How Antibiotics Break More Than Just Bacteria

Antibiotics can be life-saving—but at what cost? In this episode, we explore the long-term consequences of antibiotic use and how disrupting the microbial balance God designed can open the door to chronic disease.

We’ll cover:

• How antibiotics can increase the risk of other diseases, far beyond the initial infection

• The difference between short-term success and long-term damage

• What research says about links between antibiotic use, cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune conditions

• Why your gut microbiome should function like a balanced police force—and what happens when it gets wiped out

• The dangers of certain antibiotics like Ciprofloxacin, known to cause tendon ruptures and nerve damage

• Promising alternatives like medical ozone therapy and UV blood irradiation that work with your body, not against it

“Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they come in and live there; and the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first.”—Matthew 12:43–45 (NASB)

This passage is a sobering reminder: it’s not enough to remove what’s harmful—we must fill the space with what restores, protects, and aligns with God’s design. Healing isn’t just subtraction—it’s sacred reconstruction.

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In this episode Dr. Dani and Richard discuss the good, bad and ugly side of using antibiotics.

Your will learn:

• Why probiotics do not cancel out your antibiotic use
• The hard truth...antibiotics are everywhere
• Why we are running out of antibiotics
• Triclosan and antibacterial soaps

In this episode. Dr Dani and Rich dive into the emotional and spiritual aspects of acid reflux.

• Why most people think their stomach pain is 100% physical & why that is false
• Why bringing God into your health can stabilize your psyche
• How and why we have become spiritually homeless
• How continuing the fight-or-flight loop is making you sick
• How emotional eating feeds bad behavior
• Why a spiritual understanding of health leads to emotional resilience

Richard and Dr. Dani Lockwood Discuss the nuances of why we really get acid reflux and why we are blaming the wrong culprit. We go over Chapter 2 of the book Fire your Doctor and discuss behind the scenes notes as we wrote the book.

• Learn the importance of breathing and smelling your food
• How our lifestyle is to blame for why we can't digest
• Understanding your parasympathetic vs sympathetic system to resting and digesting
• Is prayer actually healthy before eating?
• You cannot health or digest your food if you are in fight-or-flight

Episode 2 of the Fire Your Doctor Podcast. Danielle & Richard discuss how healthcare went wrong, and what to do about it.

Dr. Danielle and Richard Lockwood talk about the idea behind their new book Fire Your Doctor. Dr. Lockwood explains the inspiration behind the book and launch of the new podcast.