1669 report that claims a woman fasted for 12 months
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Inedia (Latin for 'fasting') or breatharianism (/brɛˈθɛəriənɪzəm/) 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.[1][2][3][4]
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^"UK: Scotland Woman 'starved herself to death'". BBC. 21 September 1999. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
^Walker, Tom; O'Reilly, Judith (26 September 1999). "Three deaths linked to 'living on air' cult". Sunday Times (London).
^"Swiss woman dies after attempting to live on sunlight; Woman gave up food and water on spiritual journey". Associated Press. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012.
Inedia (Latin for 'fasting') or breatharianism (/brɛˈθɛəriənɪzəm/) is the claimed ability for a person to live without consuming food, and in some cases...
for long periods without food or water. In July 1927, Neumann's claims of inedia were examined at her house. She was physically examined and tested by the...
of inedia. Straubinger visits several people who supposedly nourish themselves with "light" and tries to find possible explanations on how inedia might...
filmed enjoying the fresh air, claiming she could now successfully practice inedia. But as filming progressed, Jasmuheen's speech slowed, her pupils dilated...
prolonged sun-gazing as the treatment of myopia, with disastrous results". Inedia (breatharianism) Joseph Plateau Liberatore, Paul (2009-09-30). "Mill Valley...
meditation. Illusions – The ability to conjure up illusions from one’s mind. Inedia – The ability to survive without eating or drinking, multiple cases have...
Anorexia mirabilis, also known as holy anorexia or inedia prodigiosa or colloquially as fasting girls, is an eating disorder, similar to that of anorexia...
(aged 90) Charada, Mehsana district, Gujarat, India Resting place Ambaji, Gujarat, India Religion Hinduism Known for Inedia Other names Chunriwala Mataji...
stopping voluntarily all food and fluids kartería (endurance), the Romans inedia (no food), (Hooff, 1990). An especially distinctive and altruistic form...
Communion frequently. A relatively high percentage of stigmatics also exhibit inedia, claiming to live with minimal (or no) food or water for long periods of...
"standard scientific dogma,": 337 says that perpetual motion devices and inedia should be investigated as possible phenomena,: 72–73 and has said that...
ill in 1543 and fearful of dying a sinner, confessed that her stigmata, inedia, and other phenomena were deliberate deceptions." Montague Summers (1950)...
the search.[citation needed] Buddhism Buddha claimants Maitreya claimants Inedia, the belief that some people can live without food Anorexia mirabilis, a...
under the supervision of a doctor. Zero-calorie diets are also included. Inedia (breatharian diet): A diet in which no food is consumed, based on the belief...
disorders. Body image Eating recovery Evolutionary psychiatry Idée fixe Inedia List of people with anorexia nervosa National Association of Anorexia Nervosa...
Bedard as a medical phenomenon. Anorexia mirabilis Ann Moore (impostor) Inedia Scientific skepticism Depictions in popular culture: Crome Yellow, 1921...
ultra-skinny, and waif-like body types on the runway. Fat acceptance movement Inedia Udovitch, Mim (2002-09-08), "A Secret Society of the Starving", New York...
grain, Five Cereals (China), or staple food to not eating anything such as inedia, breatharianism, or aerophagia. In Yoga principle, it is recommended that...
Repubblica, February 13, 2007 (in Italian) "'Giovanni si è lasciato morire di inedia': il dolore della moglie di Nuvoli", La Repubblica, July 24, 2007...
and the Pacific, University of Auckland. ISBN 978-0-9582345-7-3. Coconuts Inedia dwelt there several years editing a journal titled, 'Sun, Coconut and Grapes': 1980 ...
and manual labor, without complaint. She was said to have had the gift of inedia, living solely off the Blessed Sacrament for months. Her health declined...
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