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Breatharian couple claim they live a 'food-free' lifestyle and haven't felt hungry since 2008
Last edited Sat Jun 17, 2017, 03:11 PM - Edit history (3)
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Breatharian couple claim they live a 'food-free' lifestyle and haven't felt hungry since 2008
Rachel Hosie
@rachel_hosie
a day ago
Studies have shown the health benefits of brief periods of intermittent fasting, but one couple has gone one step further and claim they live a “food-free” life.
Camila Castello, 34, and Akahi Ricardo, 36, are what is known as “Breatharians” - they eat just three times a week, and only ever a piece of fruit or some vegetable broth at a time.
Castello and Ricardo say they survive on the “energy that exists in the universe and in themselves” and that they are sustained by “cosmic nourishment.”
Rachel Hosie
@rachel_hosie
a day ago
Studies have shown the health benefits of brief periods of intermittent fasting, but one couple has gone one step further and claim they live a “food-free” life.
Camila Castello, 34, and Akahi Ricardo, 36, are what is known as “Breatharians” - they eat just three times a week, and only ever a piece of fruit or some vegetable broth at a time.
Castello and Ricardo say they survive on the “energy that exists in the universe and in themselves” and that they are sustained by “cosmic nourishment.”
And then that darn Snopes has to come along and spoil all the fun:
June 17, 2017
Breatharian Diet Claims Bunk? New Reports Cast Doubt on 'Food-Free' Couple's Reported Lifestyle
Lorenzo Tanos
Reports of a couple claiming to be on a Breatharian diet and not feeling hungry for nearly a decade despite eating only three times a week may not be all they’re cracked up to be.
....
However, a new fact-check from Snopes suggests that there may be some serious issues with Castillo and Ricardo’s story, mainly that numerous publications had reported on their Breatharianism without doing any verification on the food-free couple’s claims. Worse, there is a good chance that going on a similar Breatharian diet and trying to go without food or water for an extended period of time could ultimately prove to be fatal.
Breatharian Diet Claims Bunk? New Reports Cast Doubt on 'Food-Free' Couple's Reported Lifestyle
Lorenzo Tanos
Reports of a couple claiming to be on a Breatharian diet and not feeling hungry for nearly a decade despite eating only three times a week may not be all they’re cracked up to be.
....
However, a new fact-check from Snopes suggests that there may be some serious issues with Castillo and Ricardo’s story, mainly that numerous publications had reported on their Breatharianism without doing any verification on the food-free couple’s claims. Worse, there is a good chance that going on a similar Breatharian diet and trying to go without food or water for an extended period of time could ultimately prove to be fatal.
Fact Check > Medical
Do Breatharians Survive Without Food or Water?
Claims about "breatharians" resurfaced in June 2017, but once again people purportedly living on light alone did not offer proof that they survive this way.
Do Breatharians Survive Without Food or Water?
Claims about "breatharians" resurfaced in June 2017, but once again people purportedly living on light alone did not offer proof that they survive this way.
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