I'm glad someone else is interested in this, Tyciol.
The process of digestion, nutrition, diet, etc. has fascinated me for quite some time.
My theory is that our source of energy isn't from the food at all. That we get it from a higher source, and that food is just a catalyst of sorts for this higher source.
Think about when you eat a really really heavy and large meal, such as a large piece of meat with lots of fat. Your energy goes down for a while (you feel sleepy) as the first stages of digestion take place. The energy returns usually when the food leaves the stomach (at least thats what i've observed).
I don't know if anyone has done long term fasts here or not, but I've done a 12 day, a 7 day and several shorter water-only fasts. After the initial detoxification (which is usually very severe, even in relatively healthy people), your weight starts to level off, and your body goes into an equibliribum. You start to have boundless amounts of energy, sleep isn't required, you don't need to shower, because your body isn't being polluted or producing wastes.
I've done things where I was in full sun all day long (no sunblock) and not felt the urge to eat at all. While I was practicing sungazing (got to about 10 minutes) I felt little to no desire to eat until the sun went down, and I was working in an extremely physical job, in which i used to have to eat 10,000 calories or more a day to keep my energy level up.;
In short, I feel that mankind can live off of other sources of energy than food. Sun, love, whatever, I am convinced it's possible.
Here's a few links:
http://seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/breathar.htm
http://www.breatharian.com/breatharianism2.htm
The process of digestion, nutrition, diet, etc. has fascinated me for quite some time.
My theory is that our source of energy isn't from the food at all. That we get it from a higher source, and that food is just a catalyst of sorts for this higher source.
Think about when you eat a really really heavy and large meal, such as a large piece of meat with lots of fat. Your energy goes down for a while (you feel sleepy) as the first stages of digestion take place. The energy returns usually when the food leaves the stomach (at least thats what i've observed).
I don't know if anyone has done long term fasts here or not, but I've done a 12 day, a 7 day and several shorter water-only fasts. After the initial detoxification (which is usually very severe, even in relatively healthy people), your weight starts to level off, and your body goes into an equibliribum. You start to have boundless amounts of energy, sleep isn't required, you don't need to shower, because your body isn't being polluted or producing wastes.
I've done things where I was in full sun all day long (no sunblock) and not felt the urge to eat at all. While I was practicing sungazing (got to about 10 minutes) I felt little to no desire to eat until the sun went down, and I was working in an extremely physical job, in which i used to have to eat 10,000 calories or more a day to keep my energy level up.;
In short, I feel that mankind can live off of other sources of energy than food. Sun, love, whatever, I am convinced it's possible.
Here's a few links:
http://seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/breathar.htm
http://www.breatharian.com/breatharianism2.htm