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EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 27 MIN

The overuse of antibiotics

from Return to Healing: Common Sense Health Care · host Andy and Alan

Antibiotics are one of the most impactful medical discoveries in the past century.  Along with sanitation and sterile technique, antibiotics have led to a dramatic increase in life expectancy.  However, now we have moved down a different road.  We are over-using antibiotics, killing our gut bacteria, causing resistance leading to superbugs that can't be stopped by any of our technology.  The judicious use of antibiotics is lifesaving.  The overuse of antibiotics is just the opposite.  Hear the two docs talk about this important issue!"The greater the ignorance, the greater the dogmatism."  -William Osler, MDwww.returntohealing.com

Antibiotics are one of the most impactful medical discoveries in the past century. Along with sanitation and sterile technique, antibiotics have led to a dramatic increase in life expectancy. However, now we have moved down a different road. We are over-using antibiotics, killing our gut bacteria, causing resistance leading to superbugs that can't be stopped by any of our technology. The judicious use of antibiotics is lifesaving. The overuse of antibiotics is ju...

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Antibiotics are one of the most impactful medical discoveries in the past century.  Along with sanitation and sterile technique, antibiotics have led to a dramatic increase in life expectancy.  However, now we have moved down a different road.  We...

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