Nobody said that three burgers a day could hurt. He's sick and somebody's going to pay. That's not the way my grandmother saw it in 1915, and that's not the way it is now. The human body hasn't changed. High-fibre diets are also frugal diets, so eat a lot of porridge and give to the poor.
Exercise is cheaper than a car, and more entertaining than television, so go for a walk every day.
Spending time with your family and friends brings peace and well-being, so be good to your mother. Doctors in 1915 could do little more than watch their patients succumb to infections, trauma and childbirth. Yet by all accounts they were just as arrogant and as filled with an unashamed sense of their own importance as we are today. We still feel responsible for our patients' health, even if they don't. We're singing modern versions of an old song.