. >> if you have a respiratory problem, a skin condition, insomnia. people think it's like star trek. >> reporter: they have been popular since the medieval times especially for people with skin and respiratory problems. >> salt solutions have a property which thins out the thick secretions. >> now, he says highly effective drugs replaced the need for salt rooms. >> there's a grain of science in this but a pound of hhyperbole. >> it costs about as much as a massage and they recommend at least 12 treatments to feel the full benefits. >> reporter: you could probably spend 12 days at the beach and get similar benefits. >> it's an alternative theory. i have no data to support it. >> if you ask him, his clear skin is all the proof he needs. >> for me, i try something, if it works, great. that's my science. >> 4:56 now. one online expert calling the royal wedding the super bowl of scams. at least 1 billion people are expected to watch the royal wedding. millions are searching the royal couple online. some say they will take advantage. what do you do? >> don

it has been scientifically linked to heart disease, obesity, diabetes, depression, insomnia, thyroidisorders, ulcers, mood swings, memory loss, and unhealthy food cravings. we have all heard the saying, "stress kills." and you know how terrible you feel when you're stressed out. how can we deal with stress and be healthy? what do you do about it? can you exercise it away? when you meditate, does it leave? can you think happy thoughts and everything is better? don't you wish, don't you wish it were just that easy? exercise is important. meditation can calm you. we all know the power of positive thinking. however, there is a deeper, underlying cause of stress that you are simply not aware of. stress is not only psychological. it is not just your emotional reaction to the world you live in. stress can be and is the result of a real physical and chemical imbalance, which you can do something about. i know that many of you have tried so hard with diet and exercise to achieve better health and have failed, and that many of you have just given up hope. i assure you that when you address the

imagine lying down to sleep and staring at the ceiling not because of insomnia but because your eyelidsill not shut. it's the nightmare marilyn lease lives after going in for a routine procedure that turned out to be anything but. >> reporter: marilyn lease can no longer fully shut her eyes. they never get more closed than that? >> no. i could see your shirt. i can see your face. i can see your tie. >> reporter: but your eyes on closed? >> yes. >> reporter: it's the result of a botched cosmetic surgery more than five years ago. is it emotional for you? >> terribly. when you go in there, you're expecting to come out looking better, not come out looking like a freak. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a simple procedure called a blephratplasty to tighten islands to give a younger appearance. li lisa's surgeon told her he could clean up scar tissue from an earlier operation but when he removed too much skin her eyes could no longer close. she sued him and earlier this week, a new jersey jury awarded her 115,000 dollars. though, she expected much more. >> i don't think the jury really took

spikes are being touted as a relaxation technique that may relieve stress, back pain and even cure insomniat the data shows is that 80% of the americans will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime. that's probably an understatement. >> reporter: it's estimated that at any given time more than 30 million americans are experiencing back pain. and back pain is big business. >> when the heat is on, the pain is gone. >> reporter: from patches to pills. back pain sufferers will try almost anything to get relief. >> patients come in often telling me, for example, doctor, just cut the nerve, do whatever you need to do to address this back pain. >> reporter: but will they try this? it's a halsa mat and it looks a little bit like a tool for torture. >> called an acupressure mat or a nail bed. >> reporter: yep, she said nail bed. you might see a yogi using one for meditation or a stunt guy on one. this modern version replaces the nails with more than 8,000 pointy plastic spikes. it's supposed to help relax you and relieve pain. i had to try it out. >> this gets right to the point. >>

i had a lot of anxiety and insomnia.loped had made my adult life unmanageable. so i needed to find a power greater than myself to help me make peace with all of that and have a very simple and effective design for living today. you know, it's too late to go back and have a happy childhood, but by the grace of god and a pretty simple program of recovery and a fellowship, life is good today. >> you know, we reached out to your mom and sister for their comment about you and the book and we didn't get a comment from your sister but your mom sent a message. she said, i love my daughter. i hope her book does well. has it come full circle for the family? >> i was talking a walk and this is where i get emotional because i love the god of my understanding. i was taking a walk in the park and having a talk with god going, this is absolutely amazing. to think that i, who very much played the lost child in this family system, would have the opportunity to travel all over the world and sit with and hold and lo and encourage people wh