Prahlad Jani is 82 years old and he lives in India. He doesn't have a home and he travels all over the country. People call him a holy man because he claims he has not eaten or drunk anything in 70 years. He says that a goddess feeds him every day. Most doctors do not believe that a person can survive without food or water. They think that Jani is a liar. Some doctors want to know if Prahlad is telling the truth.
In April, 2010, Prahlad was invited to stay at a hospital for about three weeks. He was not given any food or water. The doctors checked his body to see if he was suffering from not eating and drinking anything. After 8 days, the doctors concluded that he is in good health. Although he is 82 years old, his brain is like a 25 year old man's brain. Since he has not eaten or drunk anything, he has not used the bathroom at all.
If Prahlad is telling the truth, doctors want to know the secret behind his ability to not eat or drink. They think that it would be very helpful to know how a person can survive without food or water because in the future, there could be situations where food and water may not be available. Some people who can survive without food for a long time but they must have water. Prahlad is special because he doesn't need any water.
Fasting means not eating anything for a long period of time. Thirty years ago, a man called Angus Barbieri fasted for 382 days in Scotland. He only drank coffee, tea, and soda water. How long can you fast?
Poem
I don't need to eat.
You can check my heartbeat.
Steady like a clock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
I am not a cheat.
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