VIDEO: Lifelong Raw Vegan Proves the Power of Plants

Buddy Friend can be seen free climbing coconut trees, peeling coconuts, doing handstands, and flexing his biceps on his YouTube channel (1). The 20-year-old from Australia is certainly not lacking in energy – and most people will be surprised to learn that he has never consumed meat or cooked food in his life. Raw vegan since birth, Friend was raised on a sizable property in Cairns where his family grew their own organic fruit. Except for his older sister, his entire family is also raw vegan. Friend claims that he has “never felt more healthy than ever” and has no …read more