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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.07,0:00:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How long is your longest fast?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.20,0:00:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think 99.99% of people believe that people cannot leave food and water
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.80,0:00:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.00,0:00:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, some religions have their own unique fasting culture
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.80,0:00:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they have boundaries, and air eaters need to fast for life
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.53,0:01:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Air-eating is a philosophy based on sacred Hindu texts
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.70,0:01:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Believers believe that humans can live without food and water and rely on Prana
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.90,0:01:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Sanskrit, Prana means "life force, "" breath of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.50,0:01:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is to say, humans can survive only by relying on invisible life forces
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.37,0:01:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure some of you will think I'm talking nonsense
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.03,0:01:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently there are a lot of people who believe in it religiously
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.30,0:01:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They also embraced the fasting movement
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.23,0:01:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They call themselves Breatharians
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.20,0:01:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do these adults believe this theory?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.17,0:01:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, the most extreme and ideal situation is to not eat or drink at all
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.83,0:01:49.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, some conscious eaters still believe in eating small amounts of food a week
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.33,0:01:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A piece of fruit or some broth should be enough
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.17,0:01:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They also encourage believers to learn meditation, yoga and breathing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.53,0:01:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can take more prana out of the air
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.43,0:02:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition, most Breatharian masters also believe that the fasting process requires a transition period.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.83,0:02:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Approximately 2-3 weeks, then reduce the food intake until finally fasting completely
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.97,0:02:10.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This seems very scientific, after all, the masters cannot enter the fasting phase immediately.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.90,0:02:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leaders in breatharianism
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.90,0:02:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Breatharianism has a history of 400 years, it has really become popular since the 1980s and 1990s
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.73,0:02:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the early 1980s
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.47,0:02:32.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man named Willie Brooks founded the Eating Air Movement in the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.07,0:02:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is also the leader of the Air Eaters
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.93,0:02:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Willie believes he was Jesus Christ in a previous life
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.57,0:02:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ energy is the power of life. Over the years, he recruited a large number of followers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.53,0:02:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Held expensive seminars to train people to breathe.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.50,0:02:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says it's about leading believers to a higher spiritual level
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.20,0:02:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But breathing costs nothing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.20,0:03:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Willie claims that McDonald's cheeseburgers are harmless to Breatharians and are completely edible
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.70,0:03:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ironically, Willie has been spotted eating in public more than once
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.30,0:03:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 90s, another leader was born, Alan Griff, an Australian
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.60,0:03:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ellen claims she can survive on sunlight and air, but she drinks tea occasionally
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.87,0:03:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What followed was even more absurd
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.87,0:03:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ellen appeared on the TV show 60 Minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.40,0:03:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The show asked her to show her life without food or water
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.87,0:03:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The show also hired a doctor to examine Allen's condition
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.80,0:03:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, after 48 hours of the show, Allen showed symptoms of acute dehydration and high blood pressure.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.93,0:03:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She said it was air pollution affecting the practice
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.60,0:04:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the third day, Alan asked to be filmed in the mountains. Four days later Allen admitted he had lost weight
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.10,0:04:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because this would cause Alan's kidney failure, the doctor stopped the show
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.40,0:04:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It turns out Ellen wasn't too great, either, as the show found a lot of food in her fridge
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.40,0:04:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allen does not admit that she will eat these foods. But everyone already knows she is ridiculous
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.50,0:04:48.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A couple of Breatharian
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.70,0:04:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, in the United States, there is really a couple who insisted on not eating or drinking for nine years.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.63,0:04:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The wife did not interrupt the plan during pregnancy
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.30,0:05:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His name was Akasha and his wife's was Camilla
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.03,0:05:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The couple got married in 2008, and later learned about the breathing method through friends, and began to practice with great concentration
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.47,0:05:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They first adopt a vegan diet and then eat only fruit
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.10,0:05:12.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, they began training in 21-day breathing therapy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.30,0:05:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The plan was not simple. They really didn’t eat or drink for the first seven days
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.57,0:05:17.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the next seven days, they only drank some water
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.50,0:05:20.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the last seven days, they only drank water and diluted juice.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.63,0:05:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The couple firmly believe in getting energy from nature, the universe and other sources
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.07,0:05:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they don't need to eat anything
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.73,0:05:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They showed by their actions that it is possible to survive on only sunlight/air and plana
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.60,0:05:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They spent the money they saved on travel
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.90,0:05:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Camilla once said that when she was pregnant with her first child, she practiced breatharianism, and hunger was a strange feeling to her.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.00,0:05:54.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Camilla is proud to say that all the indicators of the child are normal
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.40,0:06:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think their deeds are ridiculous, but many well-known media have reported their deeds and they have also established websites
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.50,0:06:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is understood that the couple's video course costs approximately US$200 While the 8-day offline Course starts at US$1,000.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.20,0:06:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They traveled to South America in 2002 to visit a powerful breathing therapist
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.70,0:06:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From then on, they learned that in South America, some people get their vitality by breathing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.00,0:07:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their most popular course is the 8-day offline course, which costs US$1000-1700 and the number of participants is about 10
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.70,0:07:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After determining the number of people and time, Akash and Camilla will fly to the city where the believers are to teach them
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.80,0:07:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A reporter once had the honor to observe a teaching session
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.80,0:07:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Akasha gave the trainees guided breathing training at 9 am and 5 pm respectively.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.00,0:07:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Akasha told the participants that as long as they adapt to the gas method, they can see light energy particles floating in the air
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.67,0:07:51.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The participants, however, believed it
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.30,0:07:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone drank the diluted juice seriously and then went on a three-year fast
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.07,0:07:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some participants were asked why they were attending the course
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.73,0:08:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They want to be physically and mentally healthy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.67,0:08:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But some people are very direct about their intention to lose weight
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.60,0:08:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the devout participants was Mary
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.00,0:08:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her husband has ALS
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.53,0:08:12.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was terrible news for the family
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.93,0:08:16.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mary longed for something that would heal her heart
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.30,0:08:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She learned Breatharianism, and to her surprise, her menstrual cramps disappeared
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.93,0:08:33.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mary's friend had already been diagnosed as infertile
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.47,0:08:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She has also successfully conceived a baby since eating air
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.80,0:08:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Akasha and Camilla are very good at marketing, they sell their stories through marketing companies
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.40,0:08:59.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people will believe them. But their teaching is completely zero cost
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.60,0:09:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what's the difference between this and a cult, anyway
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.20,0:09:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's annoying that some people who believe in breatharianism died of pneumonia, stroke, severe dehydration, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.90,0:09:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These leaders are scammers with no conscience
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.10,0:09:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is all, see you next time