SALEM, OR—New diet trends come and go like the tide, but there is one that is really taking the nation by storm: regurgitation.
The inventor of the diet, Sara Bleacher, 26, explains on her social media accounts how the idea of regurgitation as a diet method first struck her.
"I have always been on the lookout for a new and trendy fad to try that could have vast implications for my health," she said on her YouTube channel. "One day, I was out walking in nature, and I was feeling pretty delirious because I was trying one of those nut-and-berry-only diets. I was weak as a newborn lamb. Anyway, I got thinking about nature, and how other animals stay fit and healthy, and I realized that birds feed their young through regurgitation. It was like revelation."
Bleacher related that she believes birds have tapped into an all natural method of health and equilibrium maintenance through the "art" of regurgitation. In nature, a parent bird will consume some food source, and then essentially vomit the partially digested food directly into the throat of its young. Bleacher thinks that if humans can do the same—regurgitate portions of our meals into other hungry people, or simply save those portions for later—there may be multiple health benefits.
"I mean, first there's the drop in calories consumed," she said. "It's a little bit like those dieters who compulsively purge after eating a lot. I think it's called bulimia or something. They have the right idea, but they just eat too much in the first place. Instead of eating 2 whole cakes and 3 cheeseburgers, my regurgitation method suggests eating just a normal meal. Then, rather than keep all of that meal inside of you, that would normally make you keep your weight on, you simply vomit up a portion of the meal, either into a friend's mouth, or into a small container that you can save for another meal should you get hungry later."
Bleacher says that, aside from the calorie count, regurgitators will save thousands of dollars each year on food costs. She offers templates of rotating calendars on her website to share with friends or roommates so that dieters can keep track of whose turn it is to eat each meal, and who receives the regurgitated food.
"One of the best perks about this diet method is that you don't have to change the foods you eat. You can eat whatever you like when it's your turn to be the regurgitator. You get the full experience of eating the meal, and tasting every last morsel. You then just 'share' some of it with your friends and loved ones, or save some for later."
Some critics suggest that the diet is not healthy for participants' throats or teeth, as stomach acid is likely to do significant damage with repeated regurgitation. However, Bleacher counters these suggestions by citing the method as "fully natural. After all, birds have been doing this for a very long time, and look at how thin and beautiful they are. I just can't see how something natural like that could be considered harmful."
The critics go on to cite sunlight, snake venom, bee stings, and thousands of other completely organic and natural phenomena that are lethal, but Bleacher says she "prefers to think positively, and won't allow negativity to bring down what she's built."
To find a regurgitation friend in your area, you can use Bleacher's new app, Barf Buddies, available everywhere.
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