Jiang Musheng from China's eastern Jiangxi Province was 26 years old when a man from his village recommended him to swallow live frogs as a remedy to his regular back and stomach pains. Initially hesitant, Musheng tried two of them and four decades later he is still eating them, though he has added some rodents to his menu.

Now 66, Musheng believes that swallowing live frogs and mice has not only alleviated his pains, he reports feeling stronger and his health has improved according to a report in the Beijing News.

According to the paper, Musheng once swallowed 20 mice in a single day.