TRUMP'S ROARING NEW HEALTH GURU: A FRESH LOOK AT CASEY MEANS, THE CONTROVERSIAL SURGEON GENERAL NOMINEE
Get the inside scoop on this transformative health influencer shaking up the medical world
Trump's surgeon general nominee advocates for organic products, queries vaccine efficacy, and delves into spirituality on podcasts
New York (AP) — President Donald Trump's latest Surgeon General nominee, Dr. Casey Means, is no ordinary health care crusader. With her fiery approach to health, she's been spreading her revolutionary health philosophy across the nation's most popular wellness and conservative podcasts.
A sneak peek at Means' podcast comments from the past year exposes a woman keen on challenging the status quo of conventional health care practices. Here's what her podcast appearances reveal about the powerful impact she could have as Surgeon General:
She ain't mincing words: It's the wrong approach to chronic health issues!
Means asserts that most health issues plaguing Americans today — from cancer to Alzheimer's disease, obesity, erectile dysfunction, and infertility — simply boil down to the crappy environment we're living in. She calls this the "killer cocktail" of harmful chemicals, air pollutants, food additives, and a technology overload.
Skip AdSkip AdSkip Ad*Skip AdShe thinks this steaming pile of toxic junk is destroying our metabolic systems, leading to the skyrocketing rates of chronic conditions in the U.S. As she told podcaster Joe Rogan, when you dig into the nitty-gritty of health from a root cause perspective, it's plain as day — most health problems stem from metabolic dysfunction, a term she claims she never learned in med school.
Similar root cause philosophies resonate with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He's promising exhaustive research to uncover environmental factors connected to conditions like autism.
Means connects a wide range of chronic issues to these factors. According to her "The Megyn Kelly Show" interview in September, COVID-19 was essentially a metabolic disease that preyed upon people with compromised immune systems due to lifestyle-related and food blockers.
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Means' health care activism makes her point blank about the pitfalls of popular pharmaceuticals, from birth control pills to obesity treatments like Ozempic.
Whistle-stopping by "The Tucker Carlson Show" in August, she said birth control pills are like yesterday's news — giving women a much-needed sense of liberation but still discouraging essential biomarker tracking related to menstrual cycles.
She claims that taking obesity drugs like Ozempic can be a good first step toward healthy lifestyles, but also warns that it carries a dark side, creating a sort of pharmaceutical dungeon for the American population, where we swallow the idea that there's a magic pill.
Say BYE-BYE to junk and processed food waste!
Means believes that the key to hacking the American diet lies in a radical makeover. She championing organic fruits and vegetables that haven't been genetically modified, nixing ultra-processed foods known to wreak havoc on health, and kicking processed sugars to the curb.
The U.S. Dietary Guidelines, set for 2020-2025, recommend that added sugars should make up no more than 10% of daily caloric intake. Go figure! In her chat with podcast host Jay Shetty last August, Means demanded an executive order to reduce that number to absolute zero or, at the very least, 6%. She also insists that there should be no added sugars in federally funded school lunches.
Not so fast about those genetically modified fruits and veggies, bro! Even though the Food and Drug Administration claims genetically modified produce is as healthy as its non-GMO counterparts, Means begs to differ. According to her chat on Kristin Cavallari's podcast "Let's Be Honest," anything modified to handle pesticides should be avoided as it's a recipe for disaster waiting to happen.
Ignore the haters: It's not all good things in moderation!
Food scientists agree that ultra-processed foods should be minimized for better health outcomes. But when Means spoke with Shetty, she doubled down on her convictions. She said the worst advice she's ever heard is that all good things come in moderation.
"Some things we don't want in moderation. Period," Means insisted, emphasizing the importance of making wise choices — especially for children's health.
Backlash against babies' bodily fluids: Means and the vaccines controversy
Asked about vaccines during her podcast chat with Cavallari, Means, a medical outsider, raised concerns about the nationwide vaccination schedule for children. She focused on the hepatitis B vaccine, which spreads through contact with body fluids like blood, as being something she's growing increasingly cynical about.
But health experts aren't convinced. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argue that the newborn dose is crucial for preventing long-term illness in infants and limiting the spread of hepatitis B in the U.S.
Means also sounds the alarm about COVID-19 vaccine mandates. “They destroyed a lot of lives,” she claimed, hinting at the controversial notion that people have blindly trusted the medical 'experts.'
In an interview with Rogan, Means asserted, “We have to question everything” and suggested that there's rampant corruption within the medical industry.
Whether or not Casey Means is what America needs, her bold approach to health will no doubt shake up conventional health care practices. Trump has yet to announce whether Means' nomination is official – but her star is most certainly rising.
Stay tuned for more on this fiery health warrior looking to change the game.
- Dr. Casey Means, the controversial Surgeon General nominee, has been making waves across the nation's wellness and conservative podcasts with her revolutionary health philosophy.
- Means believes that most health problems in America, such as cancer, Alzheimer's, obesity, erectile dysfunction, and infertility, are caused by a toxic environment filled with harmful chemicals, air pollutants, food additives, and technology overload.
- Means advocates for root cause perspectives in health, claiming that most health problems stem from metabolic dysfunction, a term she says she never learned in medical school.
- Means has drawn parallels between various chronic issues and environmental factors, including COVID-19, which she considers a metabolic disease preying on people with compromised immune systems.
- Means is critical of popular pharmaceuticals, such as birth control pills and obesity treatments like Ozempic, claiming that they can be counterproductive and create a reliance on magic pills.
- Means advocates for a radical overhaul of the American diet, promoting organic, non-GMO fruits and vegetables, eliminating ultra-processed foods, and cutting out processed sugars.
- Means has called for significant reductions in added sugars, advocating for an executive order to reduce it to zero or at least 6%, and opposing its inclusion in federally funded school lunches.
- Although the Food and Drug Administration claims genetically modified produce is as healthy as its non-GMO counterparts, Means is skeptical, particularly about produce modified to handle pesticides.
- Means has expressed reservations about the nationwide vaccination schedule for children, particularly the hepatitis B vaccine, and has raised concerns about COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
- Means has suggested widespread corruption within the medical industry and maintains that people must question everything when it comes to health care practices.
- Although the nomination is not yet official, Means' bold approach to health could significantly impact traditional health care practices, making her a rising star in American politics and a key figure in the health-and-wellness, fitness-and-exercise, climate-change, mental-health, nutrition, environmental-science, social-media, entertainment, and general-news spheres.
