the big takeaway for me regarding twitter is when you're a public company ceo, you have to do both the internal and -- you have to have the internal focus and the internal narrative about what's going on right now while understanding that there's an external narrative that, you know, has a mark in time as of what the public announcement was at the end of last quarter and you have to be managing that as well. that was a big take away for me and great lesson learned. >> what do you tell ceos of private companies looking to go public coming to you for advice? >> just exactly what i told you now. when you're a private company you have a board of directors that you can talk to every day. and tell them exactly what's going on and have lots of material non-public discussions and you have the kind of public conversations you can have and need to have so those are different ways of thinking about
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working with your shareholder base and you have to learn them and acclimate yourself to them. >> a lot of that is jack's problem now though i'm sure you're enjoying starting up a new venture from a different perspective. thanks for sharing your perspective. always good to see you. >> john and kayla, thanks for having me. >> come back soon. >> up next, we're still keeping an eye on the markets. rally mode all morning. the dow up 230 points. rick santelli, what have you got your eye on today? >> i'm watching the dow. i find it interesting we're up over 230 points today. especially with china's stock market down so much. so i wonder exactly what is going on the next 48 hours that would make stock traders so happy. what do you think it could be? i make a few guesses after the break.
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>> thank you. shanghai composite over 6% today when it settled on that important closing low it pretty much has gone down a bit. we talked many times that that's a good way to watch the market globally. the insurance isn't going to last forever and i understand that the global contribution of an economy that's much bigger than it used to be at a lower percentage. everybody understands that. but it isn't necessarily the numbers. at 8:30 eastern when i do numbers one of the most important issues you have to hit on is what's built into the market. expectations. so really many emerging markets have a growth rate that's much faster than developed markets
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because they're transitioning in developed markets but the growth rate and the strategic investments that go along with it are creating the profile of the global economy. take something away the profile is different. it doesn't mean that a smaller per cent of a larger economy isn't contributing more. it just isn't contributing what was built in. today i see once again 235 points up on the dow. with china down oil is up so the story is about oil. i understand that. i think oil is a business a lot like the savings and loans business. one difference after the savings and loans blew up there wasn't a lot left. when the oil blows up and this is key -- i heard so many commentators talk about saudi arabia and opec. i will continue to look at everything going on in energy as the competitive forces in the world i grew up in when i was younger. the 60s. four corners at a gas station. price kept going down, down,
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down and once the price reached a certain level number 4 disappeared, number three disappeared and you had one gas station. what do you think happened to the price? i think that fracking and technology accomplished that. so i think oil is a driver for the markets and everybody is nervous about the business of the oil. but the oil is still there and somebody is going to buy it at a price that will pull it out of the ground profitably. i hope we get $8 oil and no matter how low it goes the fed should ignore this because for the most part it's a good thing except for near term investors and that's the only group lately the federal reserve cares about. the stock market is up because of the federal reserve meeting tomorrow. i hope they don't pull it back. we're going through a purge. it would be a shame if it's the dog that bit us that's the solution. >> thanks, rick. coming up, is it possible to mass produce good healthy fresh food and deliver it on demand? the ceo of munchery thinks so.
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but i want to ask you about how your business is scaling? you're able to buy a lot of raw material at a low price and you say deliver high quality food there at a competitive price. are you still growing as fast as you were in markets like san francisco and new york? >> we're doing very well. people are always looking if the great quality food. it's cook to order one order at a time. we're able to cook for a lot of people on any given day and that allows us to scale this at great sizing and scale and bring great prices to the customer that way. >> so what is your competition then? a lot of people don't realize you have these industrial ovens. you had really a very
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sophisticated technology behind what you're trying to do. is this a luxury? are you competing in a sense with the economy? are you competing with grocery stores? what? >> i mean, at the end of the day we're getting people to rethink do they need to go to the grocery market every weekend and every day and cook up everything from scratch. we think that's the true competition. people are so engrained into that habit but we're introducing a great way to get great food. very conveniently. so to us that's the so-called competition. not so much a specific restaurant or companies that deliver food from local restaurants. >> the price point obviously would go down the more that you scale your operations. currently it's anywhere between 12 to 15 or $16 per meal and can afford that type of the meal
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when going to the grocery store is cheaper. >> when we started the company and now you can get a fillet of salmon with mashed potatoes and green bean on the side for $11. we have come a long way to get to that price point and we're able to continue to do more. as we scale up more we can bring that price down to even further to the sub $10 price range. now that's incredible to get a fillet of salmon or a roast chicken or a piece of steak for this $8 to $10 price point. that's competitive with anything out there. sometimes you can go to a grocery market and buy raw ingredients and it might cost you just as much if not more at some points because you have to pay retail price for that. >> quickly, if you can, how do you think about scaling in this environment where it's harder for companies already out there to get the capital that they
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need to grow? are you being more careful about the way you do that based on some uncertainty under how easy it might be? >> yeah, you know what, we -- our mission is very simple. to bring great food, real food to everyone everywhere and the way we do that is we're building this brand new and very different platform on how you can bring together great food from all different partners. not just our own in house chefs but chinese food for example and this allowed us to have a great diversification in terms of menu and what people like to eat and doing so at scale. all of these other partners don't have the facilities or the know how to make food at scale and we think that will remain competitive for the long run. >> we'll have to have you back. i want to get more into how you scale in this type of environment where it can be hard to raise capital. ceo and co-founder of munchery.
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twitter shares are up 1.3% as the company continues to make a number of changes to its executive team. former ceo joined us here just a few moments ago and here was his take on twitter's leadership. >> as i mentioned before and said numerous times i think jack is an extraordinary leader and that's the way i think about it. >> comes on a day when goldman sachs cut twitter's price target from $28 to 40. there's still value in the platform but there is execution risk with these executives gone. >> stocks still near highs of the day. they did get a new chief marketing officer from american express as recode suggested they might. it's good to see dick again and good to see that he still supports the leadership there.
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Herbs are great ketogenic foods that pack some of the most powerful antioxidants. Bitter herbs like ginger, turmeric, and parsley stimulate digestive function by improving gut health. They support enzyme and bile secretion from the liver as well as the gallbladder. Consequently, food transit time increases, fats are better digested, and detoxification pathways are provided a boost. (2).
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If you are an investor, make sure that you diversify your investments. The worst thing that you can do is have all of your money tied up in one stock when it plummets. Diversifying your investments will put you in the most secure position possible so you can maximize your profit.
Many people incorrectly believe that it is cheaper to own than rent. That is not true because when you own a home you are responsible for more than just your monthly house payment. You have to pay for utilities, property taxes, and any repairs that may need to be done to the place.
Pay attention to timing when thinking about selling your stocks. If you are making a good profit on your stocks, hold on to them for the time being. You can certainly take a second look at stocks that are underperforming and think about moving some of those around.
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Write down numbers for contacting service providers such as your credit cards and bank in the event of loss or theft. With these toll-free numbers at hand, reporting and canceling will be much easier. They will also help if you need to find locations to get cash quickly. Store these numbers in your phone as well, but keep a written copy in case of phone issues.
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This article is included in Dr. Mercola's All-Time Top 30 Health Tips series. Every day during the month of January, a new tip will be added that will help you take control of your health. Want to see the full list? Click here.
Eating well and taking care of your health is easier when you have the right ingredients and utensils on hand at all times. Following are some top essentials with which to stock your kitchen — healthy fats, medicinal and health-promoting spices that can be added to a wide variety of dishes, and nontoxic utensils to avoid unnecessary exposures to toxins and harmful pathogens.
1. Healthy Fats and Cooking Oils
While dietary fats are an incredibly important part of a healthy diet, it's crucial to understand which are healthy and which are not. Processed industrial vegetable oils are best avoided at all times, as they're typically made with genetically engineered grains contaminated with glyphosate, and are prone to oxidation and produce dangerous byproducts when heated.1 Instead, stock your kitchen with the following healthy cooking oils and dietary fats:
• Coconut oil — This is what I believe is the best cooking oil. It has a number of valuable health benefits, including a positive effect on your heart and antimicrobial properties. It's also a great source of energy, thanks to its medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs). When consumed, the MCFAs are digested and converted by your liver into energy that you can immediately use. Coconut oil also helps stimulate your metabolism to encourage a healthy weight profile.
As an added boon, coconut oil has countless other uses besides cooking and eating, from topical beauty applications to first aid treatments, to general household cleaning. Make sure you choose an organic coconut oil that is unrefined, unbleached, made without heat processing or chemicals.
• Grass fed butter — Raw, organic butter made from healthy grass fed cows' milk contains many valuable nutrients, including vitamins A, D, E and K2, along with minerals and antioxidants that support good health. Recent research2 has also noted that organic grass fed dairy has a "near-perfect" balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fats, as well as higher amounts of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which can help reduce your cardiovascular and metabolic disease risks.
• Organic ghee — Ghee, also known as clarified butter, differs from regular butter in that it has fewer dairy proteins, making it a better choice for those with lactose sensitivity or intolerance. Starting with pure butter made from cow's milk, the ghee-making process involves heating and separating liquid fats from the milk solids, which become caramelized, and removing the milk solids, which also removes most of the lactose.
Ghee is darker and has a nuttier flavor than butter, and with a higher smoke point, it's a healthier option for sautéing. It also has a longer shelf life, lasting for around six months in the refrigerator or up to a year in the freezer. Ghee has been used in traditional cooking in India, Pakistan and Southeast Asia for thousands of years. It's also an Ayurvedic go-to for herbal ointments, massage and as a medicinal to remedy rashes and burns.
• Lard and tallow — Tallow is a hard fat that comes from cows. Lard is a hard fat that comes from pigs. They're both animal fats, and were historically two main fats used in cooking.
• Olive oil — This oil contains healthy fatty acids that can help lower your risk of heart disease. While the standard recommendation has been to avoid using olive oil for cooking and to only use it cold, recent research3 in which 10 popular cooking oils were compared contradicts this advice, showing extra-virgin olive oil actually scored best for both oxidative stability and lack of harmful compounds produced when heated.
A word of caution is warranted, however. Fake olive oil abounds, so it's important to take the time to investigate your sources. Tests reveal anywhere from 60 to 90 percent of the olive oils sold in American grocery stores and restaurants are adulterated with cheap vegetable oils or nonhuman-grade olive oils, which are harmful to health in a number of ways.4
For tips on how to assess the quality of your olive oil, see the short video below. For more information, see "Is Your Olive Oil Fake?" where I cover this topic in-depth.
2. Homemade Broth
Homemade bone broth is excellent for speeding healing and recuperation from illness, as it helps "heal and seal" your gut. Physicians harkening as far back as Hippocrates have associated bone broth with gut healing.
It also helps fight inflammation, supports joint health, promotes weight loss, improves sleep and brain function, and is a good source of not only healthy fat but also many important vitamins and minerals, including:
Trace minerals
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Bone broth, in its simplest form, is made using animal bones, vinegar and spices. It is simmered in a pot or slow cooker at least overnight, or as long as 24 to 72 hours.
Longer simmering times result in a more complete release of gelatin, minerals and other nutrients from the bones, which is key to realizing the many health-giving benefits and restorative properties this broth has to offer. Making your own bone broth is extremely cost effective, as you can make use of leftover carcass bones that would otherwise be thrown away.
One important caveat when making broth, whether you're using chicken or beef, is to make sure they're from organically-raised, pastured or grass-fed animals. For detailed instructions on how to make your own broth, please refer to my previous article: "Bone Broth — One of Your Most Healing Diet Staples."
3. Apple Cider Vinegar
Traditionally, apple cider vinegar is made through a long, slow fermentation process that renders it rich in bioactive components like acetic acid, gallic acid, catechin, epicatechin, caffeic acid and more, giving it potent antioxidant, antimicrobial and many other beneficial properties.
"Mother" of vinegar, a cobweb-like amino acid-based substance found in unprocessed, unfiltered vinegar, indicates your vinegar is of the best quality. Most manufacturers pasteurize and filter their vinegar to prevent the mother from forming, but the "murky" kind is actually best, especially if you're planning to consume it.
With its wide variety of health benefits, a jug of raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar is easily one of the most economical and versatile remedies around. I recommend keeping it in your home at all times. Some of the health benefits associated with apple cider vinegar consumption include:
Blood sugar control — Vinegar is said to be antiglycemic and has a beneficial effect on your blood sugar, likely due to its acetic acid content, which prevents the complete digestion of complex carbohydrates. Another theory is that vinegar helps inactivate digestive enzymes that break down carbohydrates into sugar, thus slowing the conversion of complex carbohydrate into sugar, preventing a spike by giving you more time to pull sugar out of your blood.
There are studies supporting the use of vinegar as a diabetic treatment as well. One study5 found vinegar treatment improved insulin sensitivity in 19 percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes and 34 percent of those with prediabetes.
Heart health — Polyphenols such as chlorogenic acid help inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol,6 while acetic acid helps lower blood pressure.7 Vinegar has also been shown to lower triglyceride levels and VLDL (very low density lipoprotein) cholesterol in animals.8
Weight management — Vinegar may aid weight loss by increasing satiety, another effect attributed to acetic acid. For instance, when volunteers consumed a small amount of vinegar along with a high-carb meal (a bagel and juice) they consumed less food for the remainder of the day. The reduction equated to about 200 to 275 calories a day — an amount that would result in a monthly weight loss of up to 1.5 pounds.9
Sinus congestion — Apple cider vinegar's ability to break up and reduce mucus in your body can help clear your sinuses. It also has antibacterial properties, making it useful for infections. Here's what to do:10
Sore throat — The antibacterial properties of apple cider vinegar may be useful for sore throats as well. Gargle with a mixture of about one-third cup of apple cider vinegar mixed with warm water as needed. Apple cider vinegar with honey and ginger for a sore throat is also a popular and effective remedy. Another mixture for sore throat, recommended by Bonnie K. McMillen, a nurse from the University of Pittsburgh, includes:11
Digestive ailments — Acid reflux typically results from a lack of stomach acid. You can easily improve the acid content of your stomach by taking 1 tablespoon of raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar in a large glass of water daily. The pectin in apple cider vinegar may also help to soothe intestinal spasms. For everyday gut health, a mixture of 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with 1 teaspoon of raw honey in 1 cup of warm water can help.
Skin irritations and warts — Apple cider vinegar also works for a variety of skin ailments, from bug bites and poison ivy to sunburn and even warts. You can either apply it directly to the irritated area or try soaking in a bath with about 1 cup of vinegar added. For warts, soak a cotton ball in vinegar and apply it to the wart, covered, overnight. Repeat until the wart disappears.
Energy boost — Apple cider vinegar contains potassium and enzymes to help banish fatigue. Plus, its amino acids may help prevent the buildup of lactic acid in your body, further preventing fatigue.12
Detox and immune support — Studies have shown apple cider vinegar can be beneficial for liver detoxification and helps cleanse your lymphatic system, which can contribute to improved immune system response. According to The Truth About Cancer:13
Candida — Candida overgrowth in your gut has been linked to many different health issues, including yeast infections, fatigue, poor memory, depression, headaches and sugar cravings.
Candida overgrowth usually happens when your body is too acidic from excessive consumption of processed foods or sugar, or if there are insufficient healthy bacteria in your system. Because apple cider vinegar is fermented with a beneficial yeast, it can serve as a prebiotic for healthy bacteria, essentially helping good bacteria grow.
4. Himalayan Salt
Salt is essential for life, and your body needs it for optimal function. But it's important to realize that there are major differences between the refined and highly processed salt found in processed foods and regular table salt, and unrefined natural salt such as Himalayan salt. The latter is important to many biological processes, including:
Being a major component of your blood plasma, lymphatic fluid, extracellular fluid and even amniotic fluid
Carrying nutrients into and out of your cells, and helping maintain your acid base balance
Increasing the glial cells in your brain, which are responsible for creative thinking and long-term planning. Both sodium and chloride are also necessary for the firing of neurons
Maintain and help regulate blood pressure
Helping your brain communicate with your muscles, so that you can move on demand via sodium-potassium ion exchange
Supporting the function of your adrenal glands, which produce dozens of vital hormones
While natural sea salt used to be a healthy source of salt, I shy away from it these days, as recent tests14 reveal 90 percent of sea salt is contaminated with microplastics. Himalayan salt is not plagued by this contamination.
On hot days, or after exercising and sweating profusely, you can make a wholesome sports drink to replenish lost electrolytes and minerals by mixing a pinch of Himalayan salt and a dash of fresh lemon juice in a glass of water. Apart from culinary purposes, Himalayan salt can also be substituted for bath salts, which will allow your skin to absorb valuable minerals from the water.
5. Black Pepper
Black pepper is another key staple few households would want to do without, and, like most spices, it has medicinal qualities that gives it value far beyond mere flavor. For example, Europeans have used black pepper for thousands of years in traditional medicine to treat inflammation and digestive problems.
Its effectiveness is due in part to a compound known as piperine. Research15 suggest piperine's ability to inhibit new fat cells from forming, known as adipogenesis, helps reduce waist size and body fat, and optimizes cholesterol levels.
Perhaps more importantly, research has shown growth of several types of pathogens are inhibited by black pepper, including Staph,16 E.coli,17 Helicobacter pylori (bacteria known to cause ulcers),18 and parasites.19 So, black pepper not only may have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial and fever-reducing actions, but immune system-enhancing properties as well.
I recommend using a hand-held mill for grinding fresh peppercorn, as whole peppercorns have an almost indefinite shelf life. Ground pepper only retains optimum freshness for about three months, and is sometimes "adulterated" with something other than black pepper. When cooking, use it at the last moment to retain the full flavor of the essential oils.
Frontier organic black pepper is a tasty choice. Another, which is my personal preference, is Indian long pepper which, as so eloquently described by Serious Eats has a flavor that is:20
"[M]uch more complex than black pepper, reminiscent of spice blends like garam masala more than a single spice. It possesses black pepper's heat and musk, but in a less harsh, more nuanced way, tempered by sweet notes of nutmeg, cinnamon and cardamom. Its finish lingers on the tongue with a tobacco-like coolness; where black pepper stings, long pepper balms."
6. Medicinal Spices
While virtually all spices have medicinal qualities of some kind, the following stand out among the crowd:
• Turmeric — The reasons to make turmeric part of your life (if it isn't already) are almost too numerous to count, especially when you consider its incredible restorative, disease-healing and preventive capabilities.
Turmeric has been on the proverbial "top 10 superfoods" list in Chinese medicine for millennia21 and just as long in the Indian Ayurvedic healing tradition.
One component in turmeric, curcumin, has been proven so effective as an anti-inflammatory that it's compared to prescription medications, without the toxic side effects22 such as ulcer formation, internal bleeding and a lowered white blood cell count. Its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier also makes it a valuable agent against dementia Alzheimer's.23,24
Antioxidants in turmeric also neutralize free radicals throughout your body, including your brain, kidney, liver, heart and gastrointestinal tract. In addition, curcumin has been shown to induce expression of phase II antioxidant enzymes, thereby aiding glutathione synthesis, which is important for detoxification.
• Ginger — Ginger has been used for millennia in areas of India and China for much more than adding a sweet/spicy flavor to foods and drinks. It's proved over time to be a popular remedy to soothe away headaches, nausea — particularly motion sickness — and to treat several problems related to digestive health as well as pain and inflammation from arthritic conditions, to mention but a few.
More recently, research25 shows ginger is a viable antidote and protective agent against fatal poisoning from such agents as pesticides, environmental pollutants, heavy metals, bacterial and fungal toxins and even some cosmetic products and medications.
• Cumin — Cumin is the second most popular spice in the world, second only to black pepper, and is considered by many "the secret sauce" in most savory dishes. Cumin seeds have been prized for thousands of years and are best known in their ground form as a spice added to curry dishes.
Research26 reveals cumin helps stimulate secretion of pancreatic enzymes, which are necessary for proper digestion and nutrient assimilation. Cumin also has anticancer and antidiabetes properties, attributed to its active components, including terpens, phenols and flavonoids.27
In fact, cumin has been found to work better than the antidiabetes drug glibenclamide in treating diabetic rats28 and similar benefits were found in a human study.29
• Mustard seed — Mustard seed which, like broccoli, belongs to the brassica genus,30,31 contains compounds that inhibit cancer proliferation and metastasis.32 It also contains myrosinase — a compound that augments the cancer-fighting potential of other cruciferous veggies, delivering a double-punch when combined.
The enzyme myrosinase is critical for the conversion of glucosinolates into chemoprotective compounds known as isothiocyanates. While all cruciferous veggies contain some myrosinase, you significantly boost conversion by eating them together with a particularly myrosinase-rich food such as mustard seed powder.
Mustard seed powder can also be used to whip up homemade topical remedies, such as plasters and baths to relieve pain. Part of the pain-relieving effect is due to the mustard seed's high magnesium and selenium content. In Ayurvedic medicine, it was used topically to improve blood circulation and detoxification. Taken internally, 1 teaspoon of mustard seed powder twice a day can be used as a remedy for constipation.
7. Essential Kitchen Tools
Lastly, the type of kitchen utensils you use during preparation and cooking can also have an effect on your health, for better or worse. To protect and support the health of your entire family, consider the following tips:
• Use ceramic knives for fast-browning produce — Ceramic knives are chemically inert, and said to slow the browning process.33 Ceramic blades are best for slicing fruit, vegetables and boneless meat, but not frozen foods, meat with bones or cheese (because of its tendency to stick). Also avoid using a ceramic blade to crush foods like garlic.
• Switch to ceramic or other inert, nontoxic cookware — The slippery surfaces of nonstick pots and pans comes courtesy of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found to be likely carcinogens.
When heated, nonstick cookware and bakeware release a related chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), linked to thyroid disease, infertility, organ damage, and developmental and reproductive problems in lab animals.
Hazardous toxins are produced after only two to five minutes of heating the pan. At 464 degrees Fahrenheit, the coating on nonstick cookware begins to break down and release toxins into the air. Stainless steel, aluminum and cast iron pans also have their drawbacks, as the metals may not be entirely inert, resulting in potentially toxic metal exposure.
Ceramic cookware circumvents all of these problems. A true ceramic pan or dish will be made only with water and inorganic materials and minerals from the earth's crust. Because it doesn't contain any metals, a ceramic pan is nonreactive and nontoxic. No odors or gases release into the air even when heated to extremely high temperatures.
• Use glass containers for food storage — If you're still using plastic containers, bags and plastic wrap for food storage, consider switching to glass containers.
Depending on what product you're using, your plastic might contain phthalates, bisphenol-A, bisphenol-S — endocrine-disrupting "gender-bending" chemicals that are causing males of many species to become more female — PVC and styrene, two carcinogens and more.
Virtually all plastic chemicals carry some risk to health and are best avoided as much as possible, especially if you have children. Glass is completely inert and reusable indefinitely, provided it doesn't break, in which case it's recyclable.
• Use separate cutting boards for meat and veggies — Kitchens are notorious breeding grounds for disease-causing bacteria, courtesy of contaminated meat products, including antibiotic-resistant strains of E-coli.
To avoid cross-contamination between foods, use a designated cutting board, preferably wood, not plastic, for raw meat and poultry, and never use this board for other food preparation, such as cutting up vegetables. Color coding your cutting boards is a simple way to distinguish between them.
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Frostbite: What it is and how to identify, treat it
Manitoba's temperature has plummeted to its coldest level this season, triggering warnings about the extreme risk of frostbite.
Oh, we know it's cold. We can feel Jack Frost nipping at our noses. But what about when he gnaws a little harder — what exactly does "frostbite" mean?
People tend to underestimate the potential for severe injuries in the cold, says the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. We laugh off the sting of the deep freeze, rub our hands back from the brink of numbness and wear our survival proudly like a badge.
That's because, in most cases, frostbite can be treated fairly easily, with no long-term effects.
But it can also lead to serious injury, including permanent numbness or tingling, joint stiffness, or muscle weakness. In extreme cases, it can lead to amputation.
Here's a guide to identifying the first signs, how to treat them, and when to seek medical help.
What is frostbite and frostnip?
Frostbite is defined as bodily injury caused by freezing that results in loss of feeling and colour in affected areas. It most often affects the nose, ears, cheeks, chin, fingers or toes — those areas most often exposed to the air.
Cooling of the body causes a narrowing of the blood vessels, slowing blood flow. In temperatures below –4 C, ice crystals can form in the skin and the tissue just below it.
Frostnip most commonly affects the hands and feet. It initially causes cold, burning pain, with the area affected becoming blanched. It is easy to treat and with rewarming, the area becomes reddened.
Frostbite is the acute version of frostnip, when the soft tissue actually freezes. The risk is particularly dangerous on days with a high wind chill factor. If not quickly and properly treated, it can lead to the loss of tissues or even limbs.
Signs of frostbite
Health officials call them the four P's:
- Pink: Skin appears reddish in colour, and this is usually the first sign.
- Pain: The cold becomes painful on skin.
- Patches: White, waxy-feeling patches show when skin is dying.
- Prickles: Affected areas feel numb or have reduced sensation.
Symptoms can also include:
- Reduced body temperature.
- Swelling.
- Blisters.
- Areas that are initially cold, hard to the touch.
Take quick action
If you do get frostbite, it is important to take quick action.
- Most cases of frostbite can be treated by heating the exposed area in warm (not hot) water.
- Immersion in warm water should continue for 20-30 minutes until the exposed area starts to turn pink, indicating the return of blood circulation.
- Use a warm, wet washcloth on frostbitten nose or earlobes.
- If you don't have access to warm water, underarms are a good place to warm frostbitten fingers. For feet, put them against a warm person's skin.
- Drink hot fluids such as hot chocolate, coffee or tea when warming.
- Rest affected limbs and avoid irritation to the skin.
- Elevate the affected limb once it is rewarmed.
Rewarming can take up to an hour and can be painful, especially near the end of the process as circulation returns. Acetaminophen or ibuprofen may help with the discomfort.
Do not …
There are a number of things you should avoid:
- Do not warm the area with dry heat, such as a heating pad, heat lamp or electric heater, because frostbitten skin is easily burned.
- Do not rub or massage affected areas. This can cause more damage.
- Do not drink alcohol.
- Do not walk on your feet or toes if they are frozen.
- Do not break blisters.
Seek immediate medical attention
While you can treat frostbite yourself if the symptoms are minor — the skin is red, there is tingling — you should seek immediate medical attention at an emergency department if:
- The exposed skin is blackened.
- You see white-coloured or grey-coloured patches.
- There is severe pain or the area is completely numb.
- The skin feels unusually firm and is not sensitive to touch after one hour of rewarming.
- There are large areas of blistering.
- There is a bluish discolouration that does not resolve with rewarming.
Be prepared
The best way to avoid frostbite is to be prepared for the weather in the first place.
Wear several loose layers of clothing rather than a single, thick layer to provide good insulation and keep moisture away from your skin.
The outer garment should breathe but be waterproof and windproof, with an inner thermal layer. Retain body heat with a hat and scarf. Mittens are warmer than gloves because they keep the fingers together.
Be sure your clothing protects your head, ears, nose, hands and feet, especially for children.
Wind chill and frostbite rates
Wind chill: 0 to –9.
Frostbite risk: Low.
Wind chill: –28 to –39.
Frostbite risk: Moderate.
Exposed skin can freeze in 10-30 minutes
Wind chill: –40 to –47.
Frostbite risk: High.
Exposed skin can freeze in five to 10 minutes.
Wind chill: –48 to –54.
Frostbite risk: Very High.
Exposed skin can freeze in two to five minutes.
Wind chill: –55 and lower.
Frostbite risk: Extremely High.
Exposed skin can freeze in less than two minutes.
NOTE: In sustained winds over 50 km/h, frostbite can occur faster than indicated.
Source: Environment Canada
Awkward Flu Jabs Attempted at Golden Globes
In what can only be described as a new level of propaganda, hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh featured a flu shot stunt during the 76th Golden Globe Awards ceremony. They told the audience to roll up their sleeves, as they would all be getting flu shots, while people in white coats stormed down the aisles, syringes in hand.
Most of the audience looked thoroughly uneasy at the prospect of having a stranger stick them with a needle in the middle of an awards show. But perhaps the worst part of the scene was when Samberg added that anti-vaxxers could put a napkin over their head if they wanted to be skipped, basically suggesting that anyone opposed to a flu shot deserved to be branded with a proverbial scarlet letter.
The flu shots, for the record, were reportedly fake,1 nothing more than a bizarre gag that left many people stunned by the Globe's poor taste in turning a serious medical choice into a publicity gimmick.
Flu Shot Stunt Reeks of Desperation
Whoever came up with the idea to turn the Golden Globes into a platform for a public health message probably thought it was ingenious, but the stunt only serves as a seemingly desperate attempt to make flu shots relevant and in vogue. During the 2017 to 2018 flu season, only 37 percent of U.S. adults received a flu shot, a 6 percent drop from the prior season.2
"To improve flu vaccination coverage for the 2018-19 flu season, health care providers are encouraged to strongly recommend and offer flu vaccination to all of their patients," the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wrote. "People not visiting a provider during the flu season have many convenient places they can go for a flu vaccination."3
Yet, perhaps the decline in people choosing to get vaccinated has nothing to do with convenience and everything to do with their dismal rates of efficacy. In the decade between 2005 and 2015, the influenza vaccine was less than 50 percent effective more than half of the time.4
The 2017/2018 flu vaccine was a perfect example of this trend. The overall adjusted vaccine effectiveness against influenza A and B virus infection was just 36 percent.5
Health officials blamed the flu season's severity on the dip in vaccination rates, but as Dr. Paul Auwaerter, clinical director of the division of infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, told USA Today, "[I]t is also true that the vaccine was not as well matched against the strains that circulated."6
But bringing flu shots to the Golden Globes, and calling out "anti-vaxxers," is nothing more than "medical care, by shame," noted Dr. Don Harte, a chiropractic activist in California. "But it was entertaining, in a very weird way, including the shock and disgust of some of the intended victims, notably [Willem Dafoe]," he said, adding:7
"This Hollywood publicity stunt for the flu vaccine is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen from celebrities. But it does go with the flu shot itself, which is, perhaps, the stupidest of all the vaccines available."
Did 80,000 People Really Die From the Flu Last Year?
The CDC reported that 79,400 people died from influenza during the 2017/2018 season, which they said "serves as a reminder of how severe seasonal influenza can be."8 It's important to remember, however, that the 80,000 deaths figure being widely reported in the media is not actually all "flu deaths."
According to the CDC, "We look at death certificates that have pneumonia or influenza causes (P&I), other respiratory and circulatory causes (R&C), or other nonrespiratory, noncirculatory causes of death, because deaths related to flu may not have influenza listed as a cause of death."9
As for why the CDC doesn't base flu mortality estimates only on death certificates that list influenza, they noted, "Seasonal influenza may lead to death from other causes, such as pneumonia, congestive heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease … Additionally, some deaths — particularly among the elderly — are associated with secondary complications of seasonal influenza (including bacterial pneumonias)."10
In other words, "flu deaths" are not just deaths directly caused by the influenza virus, but also secondary infections such as pneumonia and other respiratory diseases, as well as sepsis.11
According to the CDC, most of the deaths occurred among those aged 65 years and over, a population that may already have preexisting conditions that makes them more susceptible to infectious diseases. As Harte said of annual flu deaths, "[M]ost if not all, I would assume, are of people who are already in very bad shape.12
CDC Claims Flu Vaccine Reduces Flu Deaths in the Elderly — But Does It?
Since people aged 65 and over are those most at risk from flu complications and death, the CDC has been vocal in their claims that the flu shot significantly reduces flu-related deaths among this population. The research, however, says otherwise.
Research published in 2005 found no correlation between increased vaccination rates among the elderly and reduced mortality. According to the authors, "Because fewer than 10 percent of all winter deaths were attributable to influenza in any season, we conclude that observational studies substantially overestimate vaccination benefit."13
A 2006 study also showed that even though seniors vaccinated against influenza had a 44 percent reduced risk of dying during flu season than unvaccinated seniors, those who were vaccinated were also 61 percent less like to die before the flu season ever started.14
This finding has since been attributed to a "healthy user effect," which suggests that older people who get vaccinated against influenza are already healthier and, therefore, less likely to die anyway, whereas those who do not get the shot have suffered a decline in health in recent months.
Journalist Jeremy Hammond summed up the CDC's continued spreading of misinformation regarding the flu vaccine's effectiveness in the elderly, as they continue to claim it's the best way to prevent the flu:15
"[T]here is no good scientific evidence to support the CDC's claim that the influenza vaccine reduces hospitalizations or deaths among the elderly.
The types of studies the CDC has relied on to support this claim have been thoroughly discredited due to their systemic 'healthy user' selection bias, and the mortality rate has observably increased along with the increase in vaccine uptake — which the CDC has encouraged with its unevidenced claims about the vaccine's benefits, downplaying of its risks, and a marketing strategy of trying to frighten people into getting the flu shot for themselves and their family."
Death of Vaccinated Child Blamed on Not Getting Second Dose
In January 2019, the state of Colorado reported the first child flu death of the 2018/2019 flu season — a child who had received influenza vaccination. But instead of highlighting the vaccine's failure and clear limitations, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment blamed the death on the child being only "partially vaccinated."
"It's an unfortunate but important reminder of the importance of two doses of influenza vaccine for young children who are receiving influenza vaccine for the first time," Dr. Rachel Herlihy, who is the state communicable disease epidemiologist, said in a news release.16 For those who aren't aware, the CDC notes that one dose of flu shot may not be enough to protect against the flu. Instead, they state:17
"Children 6 months through 8 years getting vaccinated for the first time, and those who have only previously gotten one dose of vaccine, should get two doses of vaccine this season …
The first dose 'primes' the immune system; the second dose provides immune protection. Children who only get one dose but need two doses can have reduced or no protection from a single dose of flu vaccine."
Not only may the flu vaccine fail to provide protection against the flu, but many people are not aware that other types of viruses are responsible for about 80 percent of all respiratory infections during any given flu season.18 The flu vaccine does not protect against or prevent any of these other types of respiratory infections causing influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms.
The chance of contracting actual type A or B influenza, caused by one of the three or four influenza virus strains included in the vaccine, is much lower compared to getting sick with another type of viral or bacterial infection during the flu season.
Does Flu Vaccine Increase the Risk of Influenza Infection, Contribute to Vaccine Shedding?
There are serious adverse effects that can come along with annual flu vaccination, including potentially lifelong side effects such as Guillain Barré syndrome and chronic shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). They may also increase your risk of contracting more serious flu infections, as research suggests those who have been vaccinated annually may be less protected than those with no prior flu vaccination history.19
Research presented at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego also revealed that children who get seasonal flu shots are more at risk of hospitalization than children who do not. Children who had received the flu vaccine had three times the risk of hospitalization as children who had not. Among children with asthma, the risk was even higher.20
There's also the potential for vaccine shedding, which has taken on renewed importance with the reintroduction of the live virus vaccine FluMist during the 2018/2019 season. While the CDC states that the live flu virus in FluMist is too weak to actually give recipients the flu, research has raised some serious doubts that this is the case.
One recent study revealed not only that influenza virus may be spread via simple breathing (i.e., no sneezing or coughing required) but also that repeated vaccination increases the amount of virus released into the air.21
MedImmune, the company that developed FluMist, is aware that the vaccine sheds vaccine-strain virus. In its prescribing information, they describe a study on the transmission of vaccine-strain viruses from vaccinated children to nonvaccinated children in a day care setting.
In 80 percent of the FluMist recipients, at least one vaccine-strain virus was isolated anywhere from one to 21 days following vaccination. They further noted, "One placebo subject had mild symptomatic Type B virus infection confirmed as a transmitted vaccine virus by a FluMist recipient in the same playgroup."22
Are There Other Ways to Stay Healthy During Flu Season?
Contrary to the CDC's and Golden Globe's claims that flu vaccinations are a great way to prevent flu, other methods exist to help you stay healthy during the flu season and all year, and they're far safer than annual flu vaccination. Vitamin D testing and optimization have been shown to cut your risk of respiratory infections, including colds and flu, in half if you are vitamin D deficient, for instance.23,24
In my view, optimizing your vitamin D levels is one of the absolute best respiratory illness prevention and optimal health strategies available. Influenza has also been treated with high-dose vitamin C,25 and taking zinc lozenges at the first sign of respiratory illness can also be helpful.
Following other basic tenets of health, like eating right, getting sound sleep, exercising and addressing stress are also important, as is regularly washing your hands.
Homemade Miso Soup With Vegetables
Sometimes when the weather is chilly or you're simply feeling under the weather, there is nothing better than a warm brothy soup. This miso soup combines nutrient-rich bone broth with the probiotic benefits of miso. And you get the benefits of vitamins and minerals from vegetables too. Make a big batch for the whole family or just one bowl for you!
What Is Miso?
Miso is a potent paste made out of fermented soybeans. But isn't soy bad for you, you ask? Yes and no. Soy beans, like any legume, contain a large amount of phytic acid which interferes with nutrient absorption. They also contain phytoestrogens, which have their own negative side effects.
However, miso is fermented soy. Fermented foods contain bacteria which has eaten the sugars and starches present in the food. This process preserves the food and also gives it probiotics, enzymes, and additional vitamins. It makes the food more easily digested and the nutrients easier for the body to use.
There are several different colors of miso available, and all of them are just fine for soup making. Generally, the darker colored the miso, the stronger the flavor. I can usually find miso in the ethnic food section of my grocery store, but there are also some good organic options available online.
How to Make a Quick Miso Soup
To make miso soup, add a few teaspoons of miso paste is to a broth with spices and vegetables. Traditionally, dashi, the broth used for miso soup, is made with dried bonito (a type of fish) flakes and kelp. While you are welcome to do it this way, you can also use a good chicken bone broth like the one sold at Kettle and Fire.
Then, just top with additional seasonings, some vegetables, the miso, and sometimes a hard-boiled egg.
One note on adding the miso — it works best if you remove about ¼ cup of the warm broth from the pan and whisk in the miso paste with a fork before returning it to the rest of the soup. Once you add the miso, just warm the soup gently. Don't boil it or you'll destroy all the gut healthy bacteria in the miso!
If you'd like to try your hand at making dashi, the traditional fish and kelp broth for miso soup, this video is a good one.
No Time to Make From Scratch?
If you want to make life even simpler, Kettle and Fire also sells a delicious miso soup that's all ready to go. Just heat it up and add any vegetables you like.
Homemade Miso Soup Recipe
It's easy to make miso soup at home using a good chicken bone broth, miso paste, and vegetables.
- 1½ cup chicken broth
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp ginger (grated)
- 3 mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 TBSP miso paste
- ½ cup fresh spinach
- 1 green onion (chopped)
- 1 egg (optional)
In a small saucepan, combine the broth, minced garlic, onion powder, grated ginger, and sliced mushrooms.
Bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes.
Allow the broth to cool slightly.
Remove ¼ cup of the warm broth to a small bowl and whisk in the miso paste.
Return the broth/miso mixture to the pan with the rest of the broth.
Turn the heat on low and add the spinach, heating just until warmed.
Top with the green onion and hard boiled egg if desired.
Other vegetables you can add: baby bok choy, daikon, cabbage, kale, chard
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 820mg | Potassium: 675mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 35.3% | Vitamin C: 10.5% | Calcium: 5.4% | Iron: 14.7%
Have you ever used miso? What do you do with it?
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