What??
Breatharianism is an actual thing. Practicers of Breatharianism don’t eat very often choosing instead to be sustained by the power and energy of the universe. If they do eat, meals consist of a piece of fruit or some vegetable broth. While studies have shown the health benefits of brief periods of fasting, the idea that humans can survive almost entirely without food has attracted both alarm and ridicule.
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The 21 Day Breatharian Process consists of zero food during the first seven days- nothing but air. For the next seven days, you can have some water and diluted juice. The last seven days consist of diluted juice and water.1 2
Camila Castello, 34, and Akahi Ricardo, 36, who have a 5-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter together claim they have survived on a piece of fruit or vegetable broth just three times per week, since 2008. (Castello even practiced a Breatharian pregnancy not eating anything during the entire nine months that she carried her first child- who was born healthy.)
They say their “food-free lifestyle” has improved their health and emotional well-being and has let them spend money on more important things, like traveling.
Castello explained:
“Humans can easily be without food — as long as they are connected to the energy that exists in all things and through breathing. For three years, Akahi and I didn’t eat anything at all and now we only eat occasionally like if we’re in a social situation or if I simply want to taste a fruit. With my first child, I practiced a Breatharian pregnancy. Hunger was a foreign sensation to me, so I fully lived on light and ate nothing. My blood tests during all three trimesters were impeccable and I gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Since Breatharianism, I feel healthier and happier that I’ve ever done before. When I was younger, my weight fluctuated but now after having two children, my body bounced back to its natural shape immediately. I never suffer from PMS symptoms anymore and I feel more emotionally stable.” 3
The pair, who were initially vegetarians, became raw vegans and then transitioned to just eating fruit before starting the “21 Day Breatharian Process.”
Ricardo explains:
“There is a freedom that comes with not being attached or dependent on food. Obviously, our living costs are a lot less than most families and that has allowed us to spend our money on things that really matter like traveling and exploring together.
It’s given us a clear sense of what we want in life. Anyone can live a Breatharian lifestyle and feel the benefits. It’s not about never eating food again, it’s about understanding cosmic nourishment (not just physical nourishment) and living without limits.” 4 5
Now that the couple has children, they occasionally eat to share the “experience” with them but they insist they haven’t really been hungry since 2008. (Castello and Ricardo insist they will not force their children to practice Breatharianism although the kids do understand the practice. 6)
