Sanity Check Posted 14 hours ago Inedia (Latin for 'fasting') or breatharianism (/brɛˈθɛəriənɪzəm/ breth-AIR-ee-ən-iz-əm) is the claimed ability for a person to live without consuming food, and in some cases water. It is a pseudoscientific practice, and several adherents of these practices have died from starvation or dehydration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inedia Are there any practicing masters of breatharianism alive today? If I wanted to learn these techniques are there good books or resources available? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith108 Posted 13 hours ago Breatharianism is absolutely not even remotely related to fasting, and is a dangerous, cult-like pursuit. I recommend removing this thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sanity Check Posted 13 hours ago Well, if the consensus is it being fake. Can we simply say its fake and leave the thread where it is for future reference. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted 10 hours ago No ... you should not have posted it in the first place . Some people have been sued for promoting it . besides its a stupid OP . If you cant understand why its stupid , why did state how dangerous it was and then immediately ask for sources on learning it ? Anyway apparently if you do it , its okay to eat chocolate cake or cheesecake ; here are some sources for you ; The dangerous fake new age 'Jasmuheen' ( an Aussie fraudster ) ; '' The Australian television programme 60 Minutes challenged Jasmuheen to demonstrate how she could live without food and water. The supervising medical professional Dr. Beres Wenck found that, after 48 hours, Jasmuheen displayed symptoms of acute dehydration, stress, and high blood pressure.[4] Jasmuheen claimed that this was a result of "polluted air". On the third day, she was moved to a mountainside retreat about 15 miles from the city, where she was filmed enjoying the fresh air, claiming she could now successfully practice inedia. But as filming progressed, Jasmuheen's speech slowed, her pupils dilated, and she lost over a stone (6 kg or 14 lb) in weight. After four days, she acknowledged that she had lost weight, but stated that she felt fine. Dr. Wenck stated: "You are now quite dehydrated, probably over 10%, getting up to 11%." The doctor continued: "Her pulse is about double what it was when she started. The risk if she goes any further is kidney failure."[4] Jasmuheen's condition continued to deteriorate rapidly due to acute dehydration, despite her contrary insistence. Dr. Wenck concluded that continuing the experiment would ultimately prove fatal. The film crew agreed with this assessment and stopped filming '' Normally, when not trying to prove anything , of course, she eats . What does she eat ? '' Regarding her intake of food, Jasmuheen said:[5] "Generally not much at all. Maybe a few cups of tea and a glass of water, but now and then if I feel a bit bored and I want some flavour, then I will have a mouthful of whatever it is I'm wanting the flavour of. So it might be a piece of chocolate or it might be a mouthful of a cheesecake or something like that ... '' and '' ...Visitors to her large villa in the prosperous Chapel Hill area of Brisbane invariably find her refrigerator generously stocked with food ... '' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmuheen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
