Dr. Stefania Licari, M.D. is a shining light among the drug-happy medical community.
The Italian-born ultramarathon runner is inspiring everyone to escape mediocrity with her endeavour go4extremes, which she uses to showcase her impressive feats of endurance: A 2-week 500km run through the wastes of Morocco, and the Jungle Ultramarathon to name a few.
The 31-year-old practices a healthy low-fat raw vegan diet, and says she's never felt better.
Think you have a lot of cultural pressure to eat unhealthy food? Sefania grew up in Italy where divorcing cooked food is paramount to cultural rebellion.
The following interview was conducted in February of 2009.