[kaila]

Can you please define what you consider a root problem that physicians should treat?

[rissole]

Gladly. For years, my mother had horrible skin eruptions. The dermatologists couldn't help her. They would give her cortisone and stuff like that, but none of it helped (and probably caused a lot of damage). Turned out the real problem was her diet. We discovered that on our own and by accident. After we changed her diet, her skin was fine, and has stayed fine ever since.

The doctors were completely clueless and didn't help her one iota.

Another example would be acne. Quite often, the problem is diet, but dermatologists just want to give you medication instead.

The motto of U.S. medicine seems to be: Where there's a pill, there's a way. :P