Diabetes: I'd much rather have a surgery or procedure that could replace my Islet of Langerhans rather than take insulin 2 times a day and live with a strict diet the rest of my life. Many diabetics I know would agree. We don't have that treatment yet.
Migraines: Poorly understood and generally poorly treated with pain medicines. Anyone that says that they can be cured with diet is trying to sell you something. Again, if a simple procedure could be devised to end people's needless suffering from migraines, I'm sure vast numbers of people would elect the surgery.
Cardiovascular disease: One of the top killers in the US. Most people end up treating this with a procedure (Cardiac Stenting or Bypass Surgery). It's certainly not ideal, but that's what the majority of people in this country choose. Dietary treatment is somewhat helpful for this, but genetics play a huge roll in this, and pure dietary treatment isn't going to solve the problem.
Thyroid: The treatment for this is generally taking a dose of thyroid medicine every day. For some people with an overactive thyroid which can be life threatening, a thyroidectomy is done. Otherwise, daily doses of medicine are about as unpleasant as being constantly vigilant about your diet.
Dietary (coupled with lifestyle) changes can produce lower inflammation and better blood sugar control. These two things attained early and often enough are enough to help avoid obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, various auto-immune diseases.
These changes will leave you healthier overall, something that cannot be said of surgery or drugs.
Migraines: Poorly understood and generally poorly treated with pain medicines. Anyone that says that they can be cured with diet is trying to sell you something. Again, if a simple procedure could be devised to end people's needless suffering from migraines, I'm sure vast numbers of people would elect the surgery.
Cardiovascular disease: One of the top killers in the US. Most people end up treating this with a procedure (Cardiac Stenting or Bypass Surgery). It's certainly not ideal, but that's what the majority of people in this country choose. Dietary treatment is somewhat helpful for this, but genetics play a huge roll in this, and pure dietary treatment isn't going to solve the problem.
Thyroid: The treatment for this is generally taking a dose of thyroid medicine every day. For some people with an overactive thyroid which can be life threatening, a thyroidectomy is done. Otherwise, daily doses of medicine are about as unpleasant as being constantly vigilant about your diet.