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A "Breatharian" mom and dad of two have barely eaten for nine years as they live off "the universe's energy."
Husband and wife Akahi Ricardo and Camila Castello believe that food and water aren't necessary and humans can be sustained solely by the energy of the universe.
Castello and Ricardo who have a 5-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter together have survived on little else besides a piece of fruit or vegetable broth just three times per week since 2008.
And Castello even practiced a Breatharian pregnancy not eating anything during the entire nine months that she carried her first child.
The married couple of nine years claim that their "food-free lifestyle" has improved their health and emotional well-being as well as letting them spend money on traveling rather than the weekly groceries.
Castello, 34, who lives between California and Ecuador with her husband, 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."
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The couple met in 2005 and got married three years later, and later that year they discovered Breatharianism through a friend.
The pair had to slowly work their way from vegetarianism to a vegan diet and then to just eating fruit before starting the "21 Day Breatharian Process."
In this process, during the first seven days, nothing is consumed except air; for the next seven days, some water and diluted juice; and for the last seven days, diluted juice and water.
Ricardo said: "The 21 Day Breatharian Process was a powerful one and steppingstone into realizing the infinite potential that lies within.
"It led us to explore the breath and its presence within our lives, showing us that we could easily be without food as long as we had air. I used to eat a lot but I haven't felt hungry since that process in 2008."
For the next three years, the couple did not eat solid food at all even through Castello's first pregnancy in 2011.
These days they have relaxed the rules slightly, occasionally eating so that they can share the experience with their two children.