‘I only need fresh air’: Meet the Sri Lankan man who claims to have lived without eating for 5 year

A Sri Lankan man claims he has survived  without food for the last five years.

Although experts believe humans can only live  for two months without a meal, Kirby de Lanerolle insists he has only needed  fresh air as nourishment.
The breatharian also claims his lifestyle -  which he says harnesses light, wind and the ‘vibrations of God’ – can reverse  the ageing process and make him immortal.

‘In a new state of consciousness’: Sri Lankan Kirby de  Lanerolle claims he has survived without eating food for the last five years

‘Calories comes from photons’: De Lanerolle claims his  breatharian lifestyle – which he says harnesses light, wind and the ‘vibrations  of God’ – can reverse the ageing process and make him immortal

In an interview on TV show Taboo USA cited  by The  Sun, de Lanerolle said: ‘There are energy sources out there that are greater than the  food calories you are putting in your body.
‘Calories come from photons and light and  vibrations and wind. Anything can feed you if your energy centres are  open.’
He admits to having eaten seven 500-calorie  meals over the last ten months, but claims they made him feel ill.
He said: ‘In this consciousness, when I do  eat food, it makes me feel very tired. And my alertness goes away when I eat  now.’

No need to feed: He admits to having eaten seven  500-calorie meals over the last ten months, but claims they made him feel  ill

Controversial: Experts are worried about his claims  because some people have died trying adopt the lifestyle