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Why is it that doctors don't focus on prevention via exercise and nutrition, rather the focus is on just prescribing meds?
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Lifestyle Change: Patients often claim they want diet and exercise advice, but do not follow it. It is easier for both doctors and patients to use pills. However, the advice can be simple for both: to stay fit, eat no carbohydrate before noon and walk 6 miles or run 3 miles every week. If overweight, try vegetarianism. Here is a simple exercise routine: http://youtu.Be/xuhyfx5l0pg.
Answered 9/28/2016
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