He says that means telling some patients to put butter on their vegetables, fullcream on their pudding, sugar in their tea - a difficult message amid today's concerns over obesity.
Michel Camdessus's final days at the IMF's helm are most vividly remembered for a face-full of anti-globalization cream pie he got at the UNCTAD meeting in Bangkok last month.
All that's required to give the impression of a full eight hours to tired-looking eyes is a quick swipe of cream onto the lids, smoothed with the fingers into a thin layer.
The special treatment begins with a warm exfoliating cream made with cherry blossom rice powder, followed by an exfoliating massage, foot massage and full-body massage using melted Shea butter.