Taking hourglass figure too literally

Ruth Lujanmdashwho goes by abracadabrapatadecabra on TikTokmdashhas revealed how she shrank her waist down to 118 inches by wearing corsetsThe 26yearold former Mexican ballerina was diagnosed at 19 with hyperlaxity syndrome a rare condition in which the ligaments that support joints have more stretchiness according to Summit OrthopedicsHer ballet teacher was the first to notice something was wrong with her movements and advised her to consult a doctor After her initial shock at being diagnosed with hyperlaxity she went through a grieving process of sorts ldquoIt made me feel so sadrdquo Lujan said ldquoBecause this condition is never going to allow me to wear ballet shoes againrdquoLujanrsquos doctors actually first suggested she wears corsets to protect her muscles and ligaments and avoid painful symptoms such as fatigue and stiffness with clicking in her joints ldquoYour muscles become weak your ligaments too and of course your spinerdquo Lujan went on to explain in a YouTube video documenting her unusual journey Following the doctorrsquos orders she started to wear the waisttightening undergarments At first she was hesitant about it but then she began to enjoy the cinched hourglass look it gave herldquoThe practice has given me more confidence and selflove I feel empowered by my ability to shape my body the way I want to and Irsquom proud of the way I lookrdquo the former ballerina confessed ldquoIrsquove shrunk my waist to 118 inchesrdquo Lujan reveals ldquoWho doesnrsquot want a really small waistmdashlike a mermaidrdquo118Inchesmdashthatrsquos the size of this Mexican ballerinarsquos waistPaid to be a good daughterChinese parents pay daughter to quit job and live with themA 40yearold womanrsquos decision to quit her job and become a lsquofulltime daughterrsquo in the employment of her own parents has sparked controversy in China Last year after 15 years of working for a news agency 40yearold Nianan quit her job She had to be oncall virtually 24 hours a day and was constantly under stress Luckily her parents came up with a better employment offer if she just quit the job that made her so miserable ldquoWhy donrsquot you just quit your job Wersquoll take care of you financiallyrdquo the womanrsquos parents said promising to pay her 4000 yuan 570 per month if she just came and lived with them That obviously meant no more housing costs and saving massively on food and various household items as the parents would take care of such expenses So Nianan quit her job and became a lsquofulltime daughterrsquoUntil death breaks us apartmdashor downA Dutch intrepid inventor Bob Hendrikx is now ldquogrowingrdquo coffins by combining mycelium the root structure of mushrooms together with hemp fiber While wooden coffins take years to break down in the soil the mushroom versions delivers the remains to nature in barely a monthandahalfBlind faith worksmdashand gives back your sight80yearold Lynley Hood who had lost her eyesight over a decade ago due to glaucoma recently recovered her vision after being administered a placebo treatment for her chronic back pain After four weeks of electrical stimulation her eyesight recovered to nearly 100 percentVulva worship at this buddhist shrineThai Buddhists took golden idol worship to another level after praying at the altar of a giant gilded vagina Creator Naowaratkotchaporn Simethawong a cultist Buddhist nun affectionately known as Mother Brahmin built the statue so women could increase their fertilityRunaway steerA team of wranglersmdashincluding one on horsebackmdashchased and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroitarea freeway The video shows a rider on horseback lassoing Lester who then runs into the median and hops a guardrail onto the freewayrsquos southbound shoulder before it is stoppedBrainy snackResearch shared by California Walnuts as part of a study for the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study found that eating walnuts as a daily snack is a proven way to boost your health and potentially live longer Participants who ate walnuts early on in life experienced a better heart disease risk profile as they aged