Heal the cause instead of just patching the symptoms

So people shouldn't be perscribed antidepressants? Or medications that help relieve the sympotoms of incurable diseases? Or what about antibiotics that do indeed treat the cause.

Ah yes, but where's the money in DIY prevention?

Most do, in a general sense. A friend of mine suffers from depression and the doctor told her to do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day and cut down on the fast food.

Agreed. I had pretty bad acne, and my doctor just gave me contraceptives to balance my hormones. But I decided to say "fuck it" and started working out every day, eating healthily and keeping hydrated (also as to what concerns hormonal acne, turmeric is a miracle) instead, and most of it is gone now. Sure, I still get a pimple from time to time, but it's a million times better than it used to be. All thanks to changing my diet a bit and working out.

has this person never gone to the doctor? my doctor tells me to exercise and eat better every damn time i go.

Ummm. I tell my patients that every time. How about you stop being so fat and lazy and do some exercise instead of looking for some other person or system to blame for your incompetence as a human being? Is it really that hard to figure out you should be healthy? Cuz if you need ME TO tell you that 2 packs a day and a big Mac for breakfast might be why your heart is going to quit on you then your problems probably can't be solved by me telling you anything.

A lot do, but unfortunately most patients don't want to hear that. Well the exercise one and diet primarily. Cause people want quick fixes