The new doctor for the country, picked by President Trump, wrote in a book that some drugs that are not tested well may help people. She also wrote that using mushrooms helped her find love.

Dr. Casey Means says we can think about psilocybin therapy. This is interesting because psilocybin is not legal in the USA. Some places like Oregon and Colorado say it is okay, but some cities in Oregon do not agree.

The surgeon general tells people how to be healthy and safe. They give advice about problems like AIDS and smoking. They helped make America healthier.

Some people became famous and changed things. Others were soon forgotten.

Mr. Means is like others Trump picked. Trump likes people who are famous, not just good at rules. Trump said he picked Means because Robert F. Kennedy Jr. liked her. Trump said, "Bobby thought she was great." He also said he did not know her.

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

She wrote a book called “Good Energy” in 2024. In it, she talked about psychedelics. Her brother, Calley Means, helped her write the book. He works for the government and has invested in companies that make psychedelics.

The book talks a lot about being healthy. Casey Means says this means having "good energy." She gives tips to help people feel better and deal with problems that make them unhealthy.

One idea is to try "psilocybin therapy". This uses a part of special mushrooms. She writes about this idea 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 can 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 can be good or bad. It has been tested with talking to a doctor for problems like feeling sad or drinking too much. But not much testing has been done on people who are healthy. It can make your heart beat faster, make you sick, or give you a headache. It can be unsafe if you take it alone. Seeing things that are not real could make you do unsafe things, like walk into the street.

Means said that some drugs like psilocybin have a bad name. She said MDMA, also called ecstasy, can help people with PTSD. But a group said MDMA might not be good for PTSD because studies were not well done and it could be risky.

Means talks about psychedelics in her book. She calls them "plant medicine." She says she first used mushrooms around January 1, 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 long ago. She also said that psilocybin can open a door to a new world where she does not think about herself too much or about her past.

In a letter from October, Means said she used special drugs to help her find love. She said she did this with people she knew. She added a picture of a mushroom. She said that other people do not have 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 people to check if vaccines are safe. She said that some studies are not done because they cost too much. She wants some money to go to other ways to help health.

Calley Means said he used some special drugs. He said it helped him a lot. He also used his money to buy shares in drug companies. He did not talk about it later.

We don't know when Casey Means will have her meeting. Trump chose her after people asked questions about Janette Nesheiwat. Janette used to work for Fox News. Trump picked her first, but then he changed his mind.