allie gorman look at mat kay ist spa. tub has he ten inches water bu saturated with to make you fat. people float for different reasons. for him, it helps him stay off drugs. he was battling an addiction to opiod painkillers that started after a car accident. he said float therapy is the most effective way to relax and meditate. >> >> this is a powerful point. >> gin don yang is an ak punctuationist. he says accurate acupuncture can help. it increases dopamine which helps to decrease cravings, and yang says it treats problems that may have led to addiction in the first place. >> acupuncture can help depression anxiety by regulating the images and biochemistry. >> another natural anecdote for depression is exercise. karen fabio was struggling when she opened up to a andrew. i was in such a bad mood over the weekend. i took xanex. i swallowed them with gin. i didn't want to be awake. his response was, not on my watch. >> andrew also struggled with addiction. >> four years ago i was living on the street in a crack house. >>

health reporter registered nurse allie gorman has more. >> reporter: holidays are a time for family,ends and yes, food but sometimes holiday favorites can get the best of your waist line, candy yams are one of the biggest offenders, according to cleveland clinic registered dietition lindsey mar on, she says skipping marshmallow's and brown sugar will give them a healthy make over. >> would i roast yams and add your own spices like cinnamon, nut meg, cloves, maybe drizzle of olive oil, and to lighten up the dish and maintain, you know, nutrient value. >> reporter: green bean casserole is also a holiday classic but it is also, classically we have any calories. but again, there is a way to lighten the load. >> you can also use a lower fat million took make cream sauce, you can use a roasted onions or roast green beans all together with some pearl onions and skip the cream sauce. >> vegetable trays, good place to start especially if you are dipping those veg is in to something, healthy. >> if you are going to cut out vegetables and bring a dip consider something like humus or quacamole,

. >> allie gorman, "action news." >> mayor jim kenney didn't appear to be stressed out tonight.was spreading holiday cheer at franklin square dressed up as an elf. they helped light the electrical spectacle friended by picot. the free light show has 50,000 lights choreographed to music. catch it 5:00 to 8:00 through the end of the year. >> joy brings loud sounds sometimes. that was the sound of ten excited kids that learned they were going to spend part of this night with eagle linebacker nygel who took them to dick sporting goods in king of prussia. he helped them pick out sports gear. he says it's important to motivate kids to work hard in school. >> if you can translate that from what you are doing in the classroom to real life situations, it takes you a long way in life. >> the trip wasn't complete until the kids checked out the eagle section. several of them couldn't wait to by a shirt with 53 on it. jay ajayi will'nigel's number. to see what else makes us philly proud, go online. let's get the seven-day forecast from cecily tynan. >> jim, we have changes on the way. live o

many of the iv lounging also offer house calls, ally gorman, channel 6 action news. >>> south korea rangnew year with fireworks and a laser light on a sky scraper in soul they hope it will bring a decrease in tension with north korea and looking forward to the winter olympics >> the skies over new see lands exploded with fireworks. it included more than 3,000 fireworks. passengers on crews ships in the harbor got a special view. >>> another live look at time square, a million people are expected to gather here tonight to see the ball drop at midnight it will come down along with thousands of pounds of confetti. of course we'll be following the fun in time square as tradition continues right here on 6 abc. ryan seacrest will host dick clark's new year's eve. coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. coming up on action news at 6:00, we continue to track these temperatures, the latest accu-weather forecast for new year's eve is coming up. >>> live at penns landing as the fireworks show is minutes away from beginning. action news at 6:00 coming up next. ♪ . ♪ . ♪ . >>> action news delaware valley's lead