Trump Selects Wellness Advocate Casey Means as Surgeon General Nominee

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Donald Trump's novel pick for the Surgeon General role, Dr. Casey Means – with ties to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr – is stirring up controversy, replacing the previous nominee.

In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump endorsed Means, hinting at a tight collaboration with RFK Jr, his fellow secretary in the Health and Human Services department.

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The post praises Means, stating her academic achievements are top-notch, promising her potential to be among the best Surgeon Generals in US history.

Means, adviser to RFK Jr's 2024 presidential bid and a counselor to the White House, frequently graces TV and podcasts to back the administration's moves regarding health and nutrition policies. However, her only genuine medical experience consists of dropped-out residency training.

She's the founder of Levels, a company that helps users monitor blood pressure and various health metrics. On her social media, she marketedly endorses several dietary supplements, tying them to health benefits.

Means alleges an array of health conditions – from depression to erectile dysfunction – stem from changes in diet and lifestyle. Health experts argue that poor diets, laden with processed foods, indeed contribute to obesity and related complications.

Members of the Trump administration, such as RFK Jr, have criticized measures like mandatory vaccinations and fluoride in drinking water – measures that medical experts and health officials say have been instrumental public health successes.

Their attacks on such practices and conventional scientific sources carried limited but energizing support among Trump's core voters, exploiting distrust of medical expertise and common disenchantment with the US healthcare and food production industries.

Critics accuse figures like Trump and his allies of tapping into genuine concerns while leaving their underlying causes largely unaddressed and concurrently weakening environmental and health protections.

This announcement comes after Trump rescinded his initial Surgeon General pick – Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat, who was set for a Senate Health Committee hearing. Nesheiwat faced criticism from pro-Trump factions over her vaccine endorsement and allegations of academic fabrication.

Dr. Casey Means' academic achievements are being lauded as promising her potential to be among the best Surgeon Generals in US history, despite her only genuine medical experience consisting of dropped-out residency training.
Means, a counselor to the White House and advisor to RFK Jr's 2024 presidential bid, frequently voices support for the administration's moves regarding health and nutrition policies on TV and podcasts.
Means is the founder of Levels, a company that helps users monitor various health metrics, and she marketedly endorses several dietary supplements on her social media, claiming they have health benefits.
Health experts argue that diet and lifestyle choices can indeed contribute to health conditions, such as depression and erectile dysfunction, but poor diets laden with processed foods contribute more significantly to obesity and related complications.
Members of the Trump administration, including RFK Jr, have criticized measures like mandatory vaccinations and fluoride in drinking water, but medical experts and health officials say these measures have been instrumental public health successes.
Critics accuse figures like Trump and his allies of exploiting distrust of conventional medical expertise and weakening environmental and health protections while tapping into genuine concerns, but leaving their underlying causes largely unaddressed.