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How long is your longest fast?

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I think 99.99% of people believe that people cannot leave food and water

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But 0.01% of people will tell you that they can live on air. This is called bi gu in China. Let's take a look at their story.

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In fact, some religions have their own unique fasting culture

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but they have boundaries, and air eaters need to fast for life

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Air-eating is a philosophy based on sacred Hindu texts

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Believers believe that humans can live without food and water and rely on Prana

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In Sanskrit, Prana means "life force, "" breath of life.

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That is to say, humans can survive only by relying on invisible life forces

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I'm sure some of you will think I'm talking nonsense

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Apparently there are a lot of people who believe in it religiously

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They also embraced the fasting movement

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They call themselves Breatharians

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Why do these adults believe this theory?

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Of course, the most extreme and ideal situation is to not eat or drink at all

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However, some conscious eaters still believe in eating small amounts of food a week

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A piece of fruit or some broth should be enough

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They also encourage believers to learn meditation, yoga and breathing

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So you can take more prana out of the air

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In addition, most Breatharian masters also believe that the fasting process requires a transition period.

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Approximately 2-3 weeks, then reduce the food intake until finally fasting completely

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This seems very scientific, after all, the masters cannot enter the fasting phase immediately.

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Leaders in breatharianism

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Breatharianism has a history of 400 years, it has really become popular since the 1980s and 1990s

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In the early 1980s

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A man named Willie Brooks founded the Eating Air Movement in the United States.

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He is also the leader of the Air Eaters

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Willie believes he was Jesus Christ in a previous life

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Christ energy is the power of life. Over the years, he recruited a large number of followers

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Held expensive seminars to train people to breathe.

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He says it's about leading believers to a higher spiritual level

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But breathing costs nothing

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Willie claims that McDonald's cheeseburgers are harmless to Breatharians and are completely edible

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Ironically, Willie has been spotted eating in public more than once

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In the 90s, another leader was born, Alan Griff, an Australian

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Ellen claims she can survive on sunlight and air, but she drinks tea occasionally

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What followed was even more absurd

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Ellen appeared on the TV show 60 Minutes.

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The show asked her to show her life without food or water

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The show also hired a doctor to examine Allen's condition

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However, after 48 hours of the show, Allen showed symptoms of acute dehydration and high blood pressure.

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She said it was air pollution affecting the practice

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On the third day, Alan asked to be filmed in the mountains. Four days later Allen admitted he had lost weight

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But because this would cause Alan's kidney failure, the doctor stopped the show

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It turns out Ellen wasn't too great, either, as the show found a lot of food in her fridge

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Allen does not admit that she will eat these foods. But everyone already knows she is ridiculous

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A couple of Breatharian

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However, in the United States, there is really a couple who insisted on not eating or drinking for nine years.

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The wife did not interrupt the plan during pregnancy

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His name was Akasha and his wife's was Camilla

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The couple got married in 2008, and later learned about the breathing method through friends, and began to practice with great concentration

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They first adopt a vegan diet and then eat only fruit

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Finally, they began training in 21-day breathing therapy

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The plan was not simple. They really didn’t eat or drink for the first seven days

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For the next seven days, they only drank some water

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For the last seven days, they only drank water and diluted juice.

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The couple firmly believe in getting energy from nature, the universe and other sources

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So they don't need to eat anything

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They showed by their actions that it is possible to survive on only sunlight/air and plana

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They spent the money they saved on travel

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Camilla once said that when she was pregnant with her first child, she practiced breatharianism, and hunger was a strange feeling to her.

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Camilla is proud to say that all the indicators of the child are normal

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I think their deeds are ridiculous, but many well-known media have reported their deeds and they have also established websites

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It is understood that the couple's video course costs approximately US$200 While the 8-day offline Course starts at US$1,000.

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They traveled to South America in 2002 to visit a powerful breathing therapist

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From then on, they learned that in South America, some people get their vitality by breathing.

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Their most popular course is the 8-day offline course, which costs US$1000-1700 and the number of participants is about 10

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After determining the number of people and time, Akash and Camilla will fly to the city where the believers are to teach them

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A reporter once had the honor to observe a teaching session

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Akasha gave the trainees guided breathing training at 9 am and 5 pm respectively.

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Akasha told the participants that as long as they adapt to the gas method, they can see light energy particles floating in the air

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The participants, however, believed it

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Everyone drank the diluted juice seriously and then went on a three-year fast

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Some participants were asked why they were attending the course

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They want to be physically and mentally healthy

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But some people are very direct about their intention to lose weight

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One of the devout participants was Mary

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Her husband has ALS

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It was terrible news for the family

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Mary longed for something that would heal her heart

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She learned Breatharianism, and to her surprise, her menstrual cramps disappeared

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Mary's friend had already been diagnosed as infertile

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She has also successfully conceived a baby since eating air

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Akasha and Camilla are very good at marketing, they sell their stories through marketing companies

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Some people will believe them. But their teaching is completely zero cost

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So what's the difference between this and a cult, anyway

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It's annoying that some people who believe in breatharianism died of pneumonia, stroke, severe dehydration, etc.

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These leaders are scammers with no conscience

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That is all, see you next time