Wind-Powered: Jasmuheen

During the 1990s, Jasmuheen (born Ellen Greve) was probably the most famous advocate of Breatharianism, the belief that food and water are not absolutely necessary for the sustenance of human life where there are sufficient quantities of spirituality and sunlight. She famously claimed that she could go for months without food, however several interviewers found her house stocked full of food. She claimed the food was for her husband.

In 1999, she volunteered to put her beliefs to the test by not eating for one week while being monitored by the Australian version of the television program 60 Minutes. An unequivocal failure, Greve claimed that the test was flawed because on the first day of the test she had been confined in a hotel room near a busy road, saying that the stress and pollution kept her from getting the nutrients she needed from the air. The challenge was moved to a sunlit hill but was quickly stopped as an observing physician saw numerous signs that she was nearing medical danger and was perhaps trying to surreptitiously eat grass.

She challenged the results of the program pointing to the experiences of her no less than 6,000 followers (mostly in Germany). Though she claims these thousands of followers, there is no evidence that any have lived for long periods.

Jasmuheen claims that her beliefs are based on the writings and "more recent channeled material" of the Count of St Germain. She also claims that her DNA has expanded from 2 to 12 strands, to "absorb more hydrogen". When offered $30,000 to prove her claim with a blood test, she said that she didn't understand the question.