Man claims he ate, drank nothing for 70 years:"breatharian" who can live off "spiritual life-force"

[The Straight Story]

Man claims he ate, drank nothing for 70 years


SCIENTISTS are studying an 82-year-old man who claims he has not had any food or drink for 70 years.

Prahlad Jani’s claims are being put to the test at a hospital in Ahmedabad, where he is being closely monitored and studied by India’s Defence Research Development Organisation, which believes he may have a quality which could help save lives, The Telegraph reports.

He has so far spent six days without food or water under the strict observation of doctors who say his body is yet to show any signs of hunger or dehydration.

Mr Jani is regarded as a "breatharian" who can live a "spiritual life-force" alone. He believes he is sustained by the "elixir" of a goddess.


The research organisation believes Mr Jani could hold the key to helping soldiers or disaster victims survive without food for longer periods in times of crisis.

"If his claims are verified, it will be a breakthrough in medical science," said Dr G Ilavazhagan, director of the Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/weird/man-claims-no-food-or-drink-for-70-years/story-e6frep26-1225859946801

[Quantess]

1. So he's anorexic, then.

Apparently, eating disorders can strike even elderly males.
:popcorn:

[Syrinx]

2. I'm thirsty

[saltpoint]

3. I'd be hard-pressed to prove that MR. Jani was NOT sustained by

the elixir of a goddess.

I got no problem with that.

[eShirl]

4. And my great grandfather was a unicorn

who married a whale and they had narwhales

[Ikonoklast]

11. So....you admit both sides of your family are pretty

horny?

[xchrom]

5. Saint paulie girl elixir?

Blue nun elixir?

[Bonobo]

6. Great, now there's a group that can be holier-than-thou towards vegans!

Just what DU needed to put those broccoli-breath bastards in their place!

[WhiteTara]

12. lol

thanks for a morning chuckle
:hi:

[WeDidIt]

7. Simply put, Mr. Jani is a LIAR. n/t

[dmallind]

10. You and your materialist bias!

Next you'll be saying Indigo Chikldren, chakras and homeopathy are not true!

[Canuckistanian]

8. ....and just an occasional stuffed cabbage

Just like Mel Brooks as the "2000 Year Old Man"

[old mark]

9. Show him a banana split and I bet he will fucking eat it.....

I find them quite spiritual myself...especially with strawberries...


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[Silent3]

13. He's eating homeopathic food

The water vapor in the air he's breathing has the memory of all of the onion rings and chicken cordon bleu and twinkies the water molecules have ever touched, at an incredibly potent level of dilution. It's a wonder he's not getting enormously fat!

[Historic NY]

14. If air is so nutritious he should move to Iceland. I hear there are minerals in the air.

[Junkie Brewster]

15. He consumes oxygen and exudes bullshit

Pure, unadulturated bullshit.

[izzybeans]

16. People living with dementia claim a lot of fantastical things.

[snooper2]

17. Somebody here is going to believe this, or at least give "doctors" a chance

to prove it out...



wait for it :)

[KittyWampus]

18. Yes, this is a particular form of Yoga. No, I'm not going to argue about it.

:hi:

[Subdivisions]

19. Bullshit. n/t

[JBoy]

20. I practically inhaled a medium pepperoni pizza last night, so....

[leftyladyfrommo]

21. Wow! How cool would that be?

Shoot. Even the Buddha couldn't go without food and water. He tried extreme habits like that and it almost killed him. He had to give that up and started eating and drinking again.

Some of the yogis live for years on not much - just a little barley soup or something. But if you just sit and meditate all day you really need many calories to survive.

[BurtWorm]

22. Nothing but what?

:popcorn: