In between running for president , having an affair with a journalist , and defending himself against a wave of dead animal scandals , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to Make America Healthy Again .
One of his chief inspirations for doing that is a wellness influencer who apparently felt called to spread the gospel of health after tripping balls on some psilocybin mushrooms. The Wall Street Journal writes that Calley Means and his sister, Dr. Casey Means, a surgeon, are the wellness gurus from whom Kennedy has sourced much of his New Age-y health philosophy.
The newspaper calls the siblings “top advisors” to Kennedy, and notes that their book, “Good Energy,” has been circulated among Trump’s inner circle. Prior to becoming a health influencer, Means ironically worked as a lobbyist for the food industry. His LinkedIn profile says he also spent brief stints at Booz Allen Hamilton (the shadowy “deep state”-contractor ) and the Heritage Foundation, the right-wing think tank behind Project 2025 .
Means claims he awoke from his corporate slumber after tripping on shrooms. The paper notes that the former lobbyist had a “vision of dedicating his life to reforming healthcare after a high dose of the psychedelic drug psilocybin.” “Michelle Obama was right, you know, to some degree,” Means admitted during a recent interview with the Journal.
By that, Means appears to be saying that Obama’s program to make school lunches healthier was, in fact, a good idea. This i.