Meet the American who made us flip for fast food: White Castle founder Billy Ingram

Meet the American who made us flip for fast food: White Castle founder Billy Ingram

Americans have an insatiable appetite for fast food. Credit — or blame, as the case may be — entrepreneur Billy Ingram.  The Colorado native founded the world’s first burger chain, White Castle, in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921. He is widely considered the father of fast food — recognized as its creator by industry media as early … Read more

I eat animal liver and bone marrow — here’s what I look like after 30 years

I eat animal liver and bone marrow — here’s what I look like after 30 years

The self-proclaimed “Liver King” is showing off his transformation after years of chowing down on raw liver. Brian Johnson — who found fame preaching ancestral living — posted a throwback photo of himself from when he was a teenager. The pic, which recently resurfaced online, showed His Majesty looking very different than his beefed-up and … Read more

Experts say the ‘sludge’ TikTok trend is ‘napalm for your bowels’

Experts say the ‘sludge’ TikTok trend is ‘napalm for your bowels’

There’s a new TikTok “health” trend — but experts say it could be potentially harmful. Salt water flushes are the latest gut health trend making its way across the platform, with the #saltwaterflush hashtag gaining more than 11.3 million views. The flush is supposed to “clean and flush” the “sludge” out of your guts and … Read more

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis’ salad dressing drama, explained

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis’ salad dressing drama, explained

This salad dressing is a recipe for separation.  The internet is speculating that a potential red-wine vinaigrette with Dijon mustard, honey, garlic and olive oil is at the center of Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis’ sour custody battle after the duo’s former nanny claimed in a jarring Daily Mail interview that Wilde once took her … Read more

Butter boards are not trending with dietitians

Butter boards are not trending with dietitians

They may be taking over social media but too much of the butter board could also take years off your life. The viral butter board trend — a take on the humble charcuterie board —  is as it sounds: butter on a wooden board with various toppings added artfully thrown on top. Dietitians have weighed … Read more

Vegans and vegetarians depressed twice as often as meat-eaters: new study 

Vegans and vegetarians depressed twice as often as meat-eaters: new study 

Eating green and feeling blue? Vegetarians experience depressive episodes twice as frequently as meat eaters, according to a new study by Brazilian researchers published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.  There’s a “positive association between the prevalence of depressive episodes and a meatless diet,” the study read. Scientists set out to investigate the potential association … Read more

A cardiologist shares the 5 foods she eats to lower cholesterol—and keep her ‘heart healthy’

A cardiologist shares the 5 foods she eats to lower cholesterol—and keep her ‘heart healthy’

As a cardiologist who has treated thousands of patients, one of the most common health concerns I come across is high cholesterol. But the solution doesn’t always have to come from a pill, which can have side effects. The foods we eat play a major role in keeping those cholesterol numbers low. The best part … Read more