Have you ever sipped chamomile tea to calm an upset stomach or taken a vitamin C pill when you felt a cold coming on? If so, then you have had some experiences with alternative medicine. Wednesday at 1400 UTC we talk about this increasingly popular method of medical treatment with our guests: Colette Bizal, Director of Sky Hill Institute School of Holistic Healing Arts, and Dorene Petersen, President of the Australasian College of Health Sciences.

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