Meet the MAHA influencer Trump wants as the “nation’s doctor”

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  Good morning.

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  The wellness influencer Trump wants to be the nation's doctor faces Congress.

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  This public health crisis is touching every American family.

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  It is robbing our children of possibility,

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  our workforce of productivity, and our nation of security.

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  It's Thursday, February 26, I'm Cecilia Lay, and this is Apple News Today.

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  President Trump's nominee to become the next Surgeon General was in front of the Senate Health Committee yesterday for a confirmation hearing that became contentious.

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  Casey Means would be an unconventional appointment.

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  She would carry the informal title of the nation's doctor,

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  but she doesn't actually have an active medical license, as Aria Bendix from NBC News explains.

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  Casey Means went to Stanford Medical School and notably did not complete her surgical residency.

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  She actually dropped out with just months left in the program and then went on to become somewhat of a wellness influencer.

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  And that's probably how she's best known to the public.

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  Bendix told us that Means made her name in the wellness industry by selling holistic remedies and other products like dietary supplements and teas.

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  She also has a popular newsletter about healthy eating and founded a company that helps people monitor glucose levels.

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  Her focus on chronic diseases and avoiding ultra-processed foods would find support on both sides of the aisle.

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  But Means was also a key advisor during Kennedy's failed presidential bid,

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  and she's credited with being one of the key architects of the Make America Healthy Again agenda.

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