The Liver King Is More Proof That The Fitness Industry Is Not Healthy

What do Kim Kardashian, Phil Heath, and the Liver King have in common?

Emilina Lomas
Mind Cafe
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7 min readDec 20, 2022

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What do Kim Kardashian, Phil Heath, and the Liver King have in common?

They’re people whose body is enough proof for us to believe that they’re healthy.

Recently, the Liver King, aka Brian Johnson came out as a fake natty. If you don’t know who the Liver King is, and you don’t know what fake natty means, here’s the summary.

Reality Check: Liver King

The Liver King is a TikTok star who promotes an ancestral diet of — you guessed it — liver. As well as raw animal organs, egg yolks, fish eggs, full-fat milk and cheese, bone broth, and fermented vegetables.

But that’s not why he got famous. He amassed millions of followers on social media by filming videos shirtless, using his body to advertise his ancestral diet. Or should I say — to advertise his supplement line.

Recently, he was exposed for using performance-enhancing drugs. A pretty hefty amount too — spending more than $11,000 per month. Here’s one of the leaked emails with a breakdown of what he’s been taking

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Emilina Lomas
Mind Cafe

Health Writer. Exercise Scientist. Wellness junkie. Philosophy enthusiast. Published author. Subscribe to my Substack: emilinalomas.substack.com/