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He is nicknamed the "raw food guru". Thierry Casasnovas, a 49-year-old Catalan, is an apostle of raw foodism, a practice that consists of consuming foods only in their raw form. Followed by nearly 600,000 subscribers, his YouTube channel with conspiracy theories has accumulated more than 100 million views. According to the so-called naturopath, there is no secret: to be healthy, there is nothing like eating juice, but also fasting or diving into a cold water bath every morning. This lifestyle is also, according to him, a good remedy for treating cancer. Juice extractors, internships and online training... In just a few years, Thierry Casasnovas has turned raw foodism into a real business. In March, he was finally indicted for "illegal practice of medicine", "money laundering" and "abuse of weakness". Who is Thierry Casasnovas? Elements of response with two journalists from the stories department of Le Parisien: Ariane Riou and Vincent Mongaillard. Editorial management: Pierre Chausse - Editor-in-chief: Jules Lavie - Production: Raphaël Pueyo, Emma Jacob, Julia Paret, Thibault Lambert - Direction and mixing: Pierre Chaffanjon - Music: François Clos, Audio Network Archives: France 2, Thierry Casasnovas Youtube channel #thierrycasasnovas #rawfoodism #guru