She’s circling her wagons. In the wild new TLC reality series “Suddenly Amish” (premiering Tues. Jan 13. At 10 p.m.), six people from the regular world are sent to go live in Amish society. For Billie Jo, 44, the experience was a lifelong dream come true. “I have always been intrigued and always been interested … Read more
CHICAGO — I’m no Bryan Johnson, but I was feeling pretty confident when I strolled into the Northwestern Medicine Human Longevity Clinic in July. I’ve taken several aging tests over the past year to learn how my cells and systems are functioning. One pinpointed my biological age at 29 and another at 36, which is … Read more
Mama Mary Schmucker, one of the stars of TLC’s hit reality show “Breaking Amish,” has died at age 65 after a three-year cancer battle, according to her family. Schmuker died at her Pennsylvania home on Friday after battling colon cancer since 2022, her family announced, according to TMZ. The mother of five entered hospice care … Read more
An ex-Amish reality TV star may have left the community behind, but that doesn’t mean he’s giving up his home remedies. Milo, who was born and raised Amish and appeared in the most reason season of Discovery Channel’s “Naked and Afraid,” shared his recipe for “Amish amoxicillin” on TikTok, where he’s racked up over 2.1 … Read more
Going the extra mile to save money on groceries is just part of being American in 2023 — even for the Amish. Costco superfans David and Susan Schwartz spent the last seven years visiting more than 200 stores all over the world — countless $1.50 hot dogs and sample cart stops later, one of the most … Read more
The modern world is invading the Amish countryside. A former member of the famously plain-living community had the internet in quilt stitches over a story of how the national phone emergency alert on Oct. 4 got his friends back home in major trouble. Eli Yoder, who is ex-Amish, took to TikTok earlier this week to revealed … Read more
A new Amish romance novel is flying off the shelves — but its content is buggy-ing out the traditional conservative church community. Lifelong community member Linda Byler, 65, penned “Tapestry of Love” (literally — in a notebook) after beginning her writing career at an Amish newspaper. The second novel in her “New Directions” romance series … Read more