DOCTOR'S ADVICE TO JOHN D ROCKEFELLER

• By: Louis Ochiel
• Date: June 30, 2025

Johnny Rockefeller was in his 50s, making a million dollars a week. He was told by his physician that unless he changed his living habits, he wouldn't be around much longer to enjoy his rapidly accumulating fortunes.

The doctor gave Mr. Rockefeller three simple pieces of advice, and as is often the case, in their simplicity was woven a profound wisdom. This is what Mr. Rockefeller was told:(1) Push yourself away from the table while you're still a little bit hungry, (2) Stop worrying, and (3) Get some regular physical exercise.

And that was it. Now, I'd imagine if you went to your doctor to get a complete medical checkup using the latest diagnostic equipment, and if you were given the same advice as Mr. Rockefeller, you'd write off your doctor as a country quack and go out in search of some more sophisticated recommendations.

Well, you needn't do that. For there were sophisticated recommendations in the threefold prescription given to John D. Rockefeller, and he recognized them. His doctor, in a sense, was a prophet.

Strange as it may seem, the health of modern Western man is being destroyed by three things: overeating, excessive worrying, and a sedentary existence.