<p id=”par-1_47″>Has controversial fitness and nutrition influencer Brian Johnson really changed his ways? The star of <a href=”https://cheatsheet.com/tag/netflix”>Netflix</a>’s new documentary <em>Untold: The Liver King </em>has said he’s given up his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/carrie-underwood-talks-about-diet-that-made-her-feel-terrible-and-what-she-now-eats-in-a-typical-day.html/”>extreme diet and lifestyle</a>. But a recent update suggests the change might not be as dramatic as he promised. </p>
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<p id=”par-2_28″>Johnson – aka “The Liver King” – stars in <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/netflix-princess-diana-documentary-harry-labeled-unlikely-prince-william-said-years-ago.html/”>a Netflix documentary</a> that explores his rise to fame and subsequent downfall after he admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. </p>
<p id=”par-3_79″><em>Untold: The Liver King </em>shines a light on the married dad of two who rose to prominence thanks to his promotion of an extreme <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/inside-joe-rogan-carnivore-diet-why-he-does-it.html/”>carnivore diet</a>. In wildly popular videos on Instagram on TikTok, Johnson claimed that he subsisted on an nearly all-meat diet heavy on raw organ meats and testicles. His line of supplements made him rich, but he faced serious scrutiny when evidence surfaced that he’s been spending $11,000 per month on steroids and human growth hormones. </p>
<p id=”par-4_35″><em> </em>At the end of the hour-long doc, Johnson declares that he’s changed his approach to living. He’s incorporating “vegetables and testicles” into his diet now, he says, and is no longer advocating an all-meat diet.</p>
<p id=”par-5_25″>“I want the world to know I was wrong,” Johnson declares, adding that he’s realized that an “extreme approach to anything ain’t f***ing working out.” </p>
<p id=”par-6_23″>But a quick glance at his social media suggests that The Liver King’s transformation may not have been as dramatic as he claimed. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-liver-king-star-says-his-family-is-a-different-family-now”>‘Liver King’ star says his family is a ‘different family now’ </h2>
<p id=”par-7_23″>On May 14, shortly after the documentary hit Netflix, Johnson took to <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DJp4103S3eX/?hl=en” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> to share an update with his nearly 3 million followers. </p>
<p id=”par-8_8″>“Liver still is KING,” he captioned the video. </p>
<p id=”par-9_33″>“As a family we said yes to making a movie. Most of it seems to be true. Liver still is king. We eat nose to tail every day,” Johnson says in the clip.</p>
<p id=”par-10_47″>The divisive fitness guru then goes on to share that while his family – which includes his wife Barbara and his two sons, Rad Ikal and Stryker – has made some changes to their diet, such as adding fish to menu, they haven’t changed their core principles. </p>
<p id=”par-11_62″>“Even today, seafood Wednesday, testicle ceviche, fish eggs, bone and skin on sardines, the nines,” he says. “We’re a different family now than the family that made the movie. A rebranding, sure. An evolution, more accurate. Liver King, the name has never mattered. The message is what matters. The ancestral tenets, that’s what matters. My family is living a pretty good life.” </p>
<p id=”par-12_20″>Johnson goes on to claim that the his nine “ancestral tenets,” which include “sleep,” “move,” and “fight,” are still valid. </p>
<p id=”par-13_55″>“The tenets don’t cost anything,” he declares. “Accessible to everybody. Can change your life tomorrow. We hope to share it. And if the risk-benefit seems favorable and if it doesn’t cost anything and the benefit seems to be a better life, the name never mattered. Forget who said it. If you have questions, I’ll answer.” </p>
<p id=”par-14_8″><em>Untold: The Liver King </em>is streaming on Netflix. </p>
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