Anita Ikonen (aka VisionFromFeeling, formerly Alenara the breatharian), a 26 year old physics student at UNCC who runs the website www.VisionFromFeeling.com, tells us (among other things) that she's a human MRI of sorts. Anita claims to be able to detect medical ailments in people and see their insides, right down to the molecular level. I know what you're thinking: this should be pretty easy to prove.

Ha!

Many of those who hang out at the James Randi Educational Foundation* Forums have worked very hard to get Anita Ikonen to submit to proper testing. For a 26 year old physics major at UNC-Charlotte, she is sorely lacking in her understanding of the scientific method. We have grown increasingly frustrated with her tactics of stalling and evasion and worry that she may harm someone emotionally, physically or financially. She says she wants to be a doctor, which is a scary thought considering her wild claims.

Some of us believe she is delusional while others believe she is a deliberate fraud. Still others think she is simply misguided and naive (you can register your opinion below). Regardless, her paranomal claims should be addressed by critical thinkers. Far too many people like Anita Ikonen (VisionFromFeeling) are allowed to spew their half-baked ideas unchecked. This site will serve to examine her claims with the impartial light of science so that we can stop these fantasies before any harm is done. Too bad someone didn't do this a decade ago when she was touring Poland as Alenara, spreading the gospel of breatharianism (the idiotic notion that humans can live without food).

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