The new doctor picked by President Trump said that people could try some drugs that are not tested as medicine. She also said that using mushrooms helped her find love.

Dr. Casey Means said we should think about trying special therapy with psilocybin. This is interesting because psilocybin is not legal in the whole country. It is called a Schedule 1 drug, which means it may be dangerous and not helpful for health problems. But some places like Oregon and Colorado say it is okay to use this therapy. However, some cities in Oregon do not allow it.

The surgeon general tells people how to be healthy and safe. They give advice about health problems like AIDS and smoking. Their advice can help people in America.

Some people became famous, like Dr. C. Everett Koop. He worked for President Ronald Reagan and changed things a lot. Other people were soon forgotten.

Trump often chooses people who are famous, not just good at politics. He picked Means because someone he trusts said she was great. Trump said he didn't know her himself.

Means went to Stanford University. She started working as a doctor in Oregon, but she did not finish. Her doctor license is not active now. Someone called Means, but she did not want to talk about it.

She wrote about psychedelics in her book "Good Energy" in 2024. Her brother, Calley Means, helped her write it. He works for the government and has invested money in companies that make psychedelic drugs.

The book talks a lot about your body's energy. Casey Means says it's "good energy." She gives tips to help you feel better and deal with things that make you tired or sad. These tips can help you have more energy.

One idea is to try "psilocybin therapy". This uses a part of special mushrooms. She writes about it in a long text.

She said, "If you want to, you can try special help with psilocybin. Studies show it can be a very good thing for some, like it was for me."

Some studies say psychedelics may be good. But we don't know if the good things are more than the bad things. Psilocybin can make you see things for hours. These visions can be nice or scary. It has been tested with talking to a doctor to help people with mental problems and drinking problems. But not much research has been done on healthy people. It can make your heart beat faster, make you sick, or give you a headache. It can be unsafe to take it alone. The visions could make you do risky things.

Means said that some drugs like psilocybin have a bad name. She said MDMA (also called ecstasy) can help people with PTSD (a problem after something scary). But last year, a group said no to using MDMA for PTSD because they thought the tests were not good and it could be dangerous.

Means talks about psychedelics in her book. She calls them "plant medicine." She says she took mushrooms in January 2021. She felt she needed to do it.

She said she felt like she was part of a big family of mothers and babies from a long time ago. She also said that magic mushrooms can open a door to a new world where you don't think about yourself too much.

In October, she wrote in a letter that she used special drugs to help her find love. She said she did this with people she trusted. She added a picture of a mushroom. She also said that other people don't need to do the same thing.

This month, Means wrote about what she wants for health. She wants better food in schools and warning labels on some foods. She also wants checks on vaccine safety. She said it's hard to study some drugs and health ideas because there's not much money for it.

Calley Means said he used special drugs. He said it helped him a lot. In 2022, he used his money to buy stocks in drug companies. He did not talk to reporters about this.

We do not know when Casey Means will have her meeting. Trump chose Means after people asked questions about Janette Nesheiwat. Nesheiwat used to work for Fox News. Trump picked her first, but then he took her name away.