If they don't do them despite the loving, caring, supportive environment that I provide, then I ask them to leave. I think it's important to do that, otherwise it's a charade. Another doctor expresses her concern about judgments made if patients do not or cannot maintain a healthy lifestyle. For all the emphasis on health standards, we each remain mortal and imperfect. Some persons can't lose weight, no matter how hard they try.
Some people have unhealthy habits because of other conditions in their lives.
Limit social conversations that interfere with patient care Doctors have the right to limit conversations if they interfere with the care of other patients. You really shouldn't expect a leisurely chat when you're in your doctor's office. He needs to treat you then see the next patient promptly. This does not preclude the doctor from asking pertinent questions about your family, job, or hobbies in the course of obtaining a history, nor does it prevent him from chatting if he so chooses. But he does have the right not to be detained by social conversation if he doesn't have the time or the interest.