Doctors and Influencers Are Forced to Focus on Symptoms. Treating Root Causes Isn’t as Complicated as You Might Expect.

Let’s imagine there are 10 people in a room and five of them are profusely, uncomfortably sweating. If your goal were to help them feel better, what would you do? If you’re a doctor with a six-month waitlist and just 15 minutes to see each sweaty patient, you might measure their sweat levels, diagnose them with an overactive gland disorder, and prescribe a pill that blocks their brain’s sweat signals. If you’re a wellness influencer, you might create a catchy reel that both validates their suffering (“It’s OK to sweat...