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- Dr Jeffrey Life – The Guy with the Head of a 70-Year-Old and the Body of a 20-Year-Old Bodybuilder
- Indian Artist Paints with His Tongue
- Real-Life Flintstones House Can Be Yours for Just $3.5 Million
| Dr Jeffrey Life – The Guy with the Head of a 70-Year-Old and the Body of a 20-Year-Old Bodybuilder Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:37 AM PST
Neck-up, a 70-year-old man. Neck-down, a 20-year-old bodybuilder. This is what a photograph of Dr. Jeffrey Life looks like. When I first looked at it I thought it was actually a young person whose face is ageing due to an illness, but it's actually the other way round. The photo is that of a real 70-year-old, and we can safely vouch for the fact that his head hasn't been photoshopped onto a model's body. Although, Dr. Life's methods to achieve the body of his dreams can't exactly be termed as natural. The man is heavily dependent upon hormonal modifications to look like this. Dr. Life's life (that's weird) changed at the age of 60, when he started to take fitness pretty seriously. Until then, he was overweight, a borderline diabetic and stressed-out. It was when he came across a 12-week fitness challenge on Muscle Media Magazine that he decided to make a few changes in his life. So he sent in his before picture as required by the challenge and started to work out big-time. After the 3 months were up, he had lost over 25 pounds and considerably cut-back on body fat. This, however, was not long-lived and at age 64, his body could no longer hold muscle mass and began to shrink. The culprit – a condition known as andropause – involving a steady decline of testosterone levels.
And so, to get back to a young and pumped body, Dr. Life has for the past 9 years been taking regular doses of testosterone and human growth hormone. This, of course, along with a strict regimen of exercise (six days a week including hard cardio, heavy weight lifting, martial arts, Pilates, and more) and diet (with low GI carbs and supplements). And the result is plain for all to see. Photo by Terry Goodlad Testosterone replacement therapies do not come without their own risks, however. It is known to cause an enlarged prostate, and human growth hormone could increase risk of diabetes and cancer. Most doctors believe that the fall in testosterone levels is a normal part of the aging process and must not be tampered with. Top doctors even say that these programs are completely illogical and prey upon people's desires to wind back the clock.
But Dr. Life is unfazed by such warnings. He's pretty happy with the treatment he is undergoing and has no qualms about artificially adjusting hormones in his body. A few years ago, he even quit his medical practice to start an anti-aging practice. He himself spends about $1,500 a month on his own treatments. So now that reversing the aging process has been made possible by scientific advancements, perhaps the next step would be to try and get Dr. Life to become immortal. What else would you expect him to do, with a name like his? Dr Jeffrey Life – The Guy with the Head of a 70-Year-Old and the Body of a 20-Year-Old Bodybuilder was originally posted at OddityCentral.com  |
| Indian Artist Paints with His Tongue Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:04 AM PST
Now here's a hobby that's bound to leave a bad aftertaste. Ani K, from Kerala, India, makes paintings using his tongue. No, he doesn't hold a paintbrush with his tongue, as I mistakenly believed at first. He actually slathers paint on it, which he then transfers on to canvas to create beautiful images. Sounds rather gross to me, but the talent is certainly something to behold. Ani K, who works as a drawing teacher, says he was inspired by an artist who painted with his foot and wanted to do something like that. He started off using his nose, but he realized that was done before and he wanted something unique. That's when he zeroed in on his tongue. "I thought of giving my tongue a try and succeeded," he says. "Many newspapers reported it. I got a good response. Then, I made it a regular practice." As you might have guessed, tongue-painting is certainly nothing like candy-tasting. Ani used to suffer from severe headaches and body aches at first, due to the chemicals and the smell of paint. Sometimes he even had nausea. But he wouldn't give up on his unique technique, and now he's become immune to the side effects. Now, he can finish a painting in about 3 to 4 days. The paintings he has made so far include those of famous Indian personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru and many others. An eight-foot-long painting of the Last Supper took him about 5 months to complete. Ani's students are so in awe of what he does that they want to learn the art from him, so he teaches them as well. As much as I love art and appreciate Ani's work, I think I'll pass.
If you think painting with your tongue is weird, you should see the rest of the painters we’ve featured on Oddity Central in the past. We have Natalie Irish, an incredibly talented artist who paints with her lips, Ian Cook, who uses remote-controlled toy cars to paint colorful masterpieces, and lets not forget Kira Ayn Varszegi, who actually paints with her breasts. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Indian Artist Paints with His Tongue was originally posted at OddityCentral.com  |
| Real-Life Flintstones House Can Be Yours for Just $3.5 Million Posted: 05 Mar 2012 11:44 PM PST
Are you a die-hard fan of the Flintstones and have an extra $3.5 Million to spare? If the answer is yes, then you actually have the chance to live in a house styled in the theme of the popular cartoon. If not, well then you can just make do with looking at the pictures. The house, located in Malibu, presently belongs to TV and Radio legend Dick Clark and his wife, but is up for sale and pretty fresh on the market. Apart from being the perfect place for a 'Modern Stone-age Family', there's several other good things going for the house. For instance, the property has a 360 degree ocean and mountain view. Now, that's probably a luxury that even Fred and Wilma wished they could enjoy. From the 23-acre estate's glass windows, one can comfortably view the Pacific Ocean, Boney Mountains, Channel Islands, Serrano Valley and also Los Angeles. Sounds awesome, but that's not all. The place is only minutes away from the beach, has a wine cellar, and the living and dining rooms have vaulted ceilings that open up the space. Surprisingly, there are only two bathrooms and one bedroom in the sprawling mansion. I suppose it is the ultimate place for a romantic getaway for two. Two Flintstones-lovers, that is. Believe it or not, this is actually not the only Flintstones house in the world. There are actually quite a few in the Portuguese town of Monsanto, where everyone lives in carved giant boulders.
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