Antibiotics & Weight Gain: Are They Causing Obesity?

Antibiotics are potent medications that are most commonly used to treat (or in some cases prevent) serious bacterial infections that would otherwise cripple our body’s defenses and prove fatal. One potential issue associated with using antibiotics, particularly if used for a long-term, is significant weight gain. It is known that antibiotics have been used as …

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Weight Loss & Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD)

Just last year I developed Eustachian tube dysfunction after intentional weight loss via a combination of caloric restriction and physical exercise.  It took me awhile after experiencing my first episode of Eustachian tube dysfunction before actually discovering that it was likely caused by (relatively rapid) weight loss.  Below I’ve documented my history with weight loss-induced …

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