slimby43
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i extracted this, this morning from one of the british dailys (the sun . i am very sceptical, what do others think?
AFTER a brisk three-mile run every morning Michael Werner sits down to breakfast with his wife Angelica.
But besides downing a coffee, he doesn’t eat a thing — in fact, he hasn’t eaten ANY food for SIX YEARS.
The 58-year-old doctor of chemistry had always been fascinated with the idea that people can function without food. Then one day in 2001 he decided it was time to put it to the test — and had his last mouthful.
He says: “One evening a friend of my wife’s came round. She claimed she had not eaten for years, then explained how.
“It was enough to persuade me to try for myself.” Michael says he followed a programme which allowed his body to get used to living purely on liquids. And he says he may get nourishment from light and the atmosphere.
Explaining the start of the process he said: “It takes three weeks. The first week you have to be vicious and not put anything in your body — no food, no water. It sounds hard but to get to this point you also need the right frame of mind.
“This isn’t about dieting, but respecting your body. You won’t feel the burning hunger if your mental attitude is right.
“On the eighth day you can take on some fruit juice. This is to cleanse the body with the antioxidants. You need to flush your system with something.
“However, at this point the juice is very watered down.
“In the third week you can move on to stronger, more concentrated juices. In the last seven days your body stabilises and gets used to its new regime.
“The crucial factor in this 21-day process is self-belief. If you believe you can do this then you won’t give in to hunger.”
Michael Werner's daily diet
Breakfast: Coffee with milk
10am: Espresso
Lunch: Fruit juice or water followed by a coffee
Afternoon: Another espresso
Dinner: Juice or water, occasional glass of wine if socialising with friends
Six-footer Michael, who used to weigh 15st before he began his experiment, has since settled down at around 12st 7lb.
He is keen to distinguish his regime from the scourge of anorexia, saying: “I don’t eat at all, in the same way as these girls who are killing themselves don’t.
“But I do this out of a love for my body, not because I hate it. This means my mental attitude is totally different and the process works differently on my body.”
Yet how can Michael lead a healthy life when models such as 21-year-old Ana Carolina Reston die from starving themselves? The Brazilian died last year of kidney failure after living on a diet of just tomatoes and apples.
Fit hit ... health check
Michael says: “There are many questions which can’t be answered yet. But I do know that much of my energy comes from light and the atmosphere. I am absorbing energy from light, a little like plants do, and this is enough to function fully. It is a form of light nutrition.
“I believe in it and I want it, so it works. For that reason I would not recommend this to others. You have to have the correct frame of mind for it to work.”
Other scientists may be sceptical but Michael, from Brunswick in northern Germany, says: “I have taken part in two ten-day studies where everything was monitored — my blood pressure, urine, heart rate.
“It serves as proof that I am doing what I say I am, but we still can’t quite pinpoint HOW exactly.”
Those who know Michael have got used to his unusual lifestyle. He says: “I still sit down for meals with my wife and friends or when my grown-up children visit.
“It looks strange that I am at the table with nothing in front of me and it took everyone a while to get used to it. But they now know not to make food for me.”
WARNING: Michael Warner is a scientist under constant medical supervision. Do not try this at home.
AFTER a brisk three-mile run every morning Michael Werner sits down to breakfast with his wife Angelica.
But besides downing a coffee, he doesn’t eat a thing — in fact, he hasn’t eaten ANY food for SIX YEARS.
The 58-year-old doctor of chemistry had always been fascinated with the idea that people can function without food. Then one day in 2001 he decided it was time to put it to the test — and had his last mouthful.
He says: “One evening a friend of my wife’s came round. She claimed she had not eaten for years, then explained how.
“It was enough to persuade me to try for myself.” Michael says he followed a programme which allowed his body to get used to living purely on liquids. And he says he may get nourishment from light and the atmosphere.
Explaining the start of the process he said: “It takes three weeks. The first week you have to be vicious and not put anything in your body — no food, no water. It sounds hard but to get to this point you also need the right frame of mind.
“This isn’t about dieting, but respecting your body. You won’t feel the burning hunger if your mental attitude is right.
“On the eighth day you can take on some fruit juice. This is to cleanse the body with the antioxidants. You need to flush your system with something.
“However, at this point the juice is very watered down.
“In the third week you can move on to stronger, more concentrated juices. In the last seven days your body stabilises and gets used to its new regime.
“The crucial factor in this 21-day process is self-belief. If you believe you can do this then you won’t give in to hunger.”
Michael Werner's daily diet
Breakfast: Coffee with milk
10am: Espresso
Lunch: Fruit juice or water followed by a coffee
Afternoon: Another espresso
Dinner: Juice or water, occasional glass of wine if socialising with friends
Six-footer Michael, who used to weigh 15st before he began his experiment, has since settled down at around 12st 7lb.
He is keen to distinguish his regime from the scourge of anorexia, saying: “I don’t eat at all, in the same way as these girls who are killing themselves don’t.
“But I do this out of a love for my body, not because I hate it. This means my mental attitude is totally different and the process works differently on my body.”
Yet how can Michael lead a healthy life when models such as 21-year-old Ana Carolina Reston die from starving themselves? The Brazilian died last year of kidney failure after living on a diet of just tomatoes and apples.
Fit hit ... health check
Michael says: “There are many questions which can’t be answered yet. But I do know that much of my energy comes from light and the atmosphere. I am absorbing energy from light, a little like plants do, and this is enough to function fully. It is a form of light nutrition.
“I believe in it and I want it, so it works. For that reason I would not recommend this to others. You have to have the correct frame of mind for it to work.”
Other scientists may be sceptical but Michael, from Brunswick in northern Germany, says: “I have taken part in two ten-day studies where everything was monitored — my blood pressure, urine, heart rate.
“It serves as proof that I am doing what I say I am, but we still can’t quite pinpoint HOW exactly.”
Those who know Michael have got used to his unusual lifestyle. He says: “I still sit down for meals with my wife and friends or when my grown-up children visit.
“It looks strange that I am at the table with nothing in front of me and it took everyone a while to get used to it. But they now know not to make food for me.”
WARNING: Michael Warner is a scientist under constant medical supervision. Do not try this at home.
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