John Rosemond, Ph.D., a well-known psychologist and author, said giving a name to a disease or disorder is not the equivalent of understanding and knowing what to do about it. The statement was intended to apply to the field of psychology, but also applies to many medical specialties and many chronic diseases—describing symptoms and naming diseases is not the equivalent of understanding and knowing what to do about the chronic disease. Identifying root causes is the way forward, in understanding and conquering chronic diseases.